In 2013, Carr was given a Certificate of Irish Heritage award, which hailed “descendants of previous generations of Irish citizens in an official way” from 2011 ...
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And his father, Jim Carr, took issue with the way he spoke about his heritage. Carr wrote: "I'm the son of two immigrants from Limerick who moved to Slough ( ...
"He is, after all, a shock jock. Leave all that aside, I don't want somebody writing that about Limerick in a book." Speaking on the remarks in the book, Jim said: "He's one sick comedian…
Jimmy Carr was awarded the Certificate of Irish Heritage almost a decade ago, but his father, Jim Carr, wants the honour revoked until the comedian publicly ...
Limerick City and County Council declined the opportunity to comment. The honour - which was awarded to Jimmy in 2013 - is said to have been a way to give "greater practical expression to the sense of Irish identity felt by many around the world". His father has said that such comments "crossed the line," with him calling for Jimmy to have his Certificate of Irish Heritage - awarded to him in 2013 - revoked by officials.
The 49-year-old comic's dad, Jim Carr, called his son a "shock jock" after making what he deemed to be "derogatory" and "offensive" comments about his family's ...
Reflecting on the comments, his father told the Limerick Leader that he feels he "crossed the line", adding that while he knows his son's defence "will be, ‘they are only words, I’m only having a laugh’", he doesn't want anyone "writing that about Limerick in a book.” The 49-year-old comic's dad, Jim Carr, called his son a "shock jock" after making what he deemed to be "derogatory" and "offensive" comments about his family's Irish heritage in his most recent book, Before & Laughter. Jimmy Carr's dad has called his son out for jokes he deemed to have "crossed the line", calling him "one sick comedian, literally and metaphorically".