I think he's secretly Jimmy's conscience come to life, it's almost like if Jimminy Cricket became human and ditched Pinocchio for a ventriloquist doll.
He got caught twice (2011 and 2016). He handled it very well. For what it's worth, I think he just used legal loopholes so he didn't actually break the law. But it was in bad taste and he paid up and apologized. The irony is David Cameron called him out on it then, time past, and Cameron and his family were shown to avoid taxes in the Panama papers.
I always got the impression it was his accountant who did the majority of it. From what Jimmy's said, his account asked him if he wanted to reduce his tax rate, he said yes, and I take it that from there it was his accountant who did everything else.
@@jacob_90s I like Jimmy and I have no idea if what you said is even true, but if so, as an adult you can’t blame your accountant. It’s up to you to know what they’re doing with your money. That’s like trying to use the Nuremberg defense nowadays of, “I was just following orders.” It won’t work and will make everyone dislike you for not owning up but trying to pass blame.
@@isabellaangeline2175 This is where I'm genuinely conflicted. On the one hand, I agree that Jimmy probably should have had a bit more oversight on what was happening with his money, especially since it could have been possible that his accountant was stealing from him and it sounds like Jimmy wouldn't have known it. But on the other hand, you typically hire a professional when it's an area you're not experienced enough in, and they are. This is where I have to (respectfully) disagree with your analogy to the Nuremberg defense. I think a better one would be that if you went to see a doctor, or if you hired an engineer, you are expected to know when they're doing something illegal or performing a procedure incorrectly, and if they do something wrong, not only are you not allowed to seek damages from them, but you are on the hook for what they did. So again, I do feel conflicted, but I do have to lean towards siding with Jimmy at least some what.
@@isabellaangeline2175 tbf he didnt blame his accountant for what was a legal but immoral affair. in fact he said that he didnt put any thought into it which was wrong of him
Jimmy Carr letting everyone mocking him (and even making fun of himself) is what saved his public persona. Here in France, our "most well-known comedian" was Gad Elmaleh, everybody loved him. He got caught for tax evasion and for stealing jokes... He never recovered. Now everything he does ridiculously fails. Wanna know why ? Because he NEVER made a joke about it. He even forbidden everyone in the profession to joke about it. Way to look like a fool.
@@vincentistria5495 Stealing jokes alone tends to be a death sentence for most comedians regardless and rightly so I suppose. In terms of staying a comedian I'd say that's the more relevant of the two. In terms of being a decent human I'd say it's a draw.
That was a great move from Jimmy. He get some good comedians to roast him heavily straight after the story broke. He looked visibly disheveled and sad. He took 100% of the blame. His P.R. advisor obviously much better than his accountant.
He also paid in full every penny without complaint, did a lecture on why it's immoral to avoid paying your fair share, admitted to what he had done immediately without trying to claim it wasn't true, and apologized deeply to his country. He made things right, even going above and beyond what was expected of him, to make sure that any harm he caused was forgiven.
@@chrismanuel9768 And he did all that because he was caught cheating if he had not have been caught he would have been still stealing from the government.
@@mikeh7694 What if we all followed the Jimmy Carr method of paying taxes soon the country would be bankrupt and devoid of ways to maintain essential services, the country he chose to live in has a set method of calculating how much tax each individual pays, he is aware of that he gets paid enormous sums of money and he could go and live some where else but because that same country is his benefactor he decided to remain but still found the need to cheat the system, so in answer to your question, no i would not.
@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv oh, you really think he's doing his taxes himself? He's got accountant that does it for him so he doesn't have to study thousands of complex legal papers. He could've been told "you can pay less taxes if you just sign this and this" and he didn't care how it works because that's what he hired accountant for in the first place. But he could've also known how it's working since day one. just wanted to show other possible way of things
One of the things I like about Jimmy Carr is that he is very selfaware and will accept as good as he gives out. Paul Merton or Harry Enfield for example would have been off in a huff.
Interesting. As of course he was trying to get away with paying just 1%!!! tax and put the other 99% into various offshore accounts whilst wobbling his head cockily!
@@jimmythemadostrich8947 he didn't try to get away with it, he got away with it since he never did anything against the law and never ended up paying the avoided taxes. Prompting English lawmakers to adjust the laws.
No matter how bad you insult Jimmy, he just takes it, gotta give him credit for being able to do that... Besides, he's probably said something worse than anything anyones said to him.
Honestly I was expecting to go “nahhh...” and then keep going but was interrupted by Micky before he could. You could be right tho, that was just the vibe I got
Jon Richardson was actually really hurt by the whole affair and took some weeks to forgive Jimmy. He said as much in interviews. He wanted to change the topic because he was really angry and didn't want to ruin the mood
@@chrismanuel9768 Yeah you can tell he was quite annoyed by the ordeal. It's apparent when he's doing his speech about "there's not enough money in the pot, and one of the reasons that there's not enough money in the pot, is because not everyone pays their tax.
The sad part about Jimmy's Tax situation is that he broke no laws. Rich people paid politicians to write the tax code with those loopholes so the rich people could avoid paying taxes. The only reason Jimmy got caught is he is in the limelight, there were probably a few thousand other rich people who abused the same loophole and didn't get caught.
@@menheerMaytrap I know this is from 6 months ago but I'm curious how you know about Jimmy asking Sean to go hard on him? If Jimmy mentioned it in a podcast or something I'd love to give that a listen
Jimmy has taken A LOT of shit for the tax situation, and rightfully so, but he’s handled it with grace and aplomb and has never once made excuses. That’s how you show that you’re truly sorry and you know you made a mistake - not by some empty social media post or TH-cam video where you blame others for them being upset that you dared do something they don’t agree with.
You know what? He may have did wrong, but he took this really well. He realised what he did was wrong and had no problem letting people joke about it. I think that saved his career.
So glad you made this! But I stand by one of my comments on an earlier video about making a compilation across cats, cats countdown and your face or mine. You can probably make a compilation as long as an episode. Thanks for this though.
What's kind of eerie in a funny sort of way was the fact that in 2006 Jimmy was in the movie 'Stormbreaker' where he played the role of a man who worked for a bank.
Jimmy Carr being savaged for tax evasion reminds me of that episode of Have I Got News for You the week after the original host Angus Deaton got caught with cocaine and hookers and the two team captains just went to town on him all episode
@@gd7681 I disagree...He dishes it out and he takes it as well...no hard feelings! I love how Brits are able to do that with their mates without getting offended or awkward!
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Brave savio
James Cameron... Callin out Jimmy for Tax Avoidance... ffs... watch this shit... you'll laugh ur head off... th-cam.com/video/np_ylvc8Zj8/w-d-xo.html
@@Weightsguru it's not funny honestly. She feels so guilty about all damage she causes...
Bart Z lol
Bart Z nice one
"You're more prepared than Noah!" 😂😂
These insults must be very taxing on him
Nice
Groan.
@@judithann7193 You're Welcome!
@@judithann7193 cress sandwich
Nah.
He just keeps avoiding them.
Because of Sean lock, Jimmy now doesn't do that stupid walk in and pays all his taxes.
I miss the wobbling head
@@YuzuruA Then go to a David Gray concert.
I think he's secretly Jimmy's conscience come to life, it's almost like if Jimminy Cricket became human and ditched Pinocchio for a ventriloquist doll.
Okay Virgin.
@@dawnof-the-triffids601or to your moms house on a Friday night
"In my defence... I've got nothing." This is how it should be.
Not really. That's what he told the tax inspector!
Jimmy’s got loads of money
Not in the least... no laws were broken. Just crybabies wanting more money from successful people.
@@stuartstogdill2406 that's why he's not defending himself, he did nothing illegal.
He got caught twice (2011 and 2016). He handled it very well. For what it's worth, I think he just used legal loopholes so he didn't actually break the law. But it was in bad taste and he paid up and apologized. The irony is David Cameron called him out on it then, time past, and Cameron and his family were shown to avoid taxes in the Panama papers.
Yeah what jimmy did isn'tactually illegal, I do not know if it is now but at least it wasn't then. Hence avoidance not evasion.
I always got the impression it was his accountant who did the majority of it. From what Jimmy's said, his account asked him if he wanted to reduce his tax rate, he said yes, and I take it that from there it was his accountant who did everything else.
@@jacob_90s I like Jimmy and I have no idea if what you said is even true, but if so, as an adult you can’t blame your accountant. It’s up to you to know what they’re doing with your money. That’s like trying to use the Nuremberg defense nowadays of, “I was just following orders.” It won’t work and will make everyone dislike you for not owning up but trying to pass blame.
@@isabellaangeline2175 This is where I'm genuinely conflicted. On the one hand, I agree that Jimmy probably should have had a bit more oversight on what was happening with his money, especially since it could have been possible that his accountant was stealing from him and it sounds like Jimmy wouldn't have known it.
But on the other hand, you typically hire a professional when it's an area you're not experienced enough in, and they are. This is where I have to (respectfully) disagree with your analogy to the Nuremberg defense. I think a better one would be that if you went to see a doctor, or if you hired an engineer, you are expected to know when they're doing something illegal or performing a procedure incorrectly, and if they do something wrong, not only are you not allowed to seek damages from them, but you are on the hook for what they did.
So again, I do feel conflicted, but I do have to lean towards siding with Jimmy at least some what.
@@isabellaangeline2175 tbf he didnt blame his accountant for what was a legal but immoral affair. in fact he said that he didnt put any thought into it which was wrong of him
Jimmy Carr letting everyone mocking him (and even making fun of himself) is what saved his public persona. Here in France, our "most well-known comedian" was Gad Elmaleh, everybody loved him. He got caught for tax evasion and for stealing jokes... He never recovered. Now everything he does ridiculously fails. Wanna know why ? Because he NEVER made a joke about it. He even forbidden everyone in the profession to joke about it.
Way to look like a fool.
Is that why hes come to america? Fresh start?
@@Bosh718 I guess so. Right now, he mostly uses his "career in America" as a way to prove that he's still big somewhere.
@@vincentistria5495 Stealing jokes alone tends to be a death sentence for most comedians regardless and rightly so I suppose. In terms of staying a comedian I'd say that's the more relevant of the two. In terms of being a decent human I'd say it's a draw.
If your a comedian surely you've got to be able to take a joke no matter what the subject is.
Do remember evasion and avoidance are different things when it comes to tax.
Evasion is illegal, while avoidance is not.
"A Letter in the post? I had a knock on the fuckin' door love" :D Funniest part of the clip.
Easily! Couldn't agree more.
Who’s the female comedian that said it? Can’t remember her name
@@cotty03 Not a comedian. She's Oti Mabuse, from Strictly Come Dancing.
That was a great move from Jimmy. He get some good comedians to roast him heavily straight after the story broke. He looked visibly disheveled and sad. He took 100% of the blame. His P.R. advisor obviously much better than his accountant.
He also paid in full every penny without complaint, did a lecture on why it's immoral to avoid paying your fair share, admitted to what he had done immediately without trying to claim it wasn't true, and apologized deeply to his country.
He made things right, even going above and beyond what was expected of him, to make sure that any harm he caused was forgiven.
@@chrismanuel9768 And he did all that because he was caught cheating if he had not have been caught he would have been still stealing from the government.
Patrick Kelly if you were earning as much as him and found a way to pay minimal tax, wouldn’t you do It? I know I would.
@@mikeh7694 What if we all followed the Jimmy Carr method of paying taxes soon the country would be bankrupt and devoid of ways to maintain essential services, the country he chose to live in has a set method of calculating how much tax each individual pays, he is aware of that he gets paid enormous sums of money and he could go and live some where else but because that same country is his benefactor he decided to remain but still found the need to cheat the system, so in answer to your question, no i would not.
@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv oh, you really think he's doing his taxes himself? He's got accountant that does it for him so he doesn't have to study thousands of complex legal papers. He could've been told "you can pay less taxes if you just sign this and this" and he didn't care how it works because that's what he hired accountant for in the first place. But he could've also known how it's working since day one. just wanted to show other possible way of things
Jimmy Carr is such a good sport when people make fun of him
It’s silly to describe him as a good sport. It’s not like he has a choice but to act like a good sport if he wants to avoid any further damage.
Liked b/c it’s true but... Given how he dishes it out, he better! :)
MrZakkies he should be. God knows he shits all over everyone else.
One of the things I like about Jimmy Carr is that he is very selfaware and will accept as good as he gives out. Paul Merton or Harry Enfield for example would have been off in a huff.
He should be he did something majorly selfish and Immoral
savage insults: 99% about taxes 1% about his wobbly head 😂😂
Interesting. As of course he was trying to get away with paying just 1%!!! tax and put the other 99% into various offshore accounts whilst wobbling his head cockily!
The head bobble is just a but if Indian/Asian in him.
@@jimmythemadostrich8947 he didn't try to get away with it, he got away with it since he never did anything against the law and never ended up paying the avoided taxes. Prompting English lawmakers to adjust the laws.
"In my defence... no I got nothing" rule 1 of life: Own your bullshit.
John's face when the other guy grabbed his hand. I thought his eyes were gonna pop out for a second.
Jon*
civiere who cares
@@ballbag9641 Jon Richardson...
civiere I really don’t think john cares what youtube commenters thing buddy
@@ballbag9641 he cares what people say on Twitter so he probably comes here too
No matter how bad you insult Jimmy, he just takes it, gotta give him credit for being able to do that... Besides, he's probably said something worse than anything anyones said to him.
If you dish out you gotta be able to take some. And I think he does that very well.
Whenever Sean said "Well, Jimmy..." everyone knew they were in for a ride into mayhem. R.I.P. Sean.
Jon's eyes when Bruno grabbed his hand. Can't stop replaying it 😂
Sean Lockes reaction "when I heard you made the front page I thought it was much worse" was exactly mine.
RIP Sean, a true icon of British comedy, you will be missed
Sean Lock saved Jimmy Carrs career that day.
...some of us have emotions...
"I'm not Data from Star Trek!"
😂🤣😂
you've got to love jimmy for the way he put his hands up and took it on the chin, no hiding , excuses or hiring a spin doctor .
"letter through the post? i had a knock on the fucking door love!"
screaming XD
Yessss 😂
3:50 Jon Richardson here genuinely trying to change the topic. Just to be slapped down by Micky Flanagan. Emotional but great moment.
Honestly I was expecting to go “nahhh...” and then keep going but was interrupted by Micky before he could. You could be right tho, that was just the vibe I got
Jon Richardson was actually really hurt by the whole affair and took some weeks to forgive Jimmy. He said as much in interviews. He wanted to change the topic because he was really angry and didn't want to ruin the mood
@@chrismanuel9768 Yeah you can tell he was quite annoyed by the ordeal. It's apparent when he's doing his speech about "there's not enough money in the pot, and one of the reasons that there's not enough money in the pot, is because not everyone pays their tax.
This might sound silly but why was Jon so upset by it? Why did he want to change the subject?
@@riapurple523 He doesn't like it when people don't pay tax
He takes the tax jokes like a trooper. He seems to genuinely get he make a dicey play most would try and got caught and just takes it on the chin.
Jon's face when Bruno grabs his hand is one of my all time favorite moments on the show.
Jon's face when that guy grabs his hand is priceless 😂😂
LOL😂😂
E4 out here preventing climate change by recycling those same clips (:
They even went the extra mile and didn't pass the video through deinterlacing before it was finished encoding to make sure it got to us ASAP :)
I love how this was like a scandal, and after they just mock him for it on TV🤣
"A letter in the post? I had a knock on the fucking door love" hahahha
If he gets 50p for every tax joke someone has made about him they could have paid his taxes
The sad part about Jimmy's Tax situation is that he broke no laws. Rich people paid politicians to write the tax code with those loopholes so the rich people could avoid paying taxes. The only reason Jimmy got caught is he is in the limelight, there were probably a few thousand other rich people who abused the same loophole and didn't get caught.
‘A letter in the post? I got a knock on the fucking door love’ 😭😂😂😂😂
Did jimmy stop his head bobble because of Sean?
5:45 Replay button for Jon Richardson looking shocked and appalled because of physical contact.
RIP Sean Lock 💔 Thank you for all of the laughs over the years. 🙏🏼
Last time I was this early Jimmy Carr still had his tax avoidance money
I think Sean just saved your comedy career right there Jimmy!
Sean's insults at Jimmy are such a laugh. Rip Sean Lock
Did Jimmy do the tax avoidance just to get more material for the show I wonder?
/s
Crimson Shinobi
20% avoidance
20% more material
Works out even. 😉
Avoidance not evasion
@@michaelcolbourn6719 Cheers, I've edited it now, also didn't realise they were 2 different things, googled it and learned something new
@@crimsonshinobi5281 I love it when the comment section is civil :)
No but hes clever enough to turn a disadvantage into humour material
R.I.P Sean Lock, I’m only here because of him.
We all are
Letter in the post , I got a knock on the fucking door love...😂😂😂
That's my favourite bit ever
That look at 7:24 told a whole story. Jimmy weren’t prepared for that.
One of the best episodes and he handled it so well .
Wait so they literally shot the show the same week he got bailed for tax fraud?! Crazy but meh 😂
I imagine he would have considered his options and decided that the best approach was to own it.
Nah he didn't actually do anything illegal
@@kossend1 apparently that's exactly what happened, he took Sean Lock aside before the filming and said to go hard at him
Best way to ahead of a mistake of that magnitude in the public eye is too "say yeah I fucked up please remind me of it for the next year"@@kossend1
@@menheerMaytrap I know this is from 6 months ago but I'm curious how you know about Jimmy asking Sean to go hard on him? If Jimmy mentioned it in a podcast or something I'd love to give that a listen
Jimmy really boosted his career by the cool , out front way he handled his tax problems.
“Letter I had a fucking knock on the door love” 😂😂
5:46. That look on Jon’s face, no acting there.
I never watched 8 out of 10 cats when they stopped Jon and Sean as captains. I watched a few with Jason and Dave but Jimmy, Jon, Sean are the best
I love when jim gets the piss taken for taxes, he’s a good sport about it. Gonna miss Sean doing tho rip my dude
‘I had a knock on the fucking door love’.
I’m creased 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jimmy Carr is an example of a good sport
Jimmy Carr owes his career to Sean Lock 😂 redemption by roast
“A letter in the post? I had a fucking knock on the door love” 😂😂😂
Jimmy has taken A LOT of shit for the tax situation, and rightfully so, but he’s handled it with grace and aplomb and has never once made excuses. That’s how you show that you’re truly sorry and you know you made a mistake - not by some empty social media post or TH-cam video where you blame others for them being upset that you dared do something they don’t agree with.
And he did nothing illegal, so he redeemed himself
I had a knock on the fucking door had me laughing 😂😂
You know what? He may have did wrong, but he took this really well. He realised what he did was wrong and had no problem letting people joke about it. I think that saved his career.
And he did nothing illegal
So glad you made this! But I stand by one of my comments on an earlier video about making a compilation across cats, cats countdown and your face or mine. You can probably make a compilation as long as an episode.
Thanks for this though.
Taken right on the chin Jimmy, good lad
Took it from behind as well didn't he
"You're more prepared than Noah" is one of the best jokes anyone has ever told
Could you explain it to me please
Jimmy knows how to take joke... and top kudos to him for that. He owns his of crap :)
If you can throw the custard you have to be able to catch it as well and Jimmy's good at both a good sport on ya Jimmy.
Any truly good comedian can not only make jokes, but take them.
Jimmy is a good comedian.
The tax episode definitely made history.
A letter in the post? I got a knock at the fucking door! 😄
Great response Jimmy 😄
RIP Sean :(
Angus Deayton lost his job over a far smaller scandal but then Jimmy Carr didn't have Paul Merton twisting the knife.
Wasn't it after the 2nd incident that Deayton got the boot? But I agree, Merton is a twat.
Jon's face at 5:45. Priceless.
He takes it like a -Champ- Chump too :D
6:08 Sean absolutely smashed it. 🤣😂
Jimmy looks like he's been hit in the face with a frying pan 🍳
What's kind of eerie in a funny sort of way was the fact that in 2006 Jimmy was in the movie 'Stormbreaker' where he played the role of a man who worked for a bank.
Can’t believe that Sean has passed away 😭😭
RIP SEAN LOCK ❤️
Jimmy looks like a Bond villain combined with Roger Federer.
Who is that absolute angelic blonde girl. She's stunning
DowzerWTP72 in the pink dress? That’s Rachel Riley
The best roasting since Angus Deaton and the hookers.
nothing on youtube except dog rescue stories makes me as happy as watching best of clips from 8/10 does countdown. nothing! and i get around ;)
Then what have you been looking into recently?
@@oddeda other than glory holes?
Sean Lock carried this. RIP
Long may Mr locke is remembered and spoken of. To paraphrase shakespear people know my writing so I live on through that
Jimmy Carr being savaged for tax evasion reminds me of that episode of Have I Got News for You the week after the original host Angus Deaton got caught with cocaine and hookers and the two team captains just went to town on him all episode
I miss Jimmy's "Wii Mii" character approach 😂😂
I know it’s off topic but when Sean walked up and stood there dead centre to the camera it really hit me.
Well I wouldn't call them savage, especially not by Jimmy Carr standards
Sean Lock saved Jimmy Carrs career that day.
The audio is too saturated and the audience noises overlaps too loud
OK thanks Mr sound engineer
Best burns more than insults
I don't get big deal about Jimmy's tax avoidance. Corporations all over the world don't pay their fare share in taxes.
It bugs me too, he didn't actually do anything illegal at all. It's the law that is in the wrong, not Jimmy and his accountant.
Jimmy carr and Justin beiber out clubbing would be a pisser to see
A Top 5 list for Tax Dodgers?
Which episode is the tax episode? I wanna see it! I love Jimmy - he is such a good sport and so funny!
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@@civiere thank you so much!
Describing him as a good sport is so weird. It’s not like he has a choice but to act like a good sport.
@@gd7681 I disagree...He dishes it out and he takes it as well...no hard feelings! I love how Brits are able to do that with their mates without getting offended or awkward!
@@sarahattrup290 o7
You fucking love you jimmy carrrr
Me too dude
Jimmy loves being insulted from behind.
...who by? ... his accountant?
Your mum
Credits to Jimmy, he took all they could through at him and came out even better
I was waiting on this.
Jimmy actually got semi roasted in this, nice one Jimbo
RIP Sean. RIP you great man.
The show is nowhere near as good or funny without John or Sean
Does anyone know what episode where sean is making fun of Jimmy for being more prepared than Noah is from
R.i.p Sean lock
I don't see what Jimmy Carr did wrong it was all legal and above board I don't see why people moaned about it
7:41 haha that’s a priceless cute face he’s making