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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Verity Sulway

Jimmy Carr volunteered for redundancy from 'easy' job at Shell before comedy career

Controversial comedian Jimmy Carr used to have the "easiest job in the world".

After graduating from Cambridge in 1994 with a first class degree in social science and political science, he opted to work as a marketing executive for oil giant Shell.

But despite admitting he could've done the job in his sleep, Jimmy was "miserable" and bored, and so when he was offered voluntary redundancy he didn't hesitate.

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