Easily one of the biggest stars in comedy's walk of fame, the British-Irish comedian Jimmy Carr is shipping his 'Terribly Funny' show Down Under for a national tour in February 2023.
Since beginning his comedy career in 2000 at 28, Carr soon became one of the best-loved comedians in Britain for his quick one-liners, deadpan sarcasm, and acerbic wit. He may have landed in hot water more often than not, but try not to rise to his eyebrow-raising humour: it's part of his schtick.
Carr's television credits include some of the UK's longest-running panel shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats, Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of The Year, QI, A League of Their Own, Roast Battle and many more. He's performed 10 sell-out tours, played over 2500 shows to more than 2.5 million people, and his most recent stand-up comedy special was the most streamed on Netflix in the UK in 2021.
The 'Terribly Funny' stand-up show sees Carr back on the road with brand new material with a warning label: it will contain jokes about all kinds of terrible things. Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love. But they're just jokes - they are not terrible things. Jokes are little lies. Nothing more than wonderful, funny, joyful tricks constructed from language.
Carr will unleash his Pandora's Box of comedy by playing 81 epic shows in 20 venues around the country. Taking refuge in Melbourne's Hamer Hall, 'Terribly Funny' will run from February 9-21, 2023, and you can book tickets from $89.90 on the Arts Centre Melbourne website.
