Jimmy Carr is set to front a Channel 4 show all about ‘free expression in art’ just months after the backlash over his joke about the Holocaust.
The controversial comedian was blasted by critics earlier this year after he described the deaths of thousands of Roma and Sinti people at the hands of the Nazis as ‘positive’ during his Netflix special His Dark Material.
Channel 4 has announced a new Truth or Dare season to celebrate the broadcaster’s 40th birthday, and Jimmy’s show – with its working title Art Trouble – looks to provide ‘an exploration of cancel culture in art’.
In a press release, the show is described as: ‘a profoundly provocative exploration of the limits of free expression in art’, including a discussion about separating the art from the artist.
The broadcaster added: ‘Combining stunts, surprises and special guests with a public experiment conducted by well-known artists across Britain, Art Trouble celebrates C4’s disruptive roots by exploring the boundary between controversial art and freedom of expression.
‘What we should do with historic art we find offensive or has been created by artists who are now cancelled?’
The season’s lineup also features a 60-minute musical about Prince Andrew, a Friday Night Live revival, a Frankie Boyle film about the Monarchy and a documentary entitled Too Large To Love sharing ‘the experiences of the hidden minority of men who have an extra-large penis’.
Chief content officer Ian Katz added: ‘From musical satire about Prince Andrew to an exploration of cancel culture in art via men with very large penises, this season shows that Channel 4 is still as mischievous, disruptive and distinctive as when it was born 40 years ago.
‘Instead of a nostalgia-thon of highlights from the last four decades, we are celebrating with a collection of irreverent, thought-provoking and hugely entertaining shows that no other broadcaster would air. If we must age, we plan to do it disgracefully.’
Last month, Jimmy sparked more shock and anger with another line in The Best Of Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival.
In the short clip, which was filmed during the Netflix Is A Joke Comedy Festival a few months ago, the 8 Out Of 10 Cats host began by saying that when he dies, he wants One Direction to do a BTS covers medley at his funeral ‘because that way, I’ll be glad I’m dead’.
‘Now you might think this is silly, but I assure you, it’s absolutely true. When Zayn left One Direction, for me, it was like 9/11. Yep. I didn’t care about that either,’ he then added, prompting shrieks, laughter and clapping from those in attendance..
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