I don't think it's any coincidence that I lost my religious faith and 'manned up' in the same year. I was described somewhere as a lapsed Catholic, which is funny because I'm not going back! I want to achieve things rather than live life in an animalistic way.

Carr lives in North London with his girlfriend Karoline Copping a commissioning editor for Five whom he has been with since 2001. In a 2009 interview with The Times he said: "He (Carr) makes jokes like little clocks. On 22 January 2009 he covered Zane Lowe's evening show on BBC Radio 1 between 19:00 and 21:00.

He is also a writer actor and presenter of radio and television. Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000 and has become a successful comedian.