Jimmy Carr: "I Was Laughing & Crying When He Died". Jimmy Opens Up About Being Cancelled & How Anxiety Is The Flip Side Of Creativity!

Listen to this episode from The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett on Spotify. Learn the lessons behind the laughter, learned from over 20 years in the world of comedy. Jimmy Carr is an award-winning comedian, writer and TV host for shows including, ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’, ‘Roast Battle’, and ‘Big Fat Quiz Of The Year’.In this conversation Jimmy and Steven discuss topics such as, why we don’t think about death enough, how to speak so people listen, the power of imposter syndrome, and how to find out what you want to do in life.00:00 Intro01:01 How Are You, Jimmy?02:07 Every Single Person Has Life Dysmorphia07:59 What Is the Point of All This Work?11:35 What Is Our End Goal?13:08 People Crave the Success Not the Journey15:47 You Should Be Feeling Imposter Syndrome17:45 I Entertained My Sick Mother18:54 The Unmeasurable Stuff Is the Important One23:29 Depression24:46 Men's Mental Health26:30 What Is It to Be a Man32:25 Losing My Religion32:52 How Do You Deal with Grief in Your Life?34:19 The Passing of Sean Lock37:27 Business Is Life38:12 The Issue Is Young People Are Not Given Enough Agency40:52 How Comedy Teaches You to Be a Good Communicator44:06 The Importance of Taking Risks51:38 How To Deal with Rejection54:31 Knowing Who You Are & What You Want to Do57:44 Is It Motivation, Luck or Talent?01:01:14 Being Cancelled01:05:12 Would You Erase Your Worst Moments?01:14:26 Artificial Intelligence01:25:37 Self Expression01:29:51 Jimmy's Eating Disorder01:34:31 Advice to Younger People01:37:25 Why You Should Sweat the Small Stuff01:41:45 Having Confidence01:42:40 Netflix Special01:45:09 Dave Chapelle Attack01:49:38 What Would You Tell Your Kids?You can watch Jimmy’s new Netflix stand-up special, ’Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer’, out on the 16th April 2024.You can purchase tickets for Jimmy’s brand-new international tour, ’Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’, here: https://bit.ly/49u9iexFollow Jimmy:Twitter - https://bit.ly/4awtUEeInstagram - https://bit.ly/3PULKbtYouTube - https://bit.ly/3xrXsEcWatch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsbMy new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbookFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices