Jimmy Carr

English stand-up comedian and television actor known for hosting the U.K.'s 8 out of 10 Cats. In 2006, he published a book, The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes, on the history and theory of joke-telling. He earned a degree in political science but was unable to find employment after graduation. He eventually attained a short-term marketing job with Shell. He made the Guinness Book of World Records as the first comedian to perform a stand-up gig to an audience in cyberspace.