Jimmy Carr's I Literally Just Told You
01:00 am - 01:55 am, Today on Channel 4 (4)
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About this Broadcast
Season 4, Episode 3
Jimmy Carr hosts this game show in which contestants Dean, Yasmin, Rob and Fanny are given every answer with the questions written, literally, as the show is happening. With each correct answer adding more cash to their prize pot, the competitors have to keep their focus and remember the things they've seen and heard just minutes before. Will remembering where Jimmy got his shirt or the name of Ariana Grande's ex, help them to secure the cash prize?
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Cast & Crew
Jimmy Carr
(Presenter)
Ollie Bartlett
(Director)
Sarah Timbury
(Series producer)
Adam Hutchinson
(Executive producer)
Richard Bacon
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Jimmy Carr
(Presenter)
Born:
September 15, 1972
in
Slough
Best Known For:
His stand-up comedy
Early-life:
James Anthony Patrick Carr was born in Slough on September 15, 1972, one of three sons of Irish immigrants. His parents split in 1994, though the marriage didn't end until the death of his mother in 2001. Jimmy did well at school and studied political science at Cambridge before moving into advertising. He landed a job in the marketing department of Shell Oil, but felt unfulfilled. When the company offered him voluntary redundancy, he took it, and decided to pursue a career in comedy.
Career:
Carr began performing on the stand-up circuit, doing up to 300 shows a year for three years, before taking his act to the Edinburgh festival in 2002. This brought him to the attention of TV bosses, and before long he was presenting series such as Your Face or Mine and Distraction. Since then, he's rarely been off TVscreens, hosting the first run of the Friday Night Project, 8 Out of 10 Cats and numerous Channel 4 list shows. He's also made a move into acting, appearing in Alien Autopsy, Confetti, Stormbreaker and Telstar. He is one of Britain's busiest comics and his DVDs are big sellers.
Quote:
"I'm not being condescending, I'm too busy thinking about far more important things you wouldn't understand."
Trivia:
In February 2007, Carr was the first major comedian to perform in the virtual reality world Second Life.
Ollie Bartlett
(Director)
Sarah Timbury
(Series producer)
Adam Hutchinson
(Executive producer)
Richard Bacon
(Executive producer)
Born:
November 30, 1975
in
Mansfield
Best Known For:
Getting back on top after being sacked from Blue Peter
Early-life:
Born November 30, 1975, in Mansfield. Cut his broadcasting teeth working for BBC Radio Nottingham. He made the tea, ran errands and worked his way up to presenter. During this time, he interviewed Nicole Kidman and reported on sunburnt pigs. His mum Christine joined the same company as a researcher in 1999. Dad Paul is a solicitor.
Career:
He joined Live TV in 1996, a tricky job which saw him banned from the State Opening of Parliament. He also had beer thrown over him by Damon Albarn. Bacon impressed Blue Peter bosses enough for them to offer him a job in 1997. However, his wild antics just before the show's 40th anniversary put paid to that. Channel 4 signed him up for The Big Breakfast and he presented little-seen quiz show Rent Free. Has also hosted British Style Awards 2003, appeared on Have I Got News For You, and The Vicious Circle. These days he is a respcted broadcaster on Radio 5 Live. He also presented Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club on ITV4.
Quote:
On being sacked from Blue Peter: "It was quite surreal at the time. I was only 22 and in the eye of this media storm and I wasn't sure what would happen next. Being in that position was quite a big learning curve."
Trivia:
He is a supporter of the British Red Cross.
