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You may remember that Jimmy Carr was once crowned champion in Top Gear's 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' despite being described as "the worst driver we've ever had" and "the luckiest man alive" by The Stig.



OK, he may have later spun off and recorded one of the slowest times upon his return, but he's still a Top Gear favourite and he's told Digital Spy that he would love the chance to host the new BBC version fronted by Chris Evans.

"If it comes up, yeah, call me!" he told us. "Call me straight away. I would do that in a heartbeat. I think it's maybe the best job in television."

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Speaking about Jeremy Clarkson's controversial exit and his new lucrative deal with Amazon alongside James May and Richard Hammond, Jimmy said: "Jeremy's a good friend of mine. Obviously they've had a difficult year, but it couldn't have turned out any better!

"Do you remember that time I had a terrible bit of publicity and I was in the papers, I didn't get a £160m deal with Amazon! That was the mistake I made. I felt a bit bad for Jeremy at the time, but then it went so tremendously well.

"I think the show's gonna be so brilliant, but it's forced them to make changes. I'm a huge fan of Top Gear, but ringing the changes and doing new challenges will be incredible for those boys."

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He also said that Clarkson could well be one of the biggest unsung UK comedians out there today.



"I sort of think Jeremy's one of the best stand-ups that's never [done standup]. He's never admitted that he's a comedian, but the vast majority of what he writes and says is to get a laugh, and people take him very seriously. 'Oh, it's in the paper, he really means that'. No! He's just being funny."

Jimmy was also excited about the prospect of Sandi Toksvig taking over QI next year, adding: "It's interesting, I think the two best jobs in TV have come up this year. They've picked the right people.

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"QI… I can't believe Stephen left because it's the dream job. But the fact that Sandi got that job, but she was [in the running to be] the original host of Have I Got News For You, and now she finally gets the QI job, and it feels like karmic bliss to me. Perfect. Of course. She's got a brilliant mind.



"And the Top Gear job comes up and again, that's the perfect gig. Travelling the world driving Lamborghinis, what more do you want in life?"

Tickets for Jimmy's The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits tour are on sale now via his official website.

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