In 2016 a film written and directed by Mike Birbiglia was released: Don’t Think Twice (IMDB). For more info on the plot / background see Paste Magazine or the official film website (here).

Mike has been a friend of Jimmy’s for years and their paths often cross at festivals, on podcasts etc. (see here).

In the end Jimmy didn’t appear in the film but, in this Chortle interview (here), Mike was full of praise for his support and said:

I should say that one person who gave me a lot of advice about the Don’t Think Twice script was Jimmy Carr. He actually agreed to play a part that I ended up taking out of the script because it was too much of a digression. It was essentially a fake TV psychic, he was going to play that. He gave me a lot of great notes along the way. I don’t know if people realise how multi-talented he is but his sense for drama is pretty extraordinary as well.