Front Row Heckler Drinks Beer From His Boot! - Rotorua, New Zealand

24 Apr 2026 · 26 min · 6 chapters

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In short

Jimmy Carr crowdwork in Rotorua, New Zealand, mixing heckler control with jokes about Kiwi culture (bogans/gumboots), British monarchy, straight vs gay pride, disability/accidents, and audience baby-name brainstorming; includes a beer-from-a-boot bit and multiple audience callouts, plus ad reads (Crocs, gold, Blinds.com).

Guests (audience participants)

No named “guests” beyond audience members. Notable individuals include: a man from Auckland who couldn’t get tickets; a woman with a bionic leg device (meniscus tear/roughness implied); a partially paralyzed man from a motocross accident at 14; a recruiter; a wheelchair user; people in a “Rotoma Yacht Club” group (9/12 members) led by Rob; Zane and Zoe (expecting a baby in ~2.5 months); Eve (self-conscious about her body/“penis” joke).

Key claims/examples

Rotorua is “beautiful” but known for “bogans” drinking from gumboots; monarchy unites people but shouldn’t run things; Trump’s badge visit “smooths things over”; “straight celebration” is kids; motocross paralysis doesn’t stop “pulling”; “Rotoma Yacht Club” name is absurd since no yachts; baby-name options for Wienger surname (Zephyr, Zeffar, Zorro, Zealand, etc.); advice to Eve: don’t be self-conscious—boyfriend likely wants to see.

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Chapters

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Engaging with the Crowd

0:45 to 3:14

Jimmy engages with the audience, discussing local culture and humor.

“Thank God you're here, we've been worried sick.”

Taking on Hecklers

3:14 to 4:55

Jimmy interacts with hecklers while maintaining control of the show.

“I noticed you've got your leg in kind of a bionic device.”

Disability Humor and Personal Stories

4:55 to 9:03

Jimmy discusses a heckler's accident and shares light-hearted disability humor.

“Can we just sprinkle a little bit of shut the fuck up on that?”

The Pink Fluffy Slipper Brigade

9:03 to 11:16

Jimmy shares thoughts on freedom of speech and audience reactions to jokes.

“Have you ever worn gumboots to the theatre?”

Showdown with Disruptive Audience

11:16 to 14:01

Jimmy confronts disruptive audience members, ensuring a smooth show.

“We'll go through these and then we'll call it like, Dude that keeps on talking, shut the fuck up, will you?”

Crowd Interaction and Gifts

14:01 to 24:12

Jimmy engages with the crowd, receiving a humorous gift from a fan.

“You have to respect other people's society, we've got it going on Listen, I appreciate you coming guys I appreciate you coming to see me, I really do, but slightly too hammered What sorry?”
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0:00Hello. Hey, Chicago. Class it up with Crocs. You know back to school is coming in fast. So why wait to find your new fave footwear? Step into a local Crocs store and step into your new look. Try it. Style it. Make it yours. Because the right pair doesn't just show up. It shows off. First day fits. Handled. Walk out ready for whatever's next. Visit your nearest Crocs store today. I'm Jimmy Carr, welcome to Jimmy Carr Crowdwork, the podcast where I talk to crowds. It's that simple. This is me in Rotorua, New Zealand, which is known to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, known for its thermal springs.

0:44But it's also known for bogans who drink booze out of their gumboots. So, yeah, enjoy that. Thank God you're here, we've been worried sick.

1:01How come you're late? What happened? I'm from Auckland. You're from Auckland? I'll be in Auckland. What do you mean you couldn't get tickets? It's not sold out. I put on an extra date. I don't want to be a dick about it, but it's nice to... It's lovely to have you here. It's a nice place. Are you here for the weekend or just tonight? Oh, you're fucking great. You're very welcome. We've all just said a little bit about what Jesus means to us, so maybe if you...

1:36Do you want me to go? Would you be more comfortable if I spoke first? I'm very happy to. He's made up.

1:46It's a lovely story though. You all right, fellow, what are you saying? I'm sure. Okay. There's a lot of chances to join in. Right now, I'll just be on send. In about five minutes, I'll say any questions, and then you fucking chip in. I'm looking forward to chatting to you. I haven't met many proper bogans, but...

2:15I've got all kind of questions for you. I mean, I've met some of the mongrel mob, but the guys that got rejected, that's what I'm interested in. That's where the money is.

2:31Hey, Timmy! Timmy! Yeah? I've got a brother and Laura. Yo, bup bup bup bup! No one gives a fuck right now. I'll let you know. It's going to be abundantly clear when the join-y-in bit is. The good news is we found you a friend.

2:52What the fuck are you doing now? What are you looking up on your phone? You! Me? I'm right fucking here. Pay attention. It's not the first time you've been told off for not paying attention, is it? Imagine a fucking daily... Are you with him? What are you getting back at your dad for?

3:17I'll fucking show him irresponsible. I'm going to ride this.

3:24All right, good on you. What's happened to your leg there, sir? I noticed you've got your leg in kind of a bionic device. Did you break it? Meniscus tear? Oh, you're a very lucky lady, madam. What's wrong? You got a bit rough. Of course you fucking did. What was soccer? What was it? Football? Just walking along? What happened? Just walking along and your meniscus went. Christ. He probably doesn't want to say, popped to Australia, got raped by a spider. Probably. Oh, these hands were all over me. Is the British monarchy a waste of time? Is the British monarchy a waste of time? Uh, no. No, I don't think it is.

4:10I think you need a head of state, and I think they sort of unite people. People come together. Whether you're gossiping about them or whatever, it's a sense of heraldry. Eh, I don't think that's a bad thing. Fine. I mean, as long as they're not in charge. If they're figureheads, great. But it means that they can sort of... They do sort of work that you can't really see happening. Politicians have to go, I fucking hate Donald Trump, but also America guarantees our security. So it's good that he can come over and get given a badge by the king. Smooth things over a little bit. Good news. The fuck are you talking about?

4:46This guy learned to whisper in a fucking helicopter, so...

4:52What are you saying, fella? Ask her. Ask her. Okay. Can we just sprinkle a little bit of shut the fuck up on that? I don't mind talking as long as it's not distracting. Like, you can ask a question or anything, but otherwise, just fucking shut up. His name's Dylan. Didn't ask that, did I? Point of order. Couldn't give a fuck what he's called. Who's your worst neighbour? Who's my worst neighbour? Who was your worst neighbour or is? Who's my worst neighbour? What, from the TV show neighbours or someone that lives next to me? Someone that lives next to me? I've always had very nice neighbours. They're alright.

5:30They're a nice bunch. Hang on, I'm going to shut these fucking people up. Guys! Guys! Guys! Guys, if you talk, I can hear. It's a little bit distracting for the people around you. It's alright, it's not Netflix. It's alright, hello? Shh, shh, shh, that's okay. Dude. Guys, you're just going to shut the fuck up. I love chatting to people, but you're like, I got you at a 10, I need you at an 8. If you're not going to join in, shut the fuck up, or I will kick you the fuck out. OK? As long as we're clear. I mean, I imagine I wouldn't be so confident were it not for security.

6:11What do you got? You know how you have a gay pride day? Why don't we have a straight celebration? We don't need a celebration. We get children.

6:26It doesn't get any fucking better than that, does it? The straight couple, you get handed a fucking baby at some stage, you go, this is good. I fucking love it. You got kids? One. You got one? That's a yes. One, does that count? Yes, it fucking does. What have you got, a boy or a girl? A girl. A girl. Oh, not what the Chinese call a keeper.

6:52You can always go again, can't you? That's wonderful. Well done you. What do you do? I'm a recruiter. You're a recruiter. So you get other people jobs, but the best job you could get yourself was a recruiter. That does not fill me with confidence. Oh, come on, mate. I've got a great job for you. What do you do? This. Seems weird. I'm just waiting for you to roast the guy in the wheelchair. You're waiting for me to roast the guy in the wheelchair?

7:26Happy to help.

7:30Is it... What have you got, sir? What are you working with? What, you're paralysed or broken? Partially paralysed. Partially paralysed. What happened? Is there a story? There's got to be a fucking story. A motocross accident. A motocross accident. At 14. Yeah, well, I mean, that's a terrible thing to have happened, a motocross accident at 14, and you're partially paralysed. Fucking terrible thing. But you are who you are. They've done all that fucking research on people that win the lottery and people that get fucking paralysed, and after a year, there's a down I imagine is fucking horrific to get through, but on the other side of it, you are who you are.

8:08You seem like a fucking happy guy. Also, has not affected your ability to fucking pull.

8:21How did you two meet? What happened there? A stripper party. A stripper party?

8:32Yeah, that's a lady with all kinds of issues there. Next time I'm getting a man that can't fucking walk away.

8:45Mission accomplished.

8:52So, motocross, okay. Hmm. I'll do some disability jokes later on, don't you fucking panic. I'm an equal opportunities offender. Fun. Have you ever worn gumboots to the theatre?

9:16No baby.

9:35I mean... I mean, this is... I didn't realise the mayor was in.

9:51Like, it's like that was locked and loaded. Like, oh, this is the bit where I drink beer from my Wellington boot.

10:01Do you very often get threatened by the Pink Fluffy Slipper Brigade? The Pink Fluffy Slipper Brigade. I don't even know who the fuck they are. Who are the Pink Fluffy Slipper Brigade? It's a tune for the Uptight Twats. The Uptight Twats? No. I mean, I think there's like, there's freedom of speech, but not freedom of consequence. Sometimes I say something on stage and people get upset, but it tends to be people reading about it in the newspaper. It's not people that were at the gig. I think it's self-selecting. People with a dark sense of humour come out to see this. Those people are doing their own thing.

10:42I mean, frankly, you've got to write sighters. You can't be annoyed by it. You've just got to go, I told a joke and some people didn't like it. Struggle to give a fuck. I like the idea they're wearing pink fluffy slippers, though. Hmm. Or gumboots. Or gumboots. Yeah, he's been very offended. I reckon he'd be fucking livid now if he'd understood any of it.

11:13What are you doing to your face? Your cheeks hurt from laughing? I imagine her day job also is...

11:26Yeah, it's...

11:31from laughing, yeah. I've also... My vagina's tired, you know, from... From all the laughing, you know.

11:53Just saying she's a slag. If that wasn't clear. We'll go through these and then we'll call it like, Dude that keeps on talking, shut the fuck up, will you? What's wrong?

12:08You just, you really, you need to be quiet, yeah?

12:13You okay? We can kick you out if you want. Are you going to be okay being quiet for the last ten minutes of the show?

12:26Let's get rid of them.

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13:06Guy in the tash, guy next to him, I think both gone. Sorry guys, you were warned like a bunch of times. You don't need, don't look surprised, just fuck off. You don't need to fuck off, you've been good as gold.

13:26It's not a discussion, kids. Up and out. Come on.

13:43I find if they don't agree straight away, violence is...

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13:52Huh? It's alright, hey look, it takes as long as it takes If it takes five minutes or ten minutes, the next bit of the show is really fun I just, I can't have them talking over, it's not really for me, it's the people around them as well You have to respect other people's society, we've got it going on Listen, I appreciate you coming guys I appreciate you coming to see me, I really do, but slightly too hammered What sorry? The biggest fans Yeah, I'll be okay motherfucker That's great. They're not allowed to talk all the way through the show. That ain't the biggest fans. Also, I sell a lot of tickets.

14:33I could fucking lose them.

14:37My service is to the evening, not to people being pricks. They will... That's the case.

14:51Oh no. Will I ever recover? Yeah, no, I'm fine.

15:01Okay, well, he's fucking missing this. I noticed the girl he's with didn't go. Nice. Kia Ora, Jimmy. The Rotombo Yacht Club is in attendance. If you can pronounce Rotoma correctly, you'll win a gift. By the way, none of us own a yacht.

15:28What's the Rotoma Yacht Club? Rotoma! What's the name? Rotoma! Rotoma!

15:39Rotoma! And what is the Rotoma Yacht Club? There's nine of us. There's what? Nine of us. There's nine of you, and you're in the yacht club, but you don't own yachts. I think we might need to think of a new name. The Rotomar Heavy Drinkers. And one of them's gone, yes. That could be the one. I like it, it's a very aspirational name. If you're booking into hotels, we're part of the yacht club.

16:19Oh, great. All right, what else we got? Oh, do I want a gift? Yes, I do want my gift. What's my gift? What have I got? What is it? Is it... Oh, you got me a gift? Oh, man. That is... Mate, that's so nice of you. Look at that. We got our... I'm the fucking... I'm in the Yacht Club. Yeah, look at that. That is... That's fucking nice. What's your name, man? Rob. What? Rob. Rob. Is that stolen?

17:02I just think Rob and Nick would be... Great names for thieves. We've called him Rob what's we I'm the first one with a yacht

17:24That's nice though, that's really it that's so sweet of you men. I really genuinely I'm so touched by that That's such a lovely thing fucking New Zealand. It's a very nice place I haven't been to Vegas. How does it compare to Roto Vegas? Rota Vegas, New Zealand. Ah, this place is much more chill. I would have said there's less hookers here.

17:54I'm not sure I can.

17:59Oh.

18:03Yeah, it's fucking great. Where's that? Is that here? Is that on the way in? Huh? It's Up The Gondola. Up The Gondola. Don't call it your gondola, love.

18:23A gondola is a yacht.

18:30Well, um, all right. Maybe... You're not. Be a good nickname for you, wouldn't it? The Yacht. because you've had so much semen.

18:45There's 12 of us in the yacht club. Yeah, no, we've all...

18:53A lot of dead semen in there. What's that? Okay. What else have we got? Zane and Zoe are in the audience. They are having a baby in two and a half months. What's a great name for a boy possibly starting with a Z? Their cat's called Zeeky, so can't be that. Okay, I wasn't gonna say Zeeky. Can't be that. The grandies. Okay, where's Zayna Zoe? Where are you? Hi, guys. What? Congratulations first. Is this your first? Yes. This is unbelievable news. Fantastic. What are you having? So you're having a boy, right? Okay, and you need a good name? What's the surname? what are we working with? Wienger. What's that?

19:39Wienger. Wienger. Why not, I say.

19:48Zebedee. What's that? Zebedee. Zebedee.

19:55Zebedee is a stretch, I think. Zeffar. What's that? Zeffar. Zeffar's good. What do you think about Zephyr? Zephyr! Zephyr's fun because it ends in an A as well. Zephyr? We have a dog, Zephyr. You've got a dog called Zephyr. No, our friend here as well. Your friend has a dog called Zephyr. Bit of good news, the dog dies.

20:22You don't have to get to say that, but like, when your kid gets to... How old's the dog now? Do we know? Let's be generous, let's give it another seven years. Eh, you'll fucking get away with this. I think Zephyr's not about any other crowdsourcing Zed? Zorro! Zorro.

20:44Zorro is fun. Zorro, Zephyr. What about just Zed? Zander doesn't start with a Z. Starts with an X. Fucking hell.

21:03Oh, welcome to New Zealand.

21:08This is fucking, well, it's great fun to think about. Are these definitely the names you want to go with? No. Okay. No. What about Zealand? What about what? Zealand. Zealand. Like, Old Zealand. That fucking make, where is Zealand? Holland. Holland. And then this is New Zealand. And this is... Sorry, it was in Holland, and someone got to this place, the most mountainous place I've ever been, went, ah, reminds me of home. That clog-wearing, cheese-eating fucking maniac must have smoked too much of the weed. It reminds me of Zealand. It's very flat. Very flat, featureless landscape. Oh, I didn't spot the volcano.

22:02That is my one size fits all European... Zealand, not a terrible idea.

22:15Zegi, Zegi. Zegi. Zegi. I don't know, but fucking congratulations, you two. That's a wonderful journey. You got fun. Eve has a new boyfriend and she is a bit embarrassed about getting naked in front of him. Do you have any advice? Where's, where's, Eve? Where are Eve? Where's Eve? Where's, where am I looking? Hi, Eve! Get your tits out, Eve!

22:48So, um, I, I think he's going to be excited by this. I don't think you need to feel self-conscious about your body. I think he likes you. That's my hunch. If he's your boyfriend, I think he wants to see that. I mean, you'll be able to tell if he likes it.

23:17What are you self-conscious about, Eve?

23:25What's her? What is it? Penis. Her penis.

23:35Eve, if you had to describe your vagina, would you say, it's an outie?

23:44I'm a little bit self-conscious because my vagina's huge and veiny.

23:53But I think I've got very feminine balls Okay, doesn't make any odds if he's he might be into that you never know let him have a look

24:05If he doesn't like it you could always I can use a dimmer switch

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