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Jimmy Carr Desconstructs the Joke

submitted by brycewi19

1 decade 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago

Jimmy helps us understand the concept of a joke in 5 parts.

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"in silence," HA!

Simple_Man says...

Well, I guess this settles whether this video was scripted or not:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Jimmy-Carr-explains-the-Anatomy-of-Jokes

heathen says...

>> ^Simple_Man:
Well, I guess this settles whether this video was scripted or not:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Jimmy-Carr-explains-the-Anatomy-of-Jokes

Depends how you mean 'scripted'.

If you mean he has pre-written a collection of retorts and observations which he adapts on the fly to fit as needed then I agree. This is just an extension of his material as a stand-up comic and perfectly normal, he's just very good at it.

However if you are suggesting the entire conversation was scripted and the audience member was a plant I would still disagree.

Nebosuke says...

This was very good... best Jimmy Carr clip I've seen. Though it's close to the clip with the slogans on T shirts.

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