Patrice O’Neal had famously said, “The idea of comedy, really, is not everybody should be laughing. It should be about 50 people laughing, and 50 people horrified.” That’s precisely how the audience is divided after Jimmy Carr dishes out a punchline at the expense of a dead baby or a specially abled individual. One of the most successful comedians in the world, Carr is known for his morbidly dark sense of humour and expertly toying with the line that should not be crossed.

A one liner comic, every performance of his is packed to the brim with jokes which he belts out at a ratatat rhythm. Sometimes he can’t help but crack up himself and treats the people in the audience to his trademark high-pitched laugh. And some of you can go catch it live this weekend. The tour is produced by Fukra Entertainment and the comedian is set to perform in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai from 19 to 21 January. If someone you know is on the fence and needs to test the waters before taking a dive into the Jimmy Carr live experience, here are some of his best jokes. Tickets are available on Paytm Insider.

1. When you eat a lot of spicy food, you can lose your taste. When I was in India last summer, I was listening to a lot of Michael Bolton.

2. If only Africa had more mosquito nets then every year we could save millions of mosquitoes from dying needlessly of aids.

3. Swimming is good for you, especially if you’re drowning. Not only do you get a cardiovascular workout but also you don’t die.

4. I’m not being condescending. I’m too busy thinking about far more important things you wouldn’t understand.

5. I realised I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.

6. I saw a charity appeal in The Guardian the other day, and it read, ‘Little Zuki has to walk 13 miles a day just to fetch water.’ And I couldn’t help thinking, ‘she should move.

7. My father always used to say, ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.’ Until the accident.

8. When someone close to you dies, move seats.

9. Cats have nine lives. Makes them ideal for experimentation.

10. British scientists have demonstrated that cigarettes can harm your children. Fair enough. Use an ashtray.

11. Boxers don’t have sex before a fight. Do you know why that is? They don’t fancy each other.

12. I hate those e-mails where they try to sell you penis enhancers. I got ten just the other day. Eight of them from my girlfriend. It’s the two from my Mum that really hurt.

13. Eighteen years since the Chernobyl disaster. Is it just me surprised? Still no superheroes!

14. In Pizza Express you can get garlic bread with cheese and tomato. Now correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s a pizza.

15. I, of course, don’t have an accent. This is just how things sound when they are pronounced properly.

Here’s a supercut of him in action!