In short
Jimmy Carr Crowdwork in Los Angeles; he heckles/interacts with an American audience member upset by jokes about Princess Diana’s death (“Too Soon?!”), then pivots into broader crowdwork on grief, relationships, jobs, service dogs, mortality, and gratitude, plus several offensive/edgy joke setups.
Guest backgrounds
multiple audience members; one man is described as American, very angry about Diana jokes, and later says he designs fire sprinkler systems; another attendee discusses throat cancer; another has a service dog for a medical condition.
Key claims
Diana tried to shut down the arms industry; grief is the “price we pay for love”; don’t follow dreams, follow talents; gratitude practice helps; America is “great” objectively but “worst” subjectively.
Notable examples
“throat cancer” joke exchange; “Grief Walker” and “Griefcast” recommendations; Sweden suicide-prevention story; service dog “medical condition” teasing; “ask what you have to offer” relationship advice.
Guests
Jimmy Carr (host) plus several unnamed LA audience members (including the Diana-offended heckler, the fire-sprinkler systems designer, and the throat-cancer/service-dog attendee).
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOJokes About Princess Diana
0:41 to 2:46
Jimmy navigates a heckler's offense over jokes about Princess Diana.
“Well, she didn't put an end to landmines, but sorry, you're offended by the Princess Diana bit, not the starving kids bit.”
Interacting with the Audience
2:46 to 9:14
Jimmy engages with the audience, addressing hecklers and discussing relationships.
“I liked it until he made jokes about princesses.”
Discussing Career and Passion
9:20 to 10:48
Jimmy discusses job satisfaction and finding one's passion in life.
“You hate your job and you don't know what to do.”
Gratitude and Perspective
10:48 to 14:01
Jimmy emphasizes gratitude and perspective on life in historical context.
“Here's the best indicator on what you should do in life.”
Reflections on Mortality and America
14:01 to 16:40
Jimmy discusses historical mortality rates and the paradox of America being the greatest and worst country simultaneously.
“Because that was the mortality rate for children 100 years ago.”
A Life-Changing Moment
16:40 to 18:02
Jimmy shares a profound experience of a fan expressing how his comedy saved her life.
“Bob Monkhouse was sort of the British Bob Hope.”
Performing for Royalty
18:02 to 18:48
Jimmy recalls his nerves and experiences performing in front of notable figures, including Prince Charles.
“I wouldn't lie to you, just being a straight shooter.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Hey 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. Oh hello, I'm Jimmy Carr, this is Jimmy Carr Crowdwork. This is me in Los Angeles dealing with an American man that is way too upset about Princess Diana's death. Enjoy. Shout out to Princess Diana. Well, she didn't put an end to landmines, but sorry, you're offended by the Princess Diana bit, not the starving kids bit.
0:53Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
0:58She tried to do what she could. She tried to do what she could. She tried to do what she could. Ha! Ha! Genuinely, of all the things in my show, you could take offence at.
1:14Princess Diana trying to shut down the arms industry. Fucking what? Ha! Ha!
1:25Fucking hell, yeah. So sad when she died. All London got was a fountain. Still better than Paris, all they got was a slowdown sign.
1:39Too soon?
1:43What would you do? What, sorry? What would you have done? I am doing it. I'm telling jokes.
1:56I think she was John Jones as well. Shut the fuck up!
2:05It's okay, my friend. It's okay.
2:14Are you talking to him or me? Either works. Um... Ah! We're all fucked up. We're all fucked up. Yes, but a lot of us aren't as fucked up about Princess Diana as you are. Can I ask, do you know you're gay? Because if this is how you're finding out... Wow! Wow. How was the show? I liked it until he made jokes about princesses.
2:55Better not say anything about fucking Pocahontas or it'll kick off. There was a kid at my school.
3:08Dude, dude, you're not gonna win this. You already won? You already won? Security?
3:29I just... I hope you've had a really fun night, but if you're going to keep interrupting me, we're just going to evict you from the building. Huh? Okay. I'm glad you came. Hey, hey, hey, hey, guys. Guys. Guys. You don't want ours to bed. You want your true life.
3:53I blame, I blame, I blame the alcohol and not what he's had this evening, but what his mother was drinking when pregnant with him.
4:09Have you... Guys, have you not... Have you... What are we waiting for?
4:22I think it's fun. It makes it feel alive. Oh, that's all right. You're allowed to fucking shout things out. You're just not allowed to interrupt in the middle of jokes. We're doing jokes. We all... We all get that. It's all right.
4:49If... You've got to go. Because you're spoiling it for everyone.
5:00It's all right.
5:09I don't fucking know. It's fine. Stay tuned, though, because we have got some offensive jokes coming up. We had barely scratched the surface of offensive. We were doing the warm-up jokes.
5:26There's even, there's gay guys in going, really, the Princess Diana thing got you?
5:33Oh! Christ. Is it Prince Harry in a mask?
5:46All right, come on, let's crack back in. 15 years of marriage, how do we survive the next 15? You've been together for 15 years. How do you survive the next 15 years? Shut the fuck up!
6:03I don't know.
6:09There's a man over there with some advice for your wife.
6:18I think it could work. I don't know, relationships are tricky, aren't they? If you want my serious answer, stop asking what you want and ask what you have to offer. It's the secret. It's what works with relationships and friendships or whatever. Ask, you know, beyond send, not receive. Also, a great advice for the first day in prison.
6:46Your dad has throat cancer. Your dad has throat cancer. Well, I could tell you some cancer jokes. Is it RFK by any chance?
7:00My favorite cancer joke... Don't look at me like you think I don't have a favorite cancer joke. You know I fucking do. Two guys are talking and one says my father died. The guy goes, oh really? I'm sorry to hear that. What was it? The big C? cancer no he drowned
7:33so your father's got throat cancer where are we going with this
7:40you're having a hard time dealing with it okay well I can help my friend Firstly, I'm sorry for your trouble, but if you're going through something like that at the moment, it would be sad if it wasn't sad, right? Grief is the price we pay for love. And there's resources. There's stuff out there for you. I Google on Amazon, there's a documentary. The documentary's not great, but the guy that does it is great. And he's called, it's just called Grief Walker. and it's a guy talking about death and how we've hidden that in our society. No one talks about it, right? No one wants to talk about death.
8:23It's really good on talking about it and going down the road. And if you want to have a laugh and talk about it, I did a podcast called Griefcast, which is me talking about death and the death of my mother. I don't think we're going to get into all of it now.
8:39But have a listen. It's a fucking hard thing. But it's also, you know, you've got to be there. Just because it's awkward, Doesn't mean you don't... Sometimes you don't know what to say, but don't say nothing. Just say, I don't know what to say. You'll be right.
8:58I just want to say thank you. I've been watching you for years on YouTube. Times I can't sleep at night. And I just want to say thank you. You watch me when you can't sleep at night?
9:13Well, I'm flattered, sir, but I'd imagine I'm quite a challenging wank.
9:21That's very sweet of you, sir. Thanks.
9:26You hate your job and you don't know what to do. 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 Croc store today. Okay, I'll handle that. What's the current job, sir? What do you do at the moment? I design systems for fire sprinklers. You design systems for fire sprinklers. Is it mainly water sprays out of them?
10:17Is that mainly the system? I think you might be a plumber.
10:27I can't think of any other system they would have. Who's designed this? Oh, it's that guy. He hates his job. It's confetti comes out. It's a nightmare. Everyone died.
10:40OK. Okay, well, I would say in Los Angeles, sprinkler systems are probably pretty fucking popular. Here's the best indicator on what you should do in life. What do you think about all the time? You don't need to answer it now, but what do you think about, like, wake up thinking about, for some people it's like, I don't know, sports, for some people it's comedy, for some people it's music. What do you think about all the time? That's a good indicator of direction. Of like, that's the thing you should be trying to do for a living. But don't follow your dreams, follow your talents. What are you good at?
11:15What do you find easy that other people find hard? What could you stand to do all day, every day that you enjoy? If there's something in your life that fits within that category, fucking have at it. Jacking off. Jacking off.
11:32There's a guy down here that wants to work in a pub. Hang on, he's got his first customer. Look at that.
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11:45Tremendous. What, sorry? What do you think of service dogs? What do I think about service dogs? Like a seeing-eye dog? Have you got one? I do. You do? Oh, wow. How lovely. And is it... Are you blind? No. You're not blind. So what service... What service is it providing? Do you find it difficult to shit in the street?
12:12I'm afraid I can't, I get nervous, I have to bring a dog with me. What, what? I have a medical condition and she senses it and tells me when I have to take meds. You have a what condition? A medical condition. You have a medical condition. And she senses it. And she senses it. Does the medical condition involve your vagina and peanut butter? Because... LAUGHTER
12:38I'm very suspicious of what service this dog is providing. Is your dog a sex worker? Bitch, please. Would be a good name for that business.
12:56What... So, what... Do you mind me asking what medical condition have you got? Well, I don't want to talk about it. Oh, come on, he's got fucking throat cancer. Can I fucking... Ha! What do you think about before you go to sleep at night? What do I think about before I go to sleep at night? That bloke.
13:21Yeah, we're both doing it.
13:29Huh?
13:34I do it in all seriousness I do a gratitude practice like it's boring but it like I sort of view I think gratitude is the mother of all virtues so that thing of like going and not just the little gratitude of like going on very lucky I'm an internationally famous comedian but just the big stuff if we lived a hundred I've got two kids right if I lived a hundred years ago, I could comfortably expect that one of them would be dead by now. Because that was the mortality rate for children 100 years ago. And we can't see that. No one before 1920, right? Have a look. Anyone you admire before 1920, they never had a fucking hot shower.
14:17When you're in the shower tomorrow morning, give it a thought, spare a thought for how fucking great is this. And like, America is a great example of this. America is without doubt the greatest country not just in the world now, but the greatest country there's ever been. Objectively, it is. But subjectively, it's the worst country in the world. You think you're having a fucking terrible time. Oh, we're at war. We're at civil war. No, you're not. 90 % of Americans agree about 90 % of fucking everything, and the other 10 % are online. Fuck them. All right, you've got it. Now, what has been the most profound moment in your career, and when did you realise the impact it had on you?
15:04Ooh! Er, I don't know, who's asking? Hi. A serious answer?
15:19I guess it kind of relates to what you're saying, but I did a gig once in Scandinavia, it was in a small town in Sweden and a girl stood up and went I just want to say thanks because you've given me an extra 14 years and I went what? and she said oh I was going to hang myself but I was waiting until everyone in the house was asleep and I went on YouTube and I started looking at clips of things and I found a clip of some panel show that I'd done and I went down a rabbit hole looking at funny stuff and I started to laugh and I didn't kill myself that night and then I looked at more stuff and then I got obsessed by comedy and thank you and it it was a weird it's not like I don't know it's stupid fucking jokes about Lady Diana but sometimes if it helps in a small way and you just feel very small when something like that happens I don't know about profound you just feel very small, you feel like, well, okay, we're all...
16:24you don't know what effect you might be having on people.
16:30Good.
16:332002, your first Royal Variety performance. Who were you most nervous about performing in front of? Prince Charles, or the audience, or Bob Monkhouse? P.S. I was on stage. Who was on stage? Who was there? Hi, man, how are you? What do you do? I'm in security now. You're in security now. I was in the British Army then. You were in the British Army? Well, thank you for your service, man. I appreciate that. Thank you.
17:04Bob Monkhouse was sort of the British Bob Hope. He was kind of the rough equivalent, like the elder statesman of comedy. And I met him. He was dying at the time. And he told me as much backstage. And we had a lovely little conversation. I was honored to meet him. It was, yeah, it was a big deal. And fun fact about Prince Charles, he used to smash Lady Diana.
17:35All up in that, yeah. Fucking ruined her, yeah.
17:46He did what he could.
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