16-04-2025
Jimmy Carr to host new entertainment show based on popular Reddit forum
Jimmy Carr has signed up to host a new comedy entertainment show based on one of Reddit's most famous subreddits.
Am I The A**hole? is inspired by the famed Reddit forum of the same name, in which users post anecdotes about their behaviour and receive judgement from fellow members about whether they're in the wrong or not.
The subreddit, which is often abbreviated to AITA, has amassed 24 million members since 2013 and the most outrageous posts often go viral on on social media.
In the new show, members of the public will come before host Jimmy and a panel of two guest comedians to ask "hilarious, controversial and downright shocking" questions about their behaviour.
Each of the eight episodes will "cover everything from jaw-dropping relationship disputes to the pettiest of family squabbles" and feature stories that are "guaranteed to split opinion".
The Last One Laughing UK host will discuss each question with his fellow comics before passing the final judgement on whether the contestant is the "a**shole" or not.
"Seems odd that anyone would ask me to host a show about a**holes. I should be grateful, but I feel a little insulted. I guess I'm an a**hole. Well, it takes an a**hole to know an a**hole so I'm the right man for the job," Jimmy jokingly said in a statement.
"I'm very much looking forward to being Comedy Central's Proctologist in Residence. There are an impressive number of a**holes in our country and they're finally getting the recognition they deserve on national television."
A pilot of the show was previously filmed with Rob Beckett as the host. It has not been revealed why he has been replaced by Jimmy.
Am I The A**hole? will be executive-produced by the subreddit's creator Marc Beaulac. It is set to film in late spring and air on Comedy Central later this year.
