Jimmy
Carr has entitled his show this year Charm Offensive. I can
certainly see the charm, as he is charm personified, offensive? I
suppose it depends on your point of view, the are one or two gags
that could possibly have caused offence, but these were way, way
outnumbered by some good and at times great material.
Jimmy
was nominated for the Perrier Award last year, and was not too
upset(!) that he did not win. This nomination has certainly done
no harm for his career, as he tells us of visits to the USA and of
TV programmes he's fronted. And he has also written a play which
he gets audience members to assist with.
Jimmy
plays heavily on his middle class background and that is certainly
a large chunk of 'gift' material. I was particularly impressed
with his small ads and his tee shirt slogans.
As
Jimmy has become better known, I'm not sure if he is still
eligible for this years Perrier. If he is, I would reckon he is a
sure fire certainty to win, and the public seem to agree as the
bad news, his entire run is sold out, the good news he's going to
be adding extra dates so watch this space.
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