Jimmy Carr, on His New U.S. Tour, "Terribly Funny"

KIMMEL CULTURAL CAMPUS PRESENTS AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN, WRITER, TELEVISION HOST, AND EXPERT ROASTER, JIMMY CARR, ON HIS NEW U.S. TOUR, TERRIBLY FUNNY, NOVEMBER 11, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 21, 2023) – The Kimmel Cultural Campus, in association with Live Nation, presents one of the biggest-selling comedy acts in the world, Jimmy Carr, and his new Terribly Funny tour at the Miller Theater on November 11, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Carr is an award-winning comedian, writer, and television host and is among the most respected and best-loved comedians working in Britain today, consistently performing to sell-out crowds across the country and around the world. Carr’s show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things. Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love. But they're just jokes – they are not the terrible things. Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo. Now you've been warned, buy a ticket.

“Jimmy Carr is a global comedy sensation; with unrivaled deadpan wit and cross-cultural popularity,” said Frances Egler, Vice President of Theatrical Programming & Presentations on the Kimmel Cultural Campus. “This fall, prepare to laugh louder than you ever have before, with Carr joining a lineup alongside Tony Hinchcliffe, Ilana Glazer, David Spade, Steve Martin & Martin Short, and more.”

A household name in UK television, Carr is well known for hosting Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, in addition to presenting Comedy Central’s Roast Battle UK and Your Face Or Mine. He is a regular on all the top panel shows, including QI and A League Of Their Own; has performed as part of The Royal Variety Performance three times; is a judge on the hit BBC1 entertainment series I Can See Your Voice; and is the host of brand-new Channel 4 gameshow I Literally Just Told You.

He is also a high-profile name in North America. He was the first UK comedian to sign a stand-up deal with streaming behemoth Netflix in 2015, releasing three specials on the platform, Funny Business (2016), Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits (2017), and His Dark Material (2021), which was Netflix’s most watched stand-up comedy special in the UK that year. He also presented and exec-produced an original panel show format for Netflix, The Fix, and has been a guest multiple times on U.S. staples such The Tonight Show; The Late, Late Show; and Late Night With Conan O’Brien. He has performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival since 2003 with more appearances than any other UK act in that time.

Before making the move to streaming, Carr was one of the bestselling acts in the comedy DVD market, his eight titles (Live, Stand-Up, Comedian, In Concert, Telling Jokes, Making People Laugh, Being Funny, and Laughing & Joking) selling over 1.2 million copies between them. These shows are now all available on his YouTube channel, where he has accrued over 758,000 subscribers and 210 million views since launching in 2018.

Carr is also a published author. He co-wrote 2007’s The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes, and his highly anticipated memoir Before & Laughter was released in September 2021, making The Sunday Times Bestsellers list.

Other featured upcoming performances on the Kimmel Cultural Campus include Tony Hinchcliffe: Fully Groan Tour (September 29, 2023, Miller Theater); Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat Tour (October 7, 2023, Perelman Theater); My Brother, My Brother and Me: The Twenty Sun + Sea Tour (October 11, 2023, Miller Theater); Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour (October 14, 2023, Miller Theater); The Moth Mainstage (October 21, 2023, Miller Theater); An Evening with the Late John Cleese (October 25, 2023, Academy of Music); Steve Martin & Martin Short: You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today! (October 27, 2023, Academy of Music); Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue (October 27 – 28, 2023, Miller Theater); Ilana Glazer Live! (November 2, 2023, Miller Theater); The Wait Wait Stand Up Tour (November 10, 2023, Miller Theater); Lauren Graham: Have I Told You This Already? (November 16, 2023, Perelman Theater) and David Spade: Catch Me Inside (December 2, 2023, Miller Theater).

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999 or online at www.kimmelculturalcampus.org. In-person ticket sales can be conducted daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Academy of Music Box Office, located at 240 S. Broad Street. See www.kimmelculturalcampus.org for more information.

Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny

Miller Theater on the Kimmel Cultural Campus

Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.

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KIMMEL CULTURAL CAMPUS

Located in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia, our mission is to engage the region's diverse communities with art through performance and education. Our Cultural Campus serves more than 1-million guests per year and includes Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, and SEI Innovation Studio), the Academy of Music, and the Miller Theater (formerly the Merriam Theater) – representing more than 160 years of rich history for the performing arts along Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts. We are home to The Philadelphia Orchestra and esteemed Resident Companies: Opera Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, PHILADANCO, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and Curtis Institute of Music. With nearly 9,000 seats per night, we are the region's most impactful performing arts center, and the second largest in the country. Our Cultural Campus serves as a preeminent and inclusive place to enjoy exceptional experiences that reflect the spirit of our region by cultivating a creative and socially responsible environment where our community shares experiences that are delivered with pride, integrity, and respect. As a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization, we collaborate on, present, and produce a broad range of relevant and meaningful events, we serve as an active gathering space for social and community events, we educate the region's young people through access to quality arts experiences, and we provide support to artists in the creation of new work. Read Kimmel Cultural Campus' vision statement, world view, and mission statement here. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and how it encompasses our mission, coworkers, and programs here.

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