Or is Jimmy Carr just a misogynist arse hole?

[VioletCharlotte]

This week I went to see Jimmy Carr's live show. A friend of mine had tickets and asked my go along at the last minute as their mate dropped out. Now I've never really had an opinion on Jimmy Carr, he's just someone I've never paid much attention too, so didn't really know what to expect.

Most of the 2 hours were filled with cracks about rape, special needs children, blind people and women. I came away feeling quite sad that this is what's considered comedy. Friend (male) says I've obviously had a sense of humour bypass, but AIBU in thinking actually it's just not funny and Jimmy Carr is actually just a massive idiot?

@EamonnWright

Carr's while funny hi. Elendon should saunter like.

So disabled people are now 'smaller'?

Fgs - it is a metaphor.

Yeah right- everyone on here criticising him is only doing so because they secretly think it is acceptable to mock people with disabilities. What a fatuous argument

Not talking about people criticising...i was talking about outrage

Your point is still fatuous.

Charming is something that bypassed you!

I bet you think you are a laugh a minute with your 'plastic paddy' and crap depiction of a Norn Ironish accent.

I don't know that he is particularly strong, that was just Boyle's idea, he's not well co-ordinated. And he's certainly not strong mentally. The idea of picking on someone who wouldn't even be aware of your contemptuous comments let alone be able to respond repulses me

It's just cowardly and dishonourable

Those of you who are defending this execrable man are as despicable as he is.

Who cares?

Perhaps your children look upon you with utter contempt and pity.

I lived in Manchester nearly 20 years ago. Some arsehole put a spud in my bag everyday to rip the piss about the Famine.

I honestly can't imagine being annoyed about it. The fella was black btw. When I found out I shat in one of his boots.

I can't imagine he or I being wound up about the shite folk pretend to be offended about these days.

It just has to be tedious sorts just not wanting anyone else to have a laugh.

Perhaps your children look upon you with utter contempt and pity.

Naw they don't. You're getting desperate

Yuck! What an unpleasant and unfunny person you are.

I honestly don't care what anyone says, this is funny. A Pug dog doing Nazi stuff is just fucking funny

I'm starting to understand more about the Carr/Boyle fanbase.

I don't think either side will persuade the other on this one. Some think he's a vile, cynical misogynist; others think the man's the cleverest thing they've ever encountered.

And they cannot understand why we're all not laughing.

I'm bailing out of this thread now. I think I've listened to all the 'explanations' I can handle about we should all be laughingly normalising rape and abuse 'jokes' via the medium of such excellent wit.

Enjoy your evening, all.

It's a demonstration of who actually likes Jimmy Carr and his ilk.

I'm out too. Evening all.

Yuck! What an unpleasant and unfunny person you are.

Diddums.

No one gives a shit.

Those posters who think the Jimmy Carr Variety bus joke, and Frankie Boyle's Harvey Price joke, are funny - I'd love to know exactly which bit is the belly laugh moment for you? Honestly please explain what the funny is?

I'm starting to understand more about the Carr/Boyle fanbase

Yes , me too. It is painfully clear.

I don't think either side will persuade the other on this one. Some think he's a vile, cynical misogynist; others think the man's the cleverest thing they've ever encountered.

I think he's an arse. Don't find him funny. Think he should be able to joke about what he wants.

Why are you trying to tell folk what narrow box they are in? You're certainly not as clever as you think you are although you're in great company on here.

....would you laugh if your child came back from school making the same joke about children with genetic conditions in their school?

....would you tell those jokes to someone who had a genetic condition?

I think what some people find funny is laughing at the weak or people who won't argue back.
Hence jimmy Carr picks his targets carefully: people with disabilities or women who have been raped.

Probably not Hazeyjane. My brothers deaf though and always tells about the time he and his school friends went to England on a Princess Di thing and they all got the same as everyone else. A Walkman. Why? Because it's funny. It just is. You can't decide what is funny it's just how someone feels. No matter how hard you try you'll never get as far as policing people's thoughts. We know that's your endgame but we won't allow it.

"crap depiction of a Norn Ironish accent"

It's how us Derry wans talk hi.

hazeyjane

It would be bullying to tell a joke 'at' an individual. Surely you understand the abstract nature of gags as opposed to deliberately trying to insult a specific individual.

"Honestly please explain what the funny is?"

The variety bus was a joke about the meaning of 'variety'. HTH.

"jimmy Carr picks his targets carefully ... women who have been raped"

Well, traditionally they're unlikely to complain*

*satire or offensive?

Ok so the funny part is just that the person laughing is a contemptible arsehole.

I get it now.

*Ok so the funny part is just that the person laughing is a contemptible arsehole.

I get it now.*

Absolutely.

As long as you darken words then it will definitely be taken seriously.

Thems the rules!