Jimmy Carr: Convenience is Stealing Your Life
Trevor Noah
665,905 views
What makes a joke work, and why are we so afraid to have real conversations?
British comedian Jimmy Carr joins Trevor and Eugene to break down the mechanics of comedy, the rise of AI, and what we’re losing as human connection becomes harder to find.
Jimmy shares how making his depressed mother laugh helped launch his career, what writing a book about the structure of jokes taught him about being funny, and why dark humor can help us confront the things that scare us most.
It’s a funny, surprisingly vulnerable conversation about comedy, technology, and why making each other laugh may be one of the most human things we do.
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15:33 - The Three Humiliations of Mankind
16:52 - Left Brain vs Right Brain
19:21 - Star Wars Is Finnegans Wake
25:10 - Eddie Izzard's Death Star Canteen
29:30 - Why Comedy Matters
38:38 - The Birth of Musical Notation
51:04 - How Jimmy's Comedy Evolved
59:19 - Growing Up With a Depressed Mother
1:15:11 - The Fear of Fatherhood
1:26:29 - The John Lennon Story
1:29:51 - Why Jimmy Carr Always Wears a Suit
1:38:15 - Fixing Britain
1:58:11 - Friction Is Good
2:01:57 - Pro Drinking, Pro Gangs, Pro Gambling
2:12:10 - Jimmy's Terrifying AI Conspiracy
2:20:00 - Jimmy Carr's New Book
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Jimmy Carr: Convenience is Stealing Your Life
Trevor Noah
665,905 views
What makes a joke work, and why are we so afraid to have real conversations?
British comedian Jimmy Carr joins Trevor and Eugene to break down the mechanics of comedy, the rise of AI, and what we’re losing as human connection becomes harder to find.
Jimmy shares how making his depressed mother laugh helped launch his career, what writing a book about the structure of jokes taught him about being funny, and why dark humor can help us confront the things that scare us most.
It’s a funny, surprisingly vulnerable conversation about comedy, technology, and why making each other laugh may be one of the most human things we do.
Subscribe for more conversations from What Now? with Trevor Noah:
http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah
Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms...
SiriusXM
Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts
Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify
#JimmyCarr #WhatNowWithTrevorNoah #StandUpComedy
0:55 - AI & Simulation Theory
5:22 - The AI World Experiment
10:35 - Two AIs Fell in Love & Committed Suicide
15:33 - The Three Humiliations of Mankind
16:52 - Left Brain vs Right Brain
19:21 - Star Wars Is Finnegans Wake
25:10 - Eddie Izzard's Death Star Canteen
29:30 - Why Comedy Matters
38:38 - The Birth of Musical Notation
51:04 - How Jimmy's Comedy Evolved
59:19 - Growing Up With a Depressed Mother
1:15:11 - The Fear of Fatherhood
1:26:29 - The John Lennon Story
1:29:51 - Why Jimmy Carr Always Wears a Suit
1:38:15 - Fixing Britain
1:58:11 - Friction Is Good
2:01:57 - Pro Drinking, Pro Gangs, Pro Gambling
2:12:10 - Jimmy's Terrifying AI Conspiracy
2:20:00 - Jimmy Carr's New Book