Award-winning comedian, writer and television host Jimmy Carr is set to launch a new YouTube original this week.
Jimmy Carr: Road Kill is set to roll-out on Jimmy’s official Banijay Rights-operated YouTube channel on December 21st, with the festive feature comprising the biggest and best crowd-work moments across his global tour this year.
The launch follows Jimmy becoming the most subscribed UK comedian on YouTube after his official channel recently surpassed 1.5 million subscribers. The Jimmy Carr YouTube channel has been operated by Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, since July 2023. The channel showcases the best clips from Jimmy’s stand-up comedy shows, TV appearances, and podcasts with new video content posted daily.
Jimmy Carr commented, “I’ve had an amazing 2025 travelling the world telling jokes and you the audience have been a huge part of those shows because I love a heckle. So these are my favourite heckle moments from 2025. This is Jimmy Carr: Road Kill. Enjoy.”
Shaun Keeble, VP Digital, Banijay Rights, said, “Jimmy Carr: Road Kill is yet another superb feature packed full of Jimmy’s best moments from 2026. With more content to come next year, this channel is simply Jimmy’s vision coming to life – enabling quick turnaround and channel refresh for organic growth, ensuring he stays within the ‘moment’ as the UK’s number one YouTube comedian.”
One of the biggest selling comedy acts in the world, Jimmy consistently performs to capacity crowds/ New content strands such as Jimmy Carr’s Heckle Amnesties, featuring original content from his live shows compiled in collaboration with Chambers Management, have driven engagement and subscriber numbers with the channel amassing close to 500 million views in the last year. Hitting the 1.5 million milestone secured Carr the top spot among UK comedians on the platform.
Jimmy Carr’s current tour, Laughs Funny, started in 2024 and has to date taken in 35 countries, 629 shows and over 1 million tickets sold. It continues into 2026 with dates in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, UK and Europe.
