The Children of Courage Awards | Jimmy Carr

Quick Overview

Jimmy Carr presents several intentionally shocking or absurd classified ads from newspapers, leading to audience laughter, before concluding with a request for viewers to like and subscribe.

Key Points: Carr reads a personal ad from an albino 'he-she' seeking someone similar, noting he received no responses to it. He presents a personal ad from an 'incurable romantic' seeking a 'filthy whore' for 'honour and vengeance'. Carr displays a job ad seeking '30 Chinamen and a zeppelin for elaborate practical joke' under the 'Collecting & Hobbies' section. He shows a public notice from 'Amanda' who is running late for labor, asking, 'How far apart are the contractions?' Another ad sought a nemesis: someone 5'10", into kayaking, books, justice, and vengeance, possibly a crimelord or deformed megalomaniac. Carr reads a notice under 'Missing Friends' seeking a 'Nemesis Wanted' who is 5'10" and enjoys kayaking, books, justice, honour, and vengeance. The segment concludes with Carr asking the audience to like and subscribe for his comfortable retirement.

Context: The video features comedian Jimmy Carr on a stage set resembling a talk show or panel setting, reading aloud bizarre and inappropriate classified advertisements—primarily from the personal and public/legal notice sections of newspapers—to elicit reactions from the live audience. The segment is characteristic of Carr's often dark and edgy observational humor, focusing on the absurdity found in printed public announcements.

Detailed Analysis

Jimmy Carr presents a segment reviewing unusual classified advertisements found in newspapers, using them as material for dark comedy. He starts by showing an ad where an 'Albino he-she' seeks someone 'similar' (00:00), noting he received no responses. He then reads a personal ad from an 'incurable romantic' seeking a 'filthy whore' for 'honour and vengeance' (01:42). Next, he highlights an ad from the 'Collecting & Hobbies' section: 'Wanted: 30 Chinamen and a zeppelin for elaborate practical joke. Can you help? Please call 07829 821 72' (03:03). Carr also reads a notice from the 'Births' section from 'Amanda' who is late for delivery and asks, 'How far apart are the contractions?' (03:53). Another particularly strange ad, found under 'Public & Legal Notices', is a 'Nemesis Wanted' by someone 5'10" who enjoys kayaking, books, justice, honour, and vengeance, seeking an 'arch-enemy, possibly crimelord or deformed megalomaniac' (04:20). Carr remarks that the 'Public & Legal Notices' section is generally useless unless you know someone involved in a birth, marriage, or death (03:14). Finally, he transitions out of the segment by asking the audience for likes and subscriptions, joking that it will help him secure a comfortable retirement (04:34). The entire performance is set on a stage with dramatic lighting, a desk, a leather couch, and a large projection screen displaying the ads.