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Topic History of: Alison Hammond with Jimmy Carr Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Jo
When Jimmy Carr was a newcomer, I thought he was quite good, with original inventive humour. Then he turned "edgy" and I no longer found him funny - others seemed better at that. I read that he'd lost his Christian faith, and I wondered if that meant he put less thought into his humour and if that accounted for the change.
hedda
I never thought Jimmy Carr particularly funny but more so when he made the utterly revolting claim on a Netflix show that one of the benefits of the Holocaust was the decimation of the Gypsy race.
There was some condemnation of this "thigh slapper" joke by Jewish representatives although some what mooted.
His TV sidekick Rachel Riley who at times falsely accused Jeremy Corbyn of antisemitism remained zip lipped.
It's quite fascinating how one ugly incidence of racism can be largely over-looked.
I've never been able to watch this alleged comedian since.