British comedian and political podcaster Nish Kumar launched a blistering attack on fellow comic Jimmy Carr, calling him a “f***ing c**t” during an appearance at The Podcast Show 2025.
Kumar slammed him for participating in what he called “reputation laundering events” for the “now disgraced Israeli government.”
Speaking during a panel on How Podcasting Won An Election, Kumar used his platform to rail against the misuse of podcasting as a political tool, while singling out Carr for particular scorn over his recent appearance at a controversial pro-Israel event at the British Museum.
The event, celebrating Israel’s 77th anniversary, has been widely criticised by pro-Palestinian activists as part of a whitewashing campaign for the Israeli government's international image.
Speaking during a panel on How Podcasting Won An Election, Kumar used his platform to rail against the misuse of podcasting as a political tool
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“It’s nice to see that dogs**t c***s like Jimmy Carr are following in that trajectory,” Kumar said, comparing Carr to far-right podcasting figures in the US.
“By doing reputation laundering events at the British Museum for the now disgraced Israeli government… that’s the kind of infrastructure he’s involved in.”
While acknowledging the potentially polarising nature of his comments, Kumar did not back down. “I understand that there's people here that might be uneasy with that, but you can all go f**k yourself.”
Kumar’s takedown of Carr was situated within a broader critique of podcasting’s role in modern politics.
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As the host of Pod Save the UK, a spinoff of the US-based progressive podcasting network Crooked Media, Kumar reflected on how the medium has shifted from fringe entertainment to a central battleground in ideological warfare.
“Now, after this election, it turns out comedians hosting podcasts can change the world- and they’ve done it for the worse,” he said, pointing to the political influence of right-wing personalities like Joe Rogan.
“I don't think anyone could have foreseen the kind of career trajectory of Joe Rogan going from hosting Fear Factor to being a kind of protein powder Joseph Goebbels for the Trump administration.”
Kumar warned of the rise of what he called the “manosphere” - a “tech adjacent, hyper masculine, misogynist podcasting network” that thrives on misinformation and grievance politics.
Kumar’s takedown of Carr was situated within a broader critique of podcasting’s role in modern politics
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“It is an information dissemination tool for some of the worst ideas in our political sphere of discussion,” he said.
His critique wasn’t just aimed at right-wing figures.
Kumar called for a broader reckoning with the ethics and responsibilities of podcasting if it's to be taken seriously as a journalistic medium.
“If podcasting is now going to be the tool by which political campaigns are conducted, we now need to be much more rigorous in what we expect from podcasters,” he said.
“If that is the front line of journalism, then I'm afraid to say that we are going to need to pull our f***ing trousers up, do up our ties and do our jobs properly.”
