Jimmy Carr
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If they're going to be a saint. Who's going to be a saint. You know Christopher Hitchens, the great Christopher Hitchens, right? Christopher Hitchens literally, you ever heard the phrase the devil's advocate? Of course. He had that job.
So when Mother Teresa was made a saint by the Catholic Church, they bring someone in when they're making someone a saint in the Catholic Church, in the Vatican, to be the voice of the opposition. And he got the job. He played the devil's advocate for real on Mother Teresa. He wrote a book about it.
So when Mother Teresa was made a saint by the Catholic Church, they bring someone in when they're making someone a saint in the Catholic Church, in the Vatican, to be the voice of the opposition. And he got the job. He played the devil's advocate for real on Mother Teresa. He wrote a book about it.
So when Mother Teresa was made a saint by the Catholic Church, they bring someone in when they're making someone a saint in the Catholic Church, in the Vatican, to be the voice of the opposition. And he got the job. He played the devil's advocate for real on Mother Teresa. He wrote a book about it.
You hate to be the conspiracy theorist. Yeah. I mean, I don't know if you're familiar with your brand, but you are the conspiracy theorist.
You hate to be the conspiracy theorist. Yeah. I mean, I don't know if you're familiar with your brand, but you are the conspiracy theorist.
You hate to be the conspiracy theorist. Yeah. I mean, I don't know if you're familiar with your brand, but you are the conspiracy theorist.
Yeah, I don't think we can relate his death to pissing people off. No, no, no, of course not. Of course not, but it's fun to do. He was quite the writer. Oh, he's a genius. He was so- Hitch, 22. And there's a book that he wrote about politics, The Letters to a Young Contrarian. Oh my God. It's like, those bits of, it's amazing things kind of books when people write their autobiography.
Yeah, I don't think we can relate his death to pissing people off. No, no, no, of course not. Of course not, but it's fun to do. He was quite the writer. Oh, he's a genius. He was so- Hitch, 22. And there's a book that he wrote about politics, The Letters to a Young Contrarian. Oh my God. It's like, those bits of, it's amazing things kind of books when people write their autobiography.
Yeah, I don't think we can relate his death to pissing people off. No, no, no, of course not. Of course not, but it's fun to do. He was quite the writer. Oh, he's a genius. He was so- Hitch, 22. And there's a book that he wrote about politics, The Letters to a Young Contrarian. Oh my God. It's like, those bits of, it's amazing things kind of books when people write their autobiography.
And it's like, it just, it's a gift. It's just, you can feel like you know them.
And it's like, it just, it's a gift. It's just, you can feel like you know them.
And it's like, it just, it's a gift. It's just, you can feel like you know them.
Isn't that why this works? Yeah, for sure. Because you go this format. There's nowhere to hide. It's three hours of conversation. You're going to talk about what you're going to talk about. It's going to come up. And it's this thing of it's authentic. And authenticity is what people crave. Oh, yeah, for sure. And it's playful. Yeah. And I think I mean, okay, this is my big theory on life.
Isn't that why this works? Yeah, for sure. Because you go this format. There's nowhere to hide. It's three hours of conversation. You're going to talk about what you're going to talk about. It's going to come up. And it's this thing of it's authentic. And authenticity is what people crave. Oh, yeah, for sure. And it's playful. Yeah. And I think I mean, okay, this is my big theory on life.
Isn't that why this works? Yeah, for sure. Because you go this format. There's nowhere to hide. It's three hours of conversation. You're going to talk about what you're going to talk about. It's going to come up. And it's this thing of it's authentic. And authenticity is what people crave. Oh, yeah, for sure. And it's playful. Yeah. And I think I mean, okay, this is my big theory on life.
I think play is like we don't Stop playing because we get old we get old because we stopped playing. Yes And in our job as George Bernard Shaw, I think said in first anyway, but he's wrong you get old no matter what He's full of shit.
I think play is like we don't Stop playing because we get old we get old because we stopped playing. Yes And in our job as George Bernard Shaw, I think said in first anyway, but he's wrong you get old no matter what He's full of shit.
I think play is like we don't Stop playing because we get old we get old because we stopped playing. Yes And in our job as George Bernard Shaw, I think said in first anyway, but he's wrong you get old no matter what He's full of shit.
Yeah, but maybe playing Twister when you're 70. Great. That's a good way to break a hip. But that thing of like going play is sort of in short supply. If you think about what anyone cares about, right? Like people talk about sports all the time. People talk about concerts and going to see music. People love seeing comedy and they love this kind of thing. But this is like play.