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All comedians are a bit attention-seeking and I'm no different. Anyone with the audacity to want to be listened to for an hour and a half must be.

Jimmy Carr

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Jimmy Carr
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 15
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James Anthony Patrick Carr
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I used to buy lottery tickets every week until I realised you could watch it on TV for nothing.
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Staying in luxury hotels still gives me a kick, especially Oulton Hall in Yorkshire. I'd stay in a hotel for the breakfast and room service.
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