Jimmy Carr’s father criticises ‘shock jock’ son for ‘derogatory’ joke

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He wrote: “I’m the son of two immigrants from Limerick who moved to Slough.” Carr’s father, Jim, was none too pleased with his son’s remarks, telling Limerick Leader this week that the comedian “crossed the line”. Following his comments in the book, Jim branded his son a “shock jock”, telling the outlet: “He’s one sick comedian… literally and metaphorically. “Leave all that aside, I don’t want somebody writing that about Limerick in a book.” Jimmy Carr angered his father with comments about his heritage Jim added: “His defence will be, ‘they are only words, I’m only having a laugh’.” According to Jim, Carr is actually incorrect; he moved from Limerick to South Kensington, London with Carr’s mother. “You know the line, ‘my mother’s dead and my father’s dead to me’ – which sounds very cold until you meet the guy,” he said during Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell podcast.