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Jimmy Carr YouTube channel surpasses 1.5m subs

Jimmy Carr has become the most subscribed UK comedian on YouTube as his official channel surpasses 1.5 million subscribers. Carr’s YouTube channel has seen significant growth after reaching 1 million subscribers in July 2024. New content strands such as Jimmy Carr’s Heckle Amnesties, featuring original content from his live shows compiled in collaboration with Chambers […]

September 11, 2025

BBC, Netflix commission The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr podcast

BBC Studios and Netflix have announced the commission of The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr. The comedy podcast will be co-produced by Netflix Podcasts and BBC Studios Audio and will be available for audiences globally from May 28th. There are over 27,000 different Netflix subcategories. And they can get pretty niche. From ‘ Crime Movies […]

May 28, 2025

Jimmy Carr hosts Last One Laughing UK on Prime Video

Prime Video will launch a UK version of the international hit format, Last One Laughing, which will be hosted by comedian, television presenter and writer, Jimmy Carr. The series will see Carr challenge 10 of Britain’s best-known comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile. Over the course of the […]

August 22, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Russell Howard launching Wonderbox podcast

Russell Howard launches his new podcast Wonderbox, produced by Avalon, on October 11th, on all major podcast platforms. A Wonderbox is a place where someone keeps little reminders of what makes life worth living. Each week Howard will chat to a special guest about what they’d keep in their Wonderbox, recounting the most memorable and […]

September 25, 2023

UKTV commissions Battle in the Box

UKTV has announced Battle in The Box, a new comedy reality gameshow for entertainment channel Dave and streaming service UKTV Play. Produced by Interstellar, the new series is based on a hit Korean format from Seoul based format agency Something Special, and will be hosted by Jimmy Carr. Battle in the Box will see pairs […]

August 25, 2023

Clearstory wins C4 commission for Jimmy Carr Destroys Art

Blue-chip factual production company Clearstory today announces it has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce Jimmy Carr Destroys Art, a unique television experiment which sees comedian Jimmy Carr invite an audience to destroy controversial artworks. Tapping into the debate around acceptability of art, historical monuments and problematic public figures, the show brings the subject […]

October 25, 2022