I like Jimmy Carr, I've seen a lot of his stand up and panel shows that he hosts on TV. I like that he pushes the boundaries of the audience's comfort level with his humour.
At home I have a very comfortable seat that can see me through far more than a 90 minute performance. At home, if I get interrupted by someone who needs to go the bathroom every 20 minutes, I can put the show on pause and not miss anything. At home I don't have a guy in a hat blocking my view of the show. At home I can see Jimmy's Face clearly on my screen.
Such a pity that I had none of these conveniences at the Sony Centre. The seats were only good for about 40 minutes, after which everyone around me, including myself started moving around in their seats to try to find a more comfortable position. There was a guy in the middle of my row who kept getting up and down incessantly, no he didn't cut down on disturbances by going to the left one trip and to the right the other - each time he disrupted everyone to the right of him and we had to get up 6 times for his convenience. I have no idea why these restless people don't book end seats.
There were no screens at the Sony Centre so Jimmy was just an ant on the stage and it was impossible to see his facial expressions, which to me are an important part of comedy. I am a bit disappointed with the seating layout at Sony Centre, the seats are immediately behind each other, unlike other venues where the seat behind is lined up in between the two in front so you can see through the gap even if there is a tall person in front of you, or someone who wears a hat indoors.
Overall Jimmy's show was OK - it was mostly old material, except for the ad-libs when he interacted with the audience, still funny, but no belly laughs and he noticeably trimmed his material of any of his more offensive humour for the Toronto crowd.
I certainly don't think we saw the best of Jimmy Carr that night and we certainly didn't experience the best venue. I don't think that there was any benefit to parting with hard earned money to see this performance live.