In Jimmy Carr’s Netflix In his stand up show, Natural Born Killer, Jimmy made jokes about his girlfriend and son, and many viewers are interested in knowing more about his life off-stage.
Jimmy’s controversial Netflix special premiered this week and has already received mixed reviews.
Many viewers have been upset by the special, but for those wanting to see him cancelled after the show, Jimmy has a message: ‘good luck’.
During an appearance on The One Show , the 51-year-old comedian said: ‘Some people are repelled by my jokes and are at home now, writing to Points of View, trying to get me cancelled. Good luck.’
In his new show, the 8 out of 10 Cats star made several jokes about his girlfriend Karoline Copping and their young son.
Here’s what we know…
Who is Jimmy Carr’s partner Karoline Copping?
Karoline Copping is Jimmy Carr’s partner and mother of their son. They started dating in 2001 but have never gotten married.
Karoline is Canadian and worked as a TV Commissioning Editor for Channel 5. She has also worked for Channel 4 and has previously collaborated with her comedian partner on some of his projects.
How did Jimmy Carr and girlfriend Karoline meet?
When they first met apparently Karoline was not particularly interested in Jimmy and thought he was a misogynist.
Recollecting their first meeting, Jimmy told The Guardian in 2008: ‘We met at an audition. I went away from the meeting and called my manager and said, ‘I can’t work for that company because that girl is too attractive and I couldn’t concentrate on saying something funny.’
‘She went away and wrote a note saying, ‘He’s got one joke, he’s very misogynistic and he’s rubbish.’ Then I saw her at a gig and I asked her out.’
Talking about why they haven’t married, he remarked: ‘People ask why we’re not married but it’s just not something that I’d like to talk about. Karoline is a wonderful girl and it upsets her and I’m not prepared to do it.’
Does Jimmy Carr have children?
Jimmy has a son with Karoline named Rockefeller who was born in 2019. However, he did confuse fans during his special by mentioning his ‘children’ at one point, leading fans to think he had secretly had a second child.
The comedian kept his son Rockefeller’s birth private for two years, so keeping a second child’s birth a secret wouldn’t be that out of character. At present he has not confirmed the birth of another child.
In 2021, Jimmy spoke about his son when he told comedians Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe, on the podcast Parenting Hell, that his partner had to have an emergency C-section.
Sharing details about the birth of his son, Jimmy said: ‘It was a terrifying morning because it was an emergency C-section.
‘And when they say ’emergency,’ then you kind of pull the guy aside and ask, ‘What do you mean, emergency? What’s the worst case scenario?’
‘And then they explain. Like, oh no that is genuinely frightening. We were very well taken care of, it was great. I don’t mind the gore and the guts of the thing so I was sort of in the business end as they cut her open.
‘It was incredible.’
What is Jimmy Carr’s total value?
Jimmy Carr’s total value is believed to be somewhere between £12-£25million.
The comedian works on several panel shows, has his own comedy tours and Netflix deals, has written two books, and has become famous in the UK and US.
