Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material

There are basically three groups of reviews of this show: people who like Jimmy for his offensive material and therefore think he can do no wrong (and any criticism is invalid). People who find his material beyond-the-pale offensive and hate him. I'm in the third category. I'm a big fan and have watched all of his standup shows many times. His first Netflix special was great, although I had a vague feeling at times that I'd heard some of the material before. His second Netflix special -- the "greatest hits" show -- was by definition disappointing if you already knew his material. So I had great hopes for this show, which I expected to be all new. And although he does hit the mark occasionally, you can kind of guess where he's going all the time. He's still a fantastic performer, but there's definitely less of the sharp wordplay that was a big part of his fame.

Nice to have more comedy on Netflix as we all need a laugh. Some contemporary jokes on the previous two years subjects like covid, vaccine, black lives matter, veganism. Brings up some good points on todays society with his dark humour. Carr has some jokes from previous shows but still hilarious nevertheless.

The new camera angle is a little annoying panning around him unnecessarily. Would have preferred to see the audience more when talking to them.

This was my first Jimmy Carr special and it is full of various types of (very cleverly written) one-liners that you'll either absolutely enjoy or totally hate.

If dark and 'offensive' comedy is your thing, you should check this out. If you like standup but this style isn't your thing, stay away from this unless you want to get your BP high.

To be honest, it was quite funny. Great one liners and good timing on the punchlines. The funnier thing to observe is how much this has offended the snowflakes who are usually so concerned about each and everything triggering them (right to the point of people not using pronouns in their display name). Loved it.

This is like the antidote to the lecture/sermon of Hannah Gatsby which the audience feels 'obliged' to clap/cheer for her because if they don't they are misogynists/sexists or whatever. Not because she is funny, in fact quite far from it. You can hear people 'actually' enjoy Carr's jokes and the groans when he pushes the boundary. Really good.

It's hilarious after you watch this special that will be the first thing that comes to your mind. These one star reviews were literally his point about people who get offended at everything and go on the attack. This show was nothing short of brilliant, original and very funny. But if you're, as Jimmy would say, "fine China" and easily offended then skip this one. It's definitely not for weak people. Which is what makes it so refreshing, the humor is hardcore but very funny. Bravo, Mr. Carr.