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Louis Theroux

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The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

And it's a common topic in the sort of, is it the culture wars or these conversations about free speech, what we can and can't say,

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

You know, there's a narrative that says, wokeness is killing comedy.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

And then there's another that says, bullies online are trolling people and it's not funny and they're pretending to be funny and you shouldn't be allowed to do that, right?

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

There's this binary narrative.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

And of course, it's all more complicated than that.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

And I don't even know if we answered any of those questions, but we gave it a good fist.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

That could be a little bit like a rude joke right there.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

Expect more of that kind of humor.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

We recorded this conversation in November this year at Spotify HQ.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

It was a Monday morning and Jimmy turned up in a three-piece suit.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

I was dressed characteristically, I think, in a blue sweatshirt.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

Maybe it was gray.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

He looked very sharp.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

You don't see people in, I mean, two-piece suits, let alone three.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

It was a little, what we call a waistcoat.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

And in America, I believe they call a vest.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

He was mid-promotion for his new film, Fackham Hall, which is out now.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

A spoof on Downton Abbey-style programs in which aristocrats in a stately home cavort and try and get married.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

I haven't seen it.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

I don't know what to say about that.