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If you are in Australia or New Zealand (DVD Region 4), note that almost all DVDs distributed in the UK by the BBC and 2entertain are encoded for both Region 2 and Region 4. Self-help opened my eyes a little bit to the idea that the rules that affect our lives aren’t written. Already anticipating his next tour, he has challenged himself to modify his short-form, gag-heavy form of stand-up. From prioritising the future over the present to understanding the benefits of laughter, and from working on your disposition to finding your edge, Jimmy takes us through some key pillars to help us free ourselves from punishing patterns of behaviour and negative internal voices, so that we can pursue our dreams.
Carr uses parts of his book to justify his comedy, but his arguments – “people know it’s just a joke” – can feel flimsy.
The book recounts how he became a sort of surrogate partner to his mum after she separated from his father in 1994 and struggled with depression. At points it resorts to rather woolly cliches: seize the moment, save for the future, pretend to be happy and you may just become happy. People think that one’s good value,” he says as we pass a Damien Hirst sheep in formaldehyde, before glancing back at the other side, which has spent some time decomposing, “but you’re only getting half of it.
And it’s saying you can’t joke about those people, because they can’t take it … whereas actually, some people with disabilities like really rough, dark stuff.Because can you remember there was an ad campaign about five years ago saying that one in four people have experienced a mental health problem? He’s a smitten dad, telling me his son’s funny words for different foods (“He says ‘wubbwubb’ for toast … I’m sure everyone is rolling their eyes: ‘Yeah, you’ve had a kid’”). His acknowledges his move from Shell was a significant gear change, but he stresses: "It's doable, I don't think there's anything special about me, I'm not brighter than anyone reading this interview.
Over the last two decades, Carr has become known for his dark sense of humour and relentlessly brutal one-liners.Aged 25 he jacked in his job and, despite having no comedy experience, tried his hand at writing jokes. He describes his first descent into the latter vividly: “Like vertigo … the sensation of falling within a black void.
Carr knew the bad news was coming – Lock had been diagnosed with cancer for some time – but he hadn’t bargained for how hard it would hit him.
But with jokes throughout, he promises "self-analysis through the power of laughter at its most rewarding.
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