tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post5007201479199042745..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: There is nothing "Lefty" about Jimmy CarrJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-2630388497123569722011-12-04T01:52:14.024+00:002011-12-04T01:52:14.024+00:00I'd agree. And notably, the comedians who *do*...I'd agree. And notably, the comedians who *do* have some kind of leftish political stance in their work, from say Jeremy Hardy or Mark Steel on the hard socialist side to Stewart Lee or Richard Herring on the fluffy Guardianista one, all seem to (rightly) regard the kind of thing Thompson is talking about as at best misguided.Andrew Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412263807838661843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-61885596402297885332011-12-03T23:58:59.736+00:002011-12-03T23:58:59.736+00:00I saw very little of that show.
I would not be su...I saw very little of that show.<br /><br />I would not be surprised to hear Carr express standard Showbiz Left views. <br /><br />My point is more that the assumptions underlying his comedy are conservative.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-13764623355919531182011-12-03T23:39:55.533+00:002011-12-03T23:39:55.533+00:00Carr counts as a lefty for his involvement in 10 O...Carr counts as a lefty for his involvement in 10 O'Clock Live, surely?Znoreply@blogger.com