Comedian Jimmy Carr has credited his dear friend, the late Sean Lock, with saving his career amid his tax scandal. The 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown host opened up about the profound loss he felt after Sean passed away aged 58 in August 2021.
He reminisced about how Sean had been a pillar of support during his most challenging times. Back in 2012, Jimmy faced intense scrutiny for his involvement in a tax avoidance scheme, which he later abandoned and expressed remorse for, labelling it a "terrible error of judgment." He's grateful to Sean for being instrumental in reviving his career post-scandal, as he shared with The Guardian: "When that's happening to you, you never forget the people who were good to you.
And he was so good to me. He said: "Are you OK? All right, we'll handle this. "And then he went out there, was super funny about it, no judgment." Jimmy credits Sean for helping him find humour in the situation, despite maintaining that his actions were 'entirely legal', and navigate through the difficult period.
Sean had quipped at the time: "We all like to put a bit of money away for a rainy day, but I think you're more prepared than Noah." Feeling a moral obligation, Jimmy settled the taxes he owed, stating: "I was publicly shamed for tax avoidance and it was very clear what I had to do: say sorry and pay it back.
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