Jimmy’s second DOAC appearance was April 2024

Jimmy Carr: There’s a Crisis Going on with Men!

This one has had over 4m views, lots of clips extracted. There are a number of things that were said in this one that many have found quite profound and quotes have been extracted and posted (both memes and videos) by mental health advocates, wellness groups and so on.

One particular part that resonates (the 14 minute mark chapter) is:

“You can’t just go, well, I want that bit because in the same way that people are jealous of you, there’ll be other podcasters that are very jealous of what you’ve got, but they’re jealous of what you’ve got. They’re not jealous of how you got it. No, comedians are jealous of how I got it. No one sits there and goes, oh, I wish I could sit for 10 hours a day and write jokes. Oh, they think, I want to play that venue, or, I’d love to have that Netflix special. But they don’t sit there going, well, what pathology would you need in your head to write that many one liners and to care that much about it?”

This is a reflection of a man who reads a LOT (is it still called “reading” if you listen to audio books on double speed, as he’s said he does?). But as well as being well read he has friends in all walks of life (not just other comedians) and also talks to the public on the tube, trains and planes.

00:00 Intro
02:01 How Are You, Jimmy?
03:07 Every Single Person Has Life Dysmorphia
08:59 What Is the Point of All This Work?
12:35 What Is Our End Goal?
14:08 People Crave the Success Not the Journey
16:47 You Should Be Feeling Imposter Syndrome
18:45 I Entertained My Sick Mother
19:54 The Unmeasurable Stuff Is the Important One
24:29 Depression
25:46 Men’s Mental Health
27:30 What Is It to Be a Man
33:25 Losing My Religion
33:52 How Do You Deal with Grief in Your Life?
35:19 The Passing of Sean Lock
38:27 Business Is Life
39:12 The Issue Is Young People Are Not Given Enough Agency
41:52 How Comedy Teaches You to Be a Good Communicator
45:06 The Importance of Taking Risks
52:38 How To Deal with Rejection
55:31 Knowing Who You Are & What You Want to Do
58:44 Is It Motivation, Luck or Talent?
01:02:14 Being Cancelled
01:06:12 Would You Erase Your Worst Moments?
01:15:26 Artificial Intelligence
01:26:37 Self Expression
01:30:51 Jimmy’s Eating Disorder
01:35:31 Advice to Younger People
01:38:25 Why You Should Sweat the Small Stuff
01:42:45 Having Confidence
01:43:40 Netflix Special
01:46:09 Dave Chapelle Attack
01:50:38 What Would You Tell Your Kids?