Jimmy Carr – Laughter Therapy Live in South Africa in December 2011
Jimmy Carr, one of the funniest and original comedians in the world, is heading to the Grand Arena in Cape Town on Thursday 8 December and then to the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday 10 December 2011. The Johannesburg shows are proudly brought to you by 94.7 Highveld Stereo.
Described by the theatre as "an evening of non-stop jokes, gags and banter", the show should appeal to anyone who enjoys live comedy. Famed for his deadpan delivery and risqué material, Carr has received a host of comedy awards and released popular DVDs such as Making People Laugh and Telling Jokes.
In August 2010 Jimmy’s all-new solo show Laughter Therapy debuted at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. Starting just a few days after the close of the marathon Rapier Wit tour, during which Jimmy will have played to over 300,000 people by the time it finishes in November 2011, the Laughter Therapy tour will have been even bigger and delighted audiences up and down the country. Often referred to as ‘the hardest working man in comedy’, Jimmy has so far performed his stand up tour shows to well over one million people in the UK.
In January 2011 Jimmy joined forces with David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne to host 10 O’Clock Live, a brand new weekly series taking a fresh and funny look at the news and current events. Jimmy’s other recent television appearances include The Graham Norton Show, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You? and QI.
A household name in the UK, Jimmy is also a rising star in the US, where his profile continues to grow. Jimmy recently performed a second Comedy Central Special and also appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien – his fifth appearance to date. Jimmy’s game show Distraction aired on Comedy Central and was subsequently repeated. He has also appeared four times on NBC’s flagship programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In July 2010, Jimmy performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival for the sixth time.
With conventional media conquered, Jimmy is also a pioneer of digital comedy, topping the album charts on iTunes and with a Twitter following of over half a million. He was the first major comedian to perform within the online world of Second Life, and the results can be seen as an extra on the Comedian DVD. In 2009, Jimmy recorded a series of podcasts, entitled The Writers’ Room, in which he and his favourite writer friends chat about the latest news and events, exchanging anecdotes and quips, offering an insight into how comedy material can develop within a writing environment. The podcast proved a smash hit, shooting straight to the top of the iTunes download chart.
Some of his awards include:
• Nuts Awards 2010: Best Stand Up
• LAFTA Awards 2008: Best Stand Up
• LAFTA Awards 2007: Funniest Man
• British Comedy Awards Winner 2006: Best Stand-Up tour, for ‘Gag Reflex’
• Rose D’Or Nomination 2006: Best Game Show (Distraction)
• LAFTA Awards 2005: Funniest Man
• Rose D’Or Nomination 2004: Best presenter (Distraction)
• LAFTA Awards 2004: Best Stand-up
• Royal Television Society 2003 Award Winner: Best on-screen newcomer
• Time Out 2003 Award Winner: Best Stand-Up
• Perrier 2002 Award Nominee: For Bare-faced Ambition
Tickets for the shows are available at Computicket and start from R250, excluding service charges. The show has an age restriction of PG16.
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