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JIMMY Carr has broken his silence after facing a huge backlash over a joke about the genocide of gypsies in the holocaust. Taking to the stage last night for a stand-up show at the Whitley Bay Playhouse, Jimmy told the audience "the joke that ends my career is already out there." It comes after the comedian's His Dark Materials Netflix special saw him joke the mass murder of Romani and Sinti people during World War II was a positive thing.

BIG Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty wants police to investigate Jimmy Carr for joking about the mass murder of gypsies during the holocaust. The comedian has faced a huge backlash over the offensive gag with many branding it racist. Paddy said the star crossed a line by making the deaths of an estimated 1.5million Romani gypsies the punchline to a joke.

Netflix gag was an insult to the memory of 1. 5 million members of the travelling community estimated to have been killed. The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star told the Sunday Mirror yesterday: “He should be investigated by the police.

The Masked Singer tonight. The singer was the first celeb to leave the ITV guessing game this evening, with another celebrity set to follow in their footsteps very soon for a double elimination tonight. Judges - Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora and Davina McCall - as well as guest judge Dame Joan Collins were completely shocked when Traffic Cone took off their mask to reveal their true identity.

Times Radio to talk about the Online Safety Bill, Dorries was asked about Jimmy Carr’s “disgusting” joke about the holocaust, where he refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.Dorries explained that changes to the Online Safety Bill, which will make online harassment and abuse a criminal offence carrying jail sentences of up to five years, wouldn’t cover Carr’s comments because it doesn’t cover On-Demand services like Netflix because they are “separately carved out of this bill.”She went on to add that “we are looking at a future bill coming forward soon, looking at measures to bring into scope organisations like Netflix because what Jimmy Carr said was both shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable.”Nadine Dorries says a bill to regulate video on demand platforms will follow the online safety bill "very shortly".The culture secretary gave her reaction to comments made about the Holocaust by Jimmy Carr on his Netflix special.@jennykleeman | @lukejones03 | @NadineDorries pic.twitter.com/TF1qzPCw3O— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) February 5, 2022She then added: ‘We don’t have the ability now, legally, to hold Netflix to account for streaming that but very shortly we will.”In a separate interview with Sky News, Dorries said that the proposed Media Bill would look to “make the kind of comments that Jimmy Carr made, subject to a new law which would impose sanctions on those organisations.”In 2017, Dorries tweeted that “left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy”. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she responded that “What Jimmy Carr did last night is not comedy.

Comedian Jimmy Carr is under fire for his Holocaust standup routine.

Netflix special His Dark Material.In the stand-up special, released on December 25 last year, the comedian refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.“When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of six million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine,” Carr said. “But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.

Naman Ramachandran Just For Laughs, the largest comedy festival in the world, is collaborating with live entertainment company AEG Presents to debut the event at London’s The O2 in 2023.The annual comedy festival, Just For Laughs London, will bow March 2-5, 2023 and will feature solo shows, live podcast recordings, in-conversation events and cast panels from U.K.-based artists and international stars.Famously, U.K. comedy icon Rowan Atkinson introduced Mr.

Jimmy Carr put his hand in his pocket and gave a Glasgow man £18,000 after a blunder on his new game show I Literally Just Told You saw him lose the jackpot.

JIMMY Carr's telly quiz I Literally Just Told You does what it says on the tin, with all the answers given throughout the show. Well, that’s apart from the occasion they forgot to do just that – leaving one contestant empty handed. Sainsbury’s worker Eddy, from Glasgow, lost out on the £18,000 jackpot because of the error, when he could not give pop star Ariana Grande’s age.

Lorraine Kelly raised the impressive amount of £18,750 after winning Jimmy Carr's latest game show, I Literally Just Told you.

Lorraine Kelly is one of the most recognisable TV presenters in the UK known for her friendliness but she has admitted to being forgetful when it comes to names.

NICK Knowles has slammed Jimmy Carr's new quiz show and The Weakest Link for 'pitting charities against one another'. The DIY SOS star wasn't happy after watching last night's I Literally Just Told You celebrity special on Channel 4.

Jackie Weaver stole the headlines this year when a chaotic meeting of Handworth Parish Council went viral.

Jackie Weaver fronted one of the most iconic internet moments of 2021 after the chaotic Handforth Parish Council meeting went viral turning her into a sensation.

Bill Bailey has remembered his friend, comedian Sean Lock, in a poignant post on Christmas Day.

Christmas is officially upon us and what better way is there to snuggle into the festivities than hunkering down with a cuppa and disappearing into all the cosy, Christmas telly that's on offer.The small screen boasts a flurry of festive delights including everyone's favourites – such as Call The Midwife and the Strictly Come Dancing special – plus some new treats that we can't wait to sink our teeth into. For anyone in need of a thriller, The Girl Before, is currently captivating viewers, while I Can See Your Voice will be back for a festive special.

TV comic Jimmy Carr has spoken emotionally about the impact of his tax-avoidance shame on his mental health. The star, 49, admits he suffered terrifying panic attacks and didn't sleep for days after facing huge backlash over the K2 scheme.

It's Strictly Come Dancing final week and former contestant Judi Love is excited to see who will lift the glitterball. Sign up for free as an OK! VIP to read Judi's column as she reveals her thoughts on the three finalists, why she's super proud of Rose Ayling-Ellis for raising awareness for the deaf community and why she thinks John Whaite has changed the face of ballroom forever.

A celebrity lawyer wants to see mobile phone driving laws tightened — despite using a loophole to defend comedian Jimmy Carr.

It’s that time again! Have your tissues - and wallets - at the ready, for Children In Need night, on BBC One on Friday from 7pm. As ever, there’ll be a glitzy list of celebrities doing their bit, along with touching films highlighting the amazing work funded by the annual telethon.

Good Morning Britain's Alex Beresford had his journey on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire cut short by a technical loophole. In Wednesday's (November 17) celebrity special episode, the presenter was among one of three contestants who competed for a chance to bring home some money for their chosen charities.

Peter Andre has praised his "elegant" daughter Princess Andre, 14, following her red carpet debut. The singer and his wife Emily Andrea attended the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards with Princess and her older brother Junior, 16, and Pete admits the teenagers made him extremely proud.

A new series of the famous game show Blankety Blank saw Bradley Walsh host as Sally Lindsay, Andi Oliver, Chris McCausland, Jimmy Carr, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Melvin Odoom fill in the blanks to help the contestants win top prizes. On this particular episode, East Lothian farmer Pete took to the stage and shared his love of cows as he just missed out on heading into the next round.

BBC One show, which is hosted by Bradley Walsh, with a host of other celebrities including comedian Jimmy Carr. And the 42-year-old stunned viewers with her timeless beauty.

JIMMY Carr has discussed his strained relationship with his father who he hasn’t spoken to for 21 years.  The 49-year-old comic confirmed in September that he and partner Karoline Copping, 46, had welcomed a son, Rockefeller, in 2019. Since becoming a father, the 8 Out of 10 Cats presenter admitted that he wants a healthier relationship with his son following his "difficult" childhood with his father, Patrick James ‘Jim’ Carr.

Jimmy Carr has announced his son's name in a heartfelt interview about his role as a father. The 49 year old comedian secretly welcomed his little boy with partner Karoline Copping, 46, two years ago.The couple have opted for the unique name of Rockefeller, but what's the meaning of the name? Well, it turns out the couple chose it for a special reason and we've taken a look...

JIMMY Carr has shared his son's very unusual name - two years after his birth. The 48-year-old comic only confirmed last month that he and partner Karoline Copping, 46, had become parents in 2019.

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and a "hint of Chris Rock". Jimmy told Radio Times : "It could be a bit of a gear shift, because of the kind of comedy I do. But so far, I'm still telling the same jokes, I've got the same sense of humour.

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Jimmy Carr has announced his son's name in a heartfelt interview about his role as a father.The 49 year old comedian secretly welcomed his little boy with partner Karoline Copping, 46, two years ago. He has now revealed he and Karoline were inspired by American businessman John D.

Jimmy Carr is opening up about his experience of fatherhood for the very first time - and has finally revealed the name of his young son.The 8 Out Of 10 Cats star secretly welcomed a baby with partner Karoline Copping some two years ago, and in a new interview with the Radio Times, he confirmed his little boy's unusual moniker. Jimmy, 49, told the publication that his son had been named Rockefeller - inspired by both the American billionaire business magnate John D. Rockefeller - “though also with a hint of Chris Rock, the greatest ever comedian”.Asked if he thought fatherhood had softened him, Jimmy replied: “It could be a bit of a gear shift, because of the kind of comedy I do.

SOME of us took up hobbies like knitting or running in lockdown, but Jimmy Carr used his time out of the spotlight to work on his appearance. The 49-year-old added to his hair transplant procedure by getting a set of veneers and Botox - and this week admitted “very little” of his original face still exists because he’s had so much cosmetic work done.

Jimmy Carr has spoken about grieving the death of fellow comedian and friend Sean Lock, saying that he was “wiped out” by the experience.News of Lock’s death at the age of 58 was announced on August 18, with a statement confirming that the comedian had “died at home from cancer, surrounded by his family.”Speaking in a new interview with the Guardian published today (September 29), Carr reflected on the pair’s lengthy career together, particularly on 8 Out Of 10 Cats. “After he died I looked back and went: ‘Hang on – was I in a double act?’ We did 250 TV shows together and I sort of didn’t notice,” Carr said.“I mean, I don’t think he’d view me as a comedy partner.

Katherine Ryan has admitted that she once gave Kourtney Kardashian 'unsolicited dating advice" and tried to set her up with Prince Harry when they hung out at a showbiz party together. Speaking on Wednesday morning's instalment of Lorraine, the comedian explained that she ran into the American star during a private party at Jimmy Carr's home years ago.