Jimmy Carr’s father wanted the “sick comedian” to be deprived of the Irish Heritage award unless he apologized for the comments he made about Limerick in his book.
In 2013 Jimmy was approved by council for his ties to the city, but has since joked that Limerick is a “city of shit” in his book First and Laughter.
Jimmy, 49, had previously declared his father Jim “dead to himself” after the two had been estranged for 21 years, including a harassment case and the banning of their performance.
“He’s a sick comedian”: Jimmy Carr’s father Jim wanted the star removed from the Irish Heritage award unless he apologized for calling Limerick a “shit city”.
Jimmy wrote in his book, “I may seem polite but I am the son of two immigrants who moved from Limerick to Slough (they moved from another crappy city to another, I think they knew what he liked). ‘
Speaking live with Limerick, his father Jim said, “He’s a sick comedian, literally and figuratively. At least it seems so. All aside, I don’t want anyone to write about Limerick in a book.
“I’m not surprised or surprised that my son is talking about Limerick and Slough” [s**t towns]† It’s a shock joke after all.’
Attack: Speaking on Limerick Live, his father Jim said, “I’m not surprised or surprised that my son is talking about Limerick and Slough. [sh** towns]† It’s a shock joke after all
Other comments in Jimmy’s book referred to the Potato Famine, and Jim added: “This is our Holocaust for God’s sake, the book is full of slander and innuendo.”
MailOnline reached out to Jimmy’s representatives for comment.
Last year, Jimmy shared how he wants to have a healthy relationship with his son, since he doesn’t have much ties to his father, candidly realizing their lack of relationship.
On the Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe Parenting Hell Podcast, Jimmy said: “It’s no secret, I haven’t seen my dad in 21 years and you know the line ‘My mom died and my dad died for me’ – it feels so chilly. You meet the guy”.
Book: The comments also referred to the Potato Famine, and Jim said, “This is our Holocaust, for God’s sake, the book is full of slander and innuendo.”
Turbulent: Jimmy had previously declared his father Jim “dead to himself” after the two had been separated for 21 years, which included a harassment case and the banning of their performances.
Talking about his father, whose full name is Patrick James Carr, Jimmy continued: “It’s weird that I’m so deeply aware that things don’t always work out. I realize that sometimes things are different and that can be scary. There is no bitterness or anger.
“I want the best, that man can’t be in my life.”
Jimmy admitted that, given his history, he sometimes worried about what kind of relationship he might have with his son when he grows up.
“There’s a little bit of sadness and I’m like, ‘Is there something wrong with my son?’ You worry. You want to avoid it, but it’s hard. I think it’s about being a father and being that figure for him, but not controlling him in any way.
Alienation: Jimmy said on Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell podcast: “It’s no secret, I haven’t seen my dad in 21 years.”
Jimmy’s mother, Nora, passed away in September 2001, implying that her relationship with her father had deteriorated around this time.
He referred to the simultaneous ‘loss’ of his parents, but added that there was ‘adequate father figure and mother figure’. [his] to live’.
Jim and Nora broke up in 1994, causing initial frictions in family relationships, particularly between Jimmy’s brothers and their father.
In 2012, Jim talked about their troubled relationship and insisted that Jimmy “rejected” him.
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She wrote to the Daily Mail: ‘I supported her financially even after she was thirty, which allowed her to live rent-free in the family home and cover all her expenses: bills, gas, even food.
“Despite all this and the bond of love we once shared, Jimmy cut me out of his life eight years ago. It was sudden and brutal, and I’ve never received an explanation until today…
“I’m not ashamed to say that the deep alienation I felt from Jimmy and my two other sons, Colin and Patrick, who had kicked me out of their lives sometimes made me cry…”
Candid: Jimmy admitted that given his story, he sometimes worries about what kind of relationship he might have with his son when he grows up (pictured in April 2021)
He continued: ‘Loss remains the background of my daily life and a pain I can’t eradicate. Jimmy’s animosity towards me is so great that I’m not even allowed to see his performance”.
The family even got into a legal battle, which Jim mentioned in the interview: “Along with his older brother Colin, with whom my relationship has never improved since my marriage broke up, he chose to accuse me of family abuse, suing. case against me.
In affidavits, Jimmy and Colin claimed that I harassed them by sending them emails and abusive letters. Jimmy even claimed that I tried to harm his career.
Description: Jimmy’s mother, Nora, died in September 2001, implying that his relationship with his father had deteriorated around this time (pictured in 2021)
Source: Daily Mail
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