Jimmy Carr vs Tim Minchin - Why Do We Laugh? (Hilarious Banter) [HD]

Source: The Green Room with Paul Provenza S02E08
Guests: Jimmy Carr, Judah Friedlander, Eddie Izzard, Tim Minchin
Original Air Date: September 1, 2011

[@adarkerstormishere]

Five comedians: "Let's talk about comedy." Tim Minchin: "Let's *do* comedy."

[@HellishOlolo]

"...And make it cum!"

[@titusjames4912]

I like that analogy. Because it's all about timing.

[@Varksterable]

@@titusjames4912 (Three years later) Yes.

[@VauxhallViva1975]

JImmy Carr does NOT look happy about this....

[@charlottedixon6052]

@@VauxhallViva1975All the more reason to like it 😁

[@bldarkman]

I knew it was all over as soon as Tim Minchin had himself a piano

[@thebrokenasian]

just the face Tim Minchin is making while Jimmy Carr is talking is pure gold!

[@ioanwilliams3697]

I just heavily dislike Jimmy carr and love Timmy boi

[@austenhead5303]

@@ioanwilliams3697 Love Tim. Jimmy has good jokes, but he himself is not naturally funny. He just understands how funny works. Like a technically accomplushed musician without soul.

[@Tyndaal604]

His face when Jimmy said "Yeah your brain does a little cum" 😂😂

[@stocksconfidential8862]

agreed I totally noticed that lmao

[@nxgngaming6512]

I love how he literally walked over to the piano and they all cheered... he didn't even need to play it xD

[@jb7753]

"Do we still have to by the book?" Classic.

[@Chaotic_Monk43]

Tim Minchin just hijacked the whole thing and it's fantastic

[@CitroenDS23]

I braincummed when he picked up on the 'expeditors' comment and used it in the song.

[@ginamcdonald7854]

Tim walking over to the piano was brilliant… that’s the moment the comedy began!!!!

[@mybrainsondrums]

what, oh that stain? that's just endorphins

[@ethanhudson2009]

Minchin just doesn’t care

[@MySkydawg]

I adore the moment Eddie realises he’s fucked up 😂 as Tim grins in the background with gotcha written all over his face

[@murphbee]

A pairing of erudite, self aware silly buggers-gotta love it!

[@GuerillaWelder]

2:34 Eddie's face like "fuck why didn't I do that?!"

[@gracieryback4890]

1:06 i want someone to look at me the way tim minchen looks at jimmy carr

[@gracieryback4890]

Sinful Waffles looking back its not as loving/caring as i first thought😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thierpetersen7907]

I look at Jimmy Carr the way Tim minchin does, hahhaah living legend

[@theholidaylady1]

@@gracieryback4890 Either way, I'd just like Tim Minchin to look at me! LOL If he looked at me like that, I would probably blush! 😊

[@theholidaylady1]

@@PianoDiary85 Tim's thinking about how he can respond in a funny way and eventually, he strikes gold!

[@robowealthy820]

Tim Minchin and Bo Burnham should have been there at the same time.

[@theholidaylady1]

Will you please recommend something of Bo's for me to watch. I would really like to be converted to a Bo Burnham fan but so far, it's not working for me. Thanks. :)

[@GuerillaWelder]

@@theholidaylady1 here's him in the green room kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ7VcmiHd7dpmpI

[@GuerillaWelder]

@@theholidaylady1 here's a fun little jab at the internet kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWKln5ibf7l3mbc

[@GuerillaWelder]

@@theholidaylady1 here's him singing about god I think Tim would have enjoyed it

[@GuerillaWelder]

@@theholidaylady1 and here's his Kanye burrito rant Nothing he does is in any way similar to Tim. So don't expect that, but it's great. Also look up his country song

[@Joggelschorsch]

That camera dude must've been on speed

[@GatileoGatilei]

they all must be

[@kellydalstok8900]

Or a five year old

[@theholidaylady1]

I never get tired of this! This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. 💗

[@Rubytuesday1569]

This is one of the most odd things I've seen. Thank God for Tim Minchin. ☮️

[@askapk]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@rasjeff1]

I love Minchin drunk, he's awesome

[@ProcrastPerfection]

Hardwick said two words that would change the show forever

[@JITCompilation]

well he had the name for it.

[@GuerillaWelder]

I NEED THIS SONG IN MY LIFE

[@beejamjam]

3:13 this shot is perfect

[@theholidaylady1]

This is one of my very favourite videos ever! I laugh every time I see it! Brilliant! Oh to be able to improvise like Tim or any of these comedians.

[@GuerillaWelder]

Eddie is soooooooo annoyed with Tim and I love it

[@theholidaylady1]

When was Eddie annoyed with Tim?

[@GuerillaWelder]

@@theholidaylady1 "brain... ... ..." Eddie "I ARRIVED..." "cum🥺"

[@theholidaylady1]

@@GuerillaWelder 😊I'm pretty sure that Eddie is acting and I agree, it's very funny. 💗She and Tim are very good at improvising. I love them both so much!

[@DEVILISHLY_DELICIOUS]

​@@theholidaylady1he

[@joshuz101]

This format is terrible. Thank you Tim for saving the segment haha

[@joesephkroll2056]

The format might be bad to you but true comedy fans can enjoy conversations about what is funny. If anything you're a slouch

[@joshuz101]

@@joesephkroll2056 ok sweetheart

[@joesephkroll2056]

@@joshuz101 no problem hun

[@jeffreyclem5953]

Jimmy and Judah have such a weird perfect chemistry

[@TheComedyColosseum]

Jimmy Carr one (of many) of the finest comedians England has to offer

[@dubsforthesam5723]

born and raised in ireland

[@GlovesoffHarry]

aoife stack he was born in London dude. His parents were Irish however.

[@thestrangeceleb]

Long live Eddie Izzard!

[@jamiewilliamson2180]

Old Gregg bit of a tax dodging wanker tho

[@rosalie5486]

Old Gregg you're everywhere! 😂

[@medlievans9918]

eddie izzard is great, saw her a few years ago and she's so intelligent

[@finwow]

That’s a guy. Putting on dresses doesn’t change your sex.

[@jackwhitbread4583]

​@@finwowsex and gender are not the same thing, try picking up a biology book

[@finwow]

@@jackwhitbread4583 oh really? Lol what planet re you living on cause gender has always been attached to sex lol like for all human history. I suggest you pick up a book lol

[@abdeltube772]

Jimmy Carr: talking about comedy Tim Minching: doing comedy

[@kokosnotenXD]

Tim is a fucking godsend

[@stocksconfidential8862]

WHERE IS THE REST OF THIS ??!!! LMAO. IT'S COMEDY PORN !!

[@doumjawaziri5579]

When you see a lion. My brain 🤣😂😂

[@cityzenjane2]

this channel gives me life.

[@dickheadrecs]

that was brilliant

[@redrock1963]

Three of my fav comedians for differrant reasons Jimmy Carr, Chris Hardwick, Tim Minchin.

[@rubberdorky]

Carr seems sooo over the Minchin bs xD

[@BezoomnyBratchny]

That was really unfair to Jimmy. He was asked to talk about it and even warned them after being asked. And besides, it was fascinating. I wanted to hear more.

[@tigger4011]

I agree. Minchin was like a toddler that wanted attention. Didn't find him funny at all.

[@ricebeansrockroll882]

Absolutely

[@SeasonsChange14]

Tim has no tolerance for pompous people who are overly impressed with themselves.

[@tigger4011]

@@SeasonsChange14 Aww - there's no need to do yourself down like that ! ;o))

[@heathcliffO_o]

This clip is edited it actually goes on for some time. Tim doesn't start playing the piano untill around 25 minutes after they get on the topic of why we laugh. It's near the end actually.

[@hadialam1]

3:36 haha

[@naomikurpiel1206]

The non-american comedians made this clip very interesting and hilarious. As far as I can tell, the only input from the American comedians was the 'brain cum' comment, a pretty immature and shallow joke that would just get a 'hah' usually, but the other three expanded it and put it spontaneously into a song, making it go from a 'hah' to a 'pahahahahaha' :') without Ed, Tim and Jimmy this would be a no show for me 100%

[@garfunkle5447]

While the non American, Carr, made the conversation fucking boring with his bs lecture on comedy. It was the American that sparked laughter and insight.

[@mr.._.6691]

@@garfunkle5447 brain cum was the only thing the americans said that was slightly funny then tim minchin took that and made it funnier. Working together to be funny omg wow message for how it's not always 1 against another wow amazing fantastic interpretation

[@bennettlewis5495]

" the only input from the American comedians was...a pretty immature and shallow joke"... Are you kidding me? Have you ever watched Jimmy Carr??? I bet you think your observation was astute and erudite.

[@kellydalstok8900]

Americans are always trying too hard, because they’re not funny at all.

[@joesephkroll2056]

Watch the judah friedlander special on netflix. Insinuate americans have inferior senses of humor but watch those comedians material first. Because if you're insinuating all america contributed to stand up is cum jokes you're misinformed. I love jimmy, and tim even more. I paid for a Sundance subscription to watch upright. I know america is a diarrheal shit show, but you cant discount the contribution we made. George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Mitch fucking Hedburg. All do respect but shut up with your elitist shunning. I bet you never did 5 minutes of comedy yourself.

[@tobyriding3231]

can't stand the camerawork and the editing, but good jokes

[@thabudmaster]

thats funny, I liked the camerawork but the jokes nooooo! ;P

[@555reaper]

Jimmy Carr was too smart for these guys. They kept cutting him off.

[@thestrangeceleb]

not at all. Tim, Eddie, and Jimmy are super intelligent men. Also 3 of the funniest modern men to ever live.

[@Weeble68]

*too

[@tool5675]

Brain cum?

[@RisingRecluse]

That's what the show is. Comedians interrupting each other for laughes. And brain cum.

[@liltee7200]

To be fair, anyone can repeat something they've read on Wikipedia...

[@elizabethtrainer9732]

I love Jimmy Carr, but Jimmy Carr Vs TIM MINCHIN....is that even a contest?

[@RobbieRothschild]

This is truly offensive to my race, the mosquito

[@laalki80]

Jimmy Carr and Tim Minchin in same shot. Too bad they hadn't a chat.

[@studiofoots8143]

03:50 Jimmy Lmao

[@ciaranbyrnedempsey2524]

Why is this filmed like the office

[@LeeJ2512]

I like Jimmy Carr, Tim Minchin and Eddie Izzard but this whole setup just screams pretentious.

[@izziharris5810]

that's my fav thing about this is that Tim realises HOW pretentious this is and just sings over everyone else on the piano for it all.

[@onpsxmember]

Why aren't there more green room episodes? 2-3 episodes are milkable beyond belief. Get a few comedians together, film it, put it on youtube. If YT is too PC then make a own website for it.

[@elijahjns81]

Tim's so good.

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

Hardwick is so out of place.

[@b.barnesws8149]

Jedi E.T Yea he doesn’t belong lol

[@stefstefstef6789]

Eugh, so many American comedians need to learn to adapt their staging to intellectual conversation once in a while... No wonder Americans are abit err... 'Merika lol

[@stefstefstef6789]

Tris Amon You're a better comedian that they are when you say "American comedy is world-wide". Satire highlights the pretentiousness from people in other nations or anywhere who don't understand how they are being so - it's not something everyone understands.

[@stefstefstef6789]

Tris Amon none of those comedians compare to jimmy car... The guy sitting next to is well known but none of those guys are even close. Jimmy has probably made me laugh more than any other. Those guys when I remember this were a bunch of hot heads arguing about race. Pure cringy.

[@JITCompilation]

I live in America and I confirm

[@stefstefstef6789]

***** Sorry for your loss ;) haha

[@stefstefstef6789]

Tris Amon I honeslty don't care, in a nutshell, the fat guy with the yellow t-shirt, he didn't even try and it just looked awkward, like he was trying to shoot-down jimmy, the fact is though, this is a major backlash because jimmy is funnier than him and people who are like that shouldn't be in comedy, they're not funny because they're awkward and just look butthurt. Why would I want to watch someone butt-hurt. Comedy happens when you talk about something daft and turn it funny, acting like it's not funny is the most over-used material amateur comedians ever use... it really should only be used for something that's not funny at all "braincum" as the way Jimmy explained it was actually pretty damn funny. God, have to explain this shit but you're so salty. All these flavours, and you choose to be salty.

[@TommyCease-zd3qt]

Brilliant show

[@mollyobrien6774]

muricans take note, funny glasses and a hat does not equal a personality/talent

[@lucrative6477]

judah freelander is fucking hillarious... your ignorance is keeping you on the outside of the bit. rather ironic really.

[@shanustheanus]

@@lucrative6477 I feel like the concept of irony, that you yourself have flagged up rather naively, has bitten you in the ass here my friend. Both, as comedians, are playing up to a persona here. The point here is that Tims brilliance is unintentionally shining a light and exposing the lazy nature of this guys comedy.

[@kellydalstok8900]

Americans aren’t naturally funny, and their humor rarely goes beyond slagging other people off to make themselves look better. I think it was John Cleese who talked about this.

[@777jimothy]

Releasing dolphins?

[@batatis11]

Had to pause at the Dane Cook throwback

[@Spreewell78]

Brilliant

[@smanolkar]

Jimmy carr is so smart

[@highdownmartin]

Nice to see Carr undermined by someone else. Tables turned, he's normally the LCD

[@joesr31]

Agree with Tim though, I came here to laugh and that talk just kinda reminds me of the school work I have not done

[@studiofoots8143]

jimmy did warn in the beginning

[@pennicooke2277]

He warned that it was pretentious not long-winded and boring as all hell!

[@mynameisT853]

This is fuckin brilliant

[@ThaAustrAlien]

Minchin you silly minx.. xo

[@PianoDiary85]

Tim looks so bored. He knew the audience were bored too.

[@thierpetersen7907]

“Have you not seen Dane Cook” Damnn. Hahahhaa i havent laughed at Dane Cook since i was 12 such a shitty comedian😂

[@whitemale]

what onscreen doing there?

[@slein1055]

I found the guy with the yellow shirt very annoying

[@amanrob]

What was tim saying at the beginning?

[@datboi221]

amanrob something about soccer, a book case ( idk ) and a pool

[@fexcasanova]

Vocalista do Barão Vermelho

[@SeasonsChange14]

I assume, without knowing, that the one who is fond of hearing himself talk is Carr. Dear heavens, he is pretentious and not nearly as smart as he thinks he is. You could see from Tim Minchin's face and eye roll that he found Carr to be obnoxiously full of himself. That's why Tim got up and went to the piano. That's also why the audience cheered Tim before he even began playing. It was clear that Carr was annoyed to be interrupted by music. I can't imagine that Carr's book will sell more than 10 copies. I also can't imagine that Carr is funny when he does his routines but he must be or he wouldn't be on the show. The difference between him and Tim is that Tim is funny when he does his routines but he's also a warm and unprepossessing person who listens to others rather than commanding the floor all the time.

[@jackwhitbread4583]

You do know Jimmy is one of Tim's closest friends friends right? What an absolute plebeian you are.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Gawd, this camerawork is frickin' horrendous !!

[@Lor00D]

Jimmy Carr and Jim jeffries are the best comedians of modern history.

[@Tezwah]

Lor00D louis ck is easily on par if not better i think.

[@Braii]

Don't forget Bill Burr!

[@EthanZawisza_EZas314]

Jim Jeffries is trash

[@Tezwah]

Ethan Zawisza false

[@bananaman7940]

Jimmy, Jim, Tim, and Bill > All

[@okipullup6886]

the guy to the right of jimmy creeps me tf out

[@PianoDiary85]

Tim Minchin is one of the best musicians and lyricists of our time. He is a self taught virtuosic pianist. He wrote the music to Matilda and Groundhog Day musicals. He is also a poet, writer, director, actor and comedian. He wrote and acted in TV series Upright, directed Dreamworks animated film Larrikins (sadly it got canned when it was nearly finished because the studio got bought out), played Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar stage production... He is highly intelligent and highly gifted. Look him up. Brilliant human.

[@Mutantcy1992]

So much eyeliner there

[@PianoDiary85]

Tim rocks the eyeliner.

[@thealmightymexi]

dogs can laugh though, scientists have found it, what evolutionary reason could they have for it (i swear i'm not making this up it's fucking interesting as shit).

[@kellydalstok8900]

Bonding perhaps

[@howdyciaody]

Why do the cameramen have ADHD?

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

Jimmy Carr takes comedy very seriously and has spent a very long time looking into the psychology of it. It’s a passion of his and he’s written a book on the subject. He was perhaps naive to think that other comedians would be as equally fired up as he is to discuss that aspect of their craft. But he has the good grace to laugh when others are mocking him. And, to be fair, they’ve pretty much invited him to talk about his theory of comedy, and appear to be listening. But Minchin? Don’t get me wrong - he is very intelligent, very funny and very talented. But in this clip he also shows himself to be very rude and very ungracious. Not only to Carr, but to all the other guys who he’s singing over when they’re trying to speak.

[@tigger4011]

I'm with you on this - Minchin just wasn't funny. The Naked Jape is a brilliantly well researched book. Would recommend it (can be found 2nd hand from Amazon etc.). Oh - and it was called Only Joking in the US.

[@heathcliffO_o]

It's a heavily edited clip. That conversation had been going on for around twenty minutes by the time Tim first interrupts him and almost another five by the time he goes to the piano.

[@Yohoat]

Imagine feeling like any of this shit matters. These are performers with yet another camera on them. One of them is literally advertising to you, and the rest are maintaining an image so they can sell out venues at a later date. Who cares if they interrupt each other, they can preach about whatever they want at a different time with no fear of being unheard.

[@Gazza73482]

I think you are the one trying to seem intelligent with this comment and the only funny thing about it is, how much effort you have put into devising this ridiculous little outburst yet how wrong you are, very rude? Jimmy was talking about his book for about half an hour and only once he was basically starting to finish did Tim do is bit, this segment was literally all about comedians and comedy, when the people watching bought the tickets or decided to go, they expected to laugh and for their to be funny jokes, I don't see a single unhappy face in the crowd as Tim walks to the piano, get over yourself. You and the others agreeing with this stupid point are so stupid.

[@PianoDiary85]

There is a longer version. This version is cut and it does make Tim look a bit bad (despite making things more interesting). It wasn't really like that, and I think they are actually intentionally feeding Tim words. They don't just have a piano there for nothing. It also shows them having a laugh together. kzbin.info/www/bejne/omm9g5usd8Rqe6c

[@iron60bitch62]

Raising the Nazi flag on the Eiffel tower gave me brain come

[@pleasingpianoman74]

So comedians are prostitutes?

[@jakobvanklinken]

This is so painful to watch. It's a improv session going horribly off

[@TheBlueskyson]

Ah, Tim steals the show doesn't he? Glad i didn't pay to watch it. lol.

[@TheAussieGunBunny]

Lmfao wtf is this show?

[@FesteringFiesta]

Eddie Izzard seems like the unfunniest person on the planet from his responses

[@whiteyweissmann8487]

apart from his shows he seems like a letdown in the media. I however believe he is thinking things over so much at any given time that it seems impossible for him to pick the most effective (funniest/most clever/most intelligent) answer.

[@AndersRDH]

I've watched a lot of panel shows with him, always expecting him to be incredibly funny as so much of his material is to a large degree improvised (as he also says in this clip), but it seems he's not that interested in being funny outside of his stand-up he'd rather be more intellectual and show that side of him, which is totally fair.

[@Luciferus200581]

Rowan Atkinson can be like that too at times. He doesn't consider himself funny either.

[@LUFC123]

Eddie izzard is not funny

[@heathcliffO_o]

Eddie Izzard WAS funny. In the nineties and early 2000's there were a few specials that killed me, after that though the funny started to decline a bit.

[@ioanwilliams3697]

Jimmy Carr did not seem to like Tim Minchin, just furthers my dislike of him

[@sidesplitters]

I don't care too much for Tim. At all. But his part in this was very, very good!

[@austenhead5303]

Are you an offended theist? Because Tim is a treasure.

[@thatonedude1598]

I've gotta ask why you don't like tim

[@sidesplitters]

@@austenhead5303 I must avoid expansive questions.

[@sidesplitters]

@@thatonedude1598 It's not that I don't like him. I just don't care for him. I could have otherwise more accurately said "I don't like think he is funny". I am sure he is a great person though.

[@thatonedude1598]

@@sidesplitters fair enough. I can agree with some of that. He is a great composer though. Can't lie.

[@madbear3512]

Jimmy Carr vs Tim minchin is that even a question we all know Jimmy wins

[@heathcliffO_o]

Unlikely.

[@Bootrosgali]

Is Tim Minchin meant to be funny

[@heathcliffO_o]

No he is meant to be hilarious.