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Jimmy Carr's sacrifice question ends at Asda

A High Performance interview clip draws roughly 303,000 views amid eighteen uploads mixing reflection with crowd work.

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What are you willing to sacrifice to get where you want to be? #jimmycarr #highperformanceWhat are you willing to sacrifice to get where you want to be? #jimmycarr #highperformance

The punchline involves groceries. Jimmy Carr's most-watched new upload starts with character and ambition, then brings a lofty conversation neatly down to Asda.

In "What are you willing to sacrifice to get where you want to be? #jimmycarr #highperformance", Carr describes discipline, motivation and obsession as ascending levels of effort. His definition of the last is the revealing bit: "What could be play for you and work for them?" He asks what people are prepared to give up for the future they want, before the interviewer offers a maxim about everyone wanting to eat but few being prepared to hunt. Carr's supermarket alternative supplies the comic landing.

The comments pick up the distinction between being told what to think and learning how to think. Others debate his hierarchy, arguing that discipline is what remains when motivation fades. It is a conversation, rather than simply an applause line.

That reflective streak ran through a busy week, with uploads about self-confidence and young people's prospects alongside the familiar audience exchanges. "Asking Jimmy for one small favour... #jimmycarr #crowdwork #hecklers #standupcomedy" is currently attracting the most daily viewing, while an earlier selection of classic jokes remains busy too.

The channel added 40,000 subscribers over the week, and daily viewing is running above its usual pace. Among the nearby stand-up channels, Ali Siddiq is also seeing notably stronger daily viewing than usual, while Dry Bar Comedy is quieter. Carr's week leaves room for both sides of his delivery: the considered answer and the quick exit through a supermarket joke.

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What viewers say

  • HOW to think vs WHAT to think
    @Uncle_JesterSee it on YouTube
  • That's backwards. Motivation gets you started. Discipline is what keeps you going. Displine is why you don't need to do your "I'm going to go to the gym." New Year's Resolution again. Only having motivation is why you quit in February. Motivation eventually dies.
  • Everyone wants to eat, not Everyone wants to get up at 4am to farm for the food.
    @Silentstrid3sSee it on YouTube
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  • The higher aim of discipline is not in becoming skilled in the management of unworthy appetites, but in the development of character which is no longer dependent upon gratifying their impulses.
    @bryandoyle765See it on YouTube
  • I'm always impressed by how deep he is. 😊
    @michelegagnon5618See it on YouTube
  • So love listening to Jimmy- philosophical & so bright
    @audreybrassSee it on YouTube
  • You’ve got a brilliant way of looking at things, Jimmy!
  • Life according to Jimmy. Real, wise and witty. Love ya bro!
    @Michael-r1iSee it on YouTube
  • Very insightful, well put sir
    @aidenbanning7177See it on YouTube

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The facts
Channel
Jimmy Carr
Subscribers
2,310,000 ▲ 40,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
33,870,912
Videos published this week
18
Video published
October 28, 2026
Video views so far
302,713
Views on its first day
94,352

The numbers

Here is how Jimmy Carr's uploads and audience moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Jimmy Carr
33,870,912
Josh Johnson
10,640,745
Ali Siddiq
8,736,767
Drew Lynch
3,696,757
subscribers
2,310,000
▲ 40,000 in the last 7 days
total views
1,574,779,209
views per day
5,682,163
typical day: 4,567,446
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Josh Johnson
2,690,000
Drew Lynch
2,620,000
Jimmy Carr
2,310,000
Ali Siddiq
1,610,000
As of November 1, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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Which level of effort does Carr place above motivation in the High Performance clip?