It's not even the first time Carr has referenced the Holocaust in a disgusting manner, as in 2008 he said: "They say there’s safety in numbers. "Hundreds of thousand of Roma and Sinti people suffered prejudice, slave labour, sterilisation and mass murder simply because of their identity - these are not experiences for mockery." and horrified that gales of laughter followed his remarks. The CEO of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE, shared a statement which said: "We are absolutely appalled at Jimmy Carr's comment about persecution. His ill-judged quip referenced the murder of up to half a million Roma and Sinti people by the Nazi regime - with famous faces such as Paddy Doherty, David Baddiel and even Boris Johnson hitting back. "No one ever wants to talk about that, because no one ever wants to talk about the positives." But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis. This isn't the only time Carr has overstepped the mark with his jokes, Jimmy has sparked outrage in the past with a sickening Holocaust 'joke'.Ĭarr said: "When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of six million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine. Lock also wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High, co-hosted The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. READ NEXT: Dwayne Johnson grateful to LA emergency services after his mum was in a car crash He then was cast on its spinoff, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Josh Widdicombe was born in London but he grew up in Devon, "I never set out to be a 'Devon comedian' but that's how I'm described now - which is a bit odd," Josh previously revealed. He said: "Josh's disability is he's from Devon." When presenting the panel at the beginning of the programme, Jimmy made the offensive joke that was directed towards Josh. In the episode, Jimmy Carr hosts as team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by Kathy Burke and Josh Widdicombe. Carr is known for his dark and near the knuckle ‘humour’, however, the things he makes jokes about have an impact on the lives of millions, leaving lots of people unamused. Jimmy Carr has been caught on camera making a demeaning joke about disabilities in an old episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown that Channel 4 recently aired.
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