Learn the lessons behind the laughter, learned from over 20 years in the world of comedy.
Jimmy Carr is an award-winning comedian, writer and TV host for shows including, ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’, ‘Roast Battle’, and ‘Big Fat Quiz Of The Year’.
In this conversation Jimmy and Steven discuss topics such as, why we don’t think about death enough, how to speak so people listen, the power of imposter syndrome, and how to find out what you want to do in life.
00:00 Intro
01:01 How Are You, Jimmy?
02:07 Every Single Person Has Life Dysmorphia
07:59 What Is the Point of All This Work?
11:35 What Is Our End Goal?
13:08 People Crave the Success Not the Journey
15:47 You Should Be Feeling Imposter Syndrome
17:45 I Entertained My Sick Mother
18:54 The Unmeasurable Stuff Is the Important One
23:29 Depression
24:46 Men's Mental Health
26:30 What Is It to Be a Man
32:25 Losing My Religion
32:52 How Do You Deal with Grief in Your Life?
34:19 The Passing of Sean Lock
37:27 Business Is Life
38:12 The Issue Is Young People Are Not Given Enough Agency
40:52 How Comedy Teaches You to Be a Good Communicator
44:06 The Importance of Taking Risks
51:38 How To Deal with Rejection
54:31 Knowing Who You Are & What You Want to Do
57:44 Is It Motivation, Luck or Talent?
01:01:14 Being Cancelled
01:05:12 Would You Erase Your Worst Moments?
01:14:26 Artificial Intelligence
01:25:37 Self Expression
01:29:51 Jimmy's Eating Disorder
01:34:31 Advice to Younger People
01:37:25 Why You Should Sweat the Small Stuff
01:41:45 Having Confidence
01:42:40 Netflix Special
01:45:09 Dave Chapelle Attack
01:49:38 What Would You Tell Your Kids?
You can watch Jimmy’s new Netflix stand-up special, ’Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer’, out on the 16th April 2024.
You can purchase tickets for Jimmy’s brand-new international tour, ’Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’, here: https://bit.ly/49u9iex
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