Jimmy Carr in “Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer”

“Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer” (2024)

Take a walk on the edgy side when comedian Jimmy Carr presents his new stand-up special, “Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer, ”Tuesday, April 16, on Netflix. His fourth special for the streamer — following “His Dark Material” (2021), “The Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits” (2019) and “Funny Business” (2016) — Carr brings audiences a new slate of material from his latest tour, as he “refutes the idea that you can’t joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent” (per Netflix). As announced by Netflix in its news release, “1.2 [million] people in 45 countries around the world saw the tour. Now you can see the special. ‘Natural Born Killer’ is the first special Jimmy has directed — with lighting design changes to reflect different sections of the show and fancy tracking shots and editing that rhythmically match the material — it’s a game changer.” Brian Klein (“Top Gear”) also directs.

“Our Living World”

Leap, run, slither and crawl on over to Netflix for the exciting new nature series “Our Living World,” premiering on the streamer Wednesday, April 17. Narrated by Cate Blanchett (“Carol,” 2015), this limited docuseries travels around the world to bring viewers an up-close and personal look at “the extraordinary creatures and ecosystems, great and small, that work together to help restore and sustain Our Living World” (per Netflix). Traveling from Angola to New Zealand and looking at everything from Arctic reindeer, to hippos in Africa, to frogs in the rain forests, the series explores the many unique connections that sustain and unite everything on Earth.As filmmakers, wildlife photographers and scientists come together to display all of nature’s extraordinary intricacies, they also touch on the way this beautiful and delicate balance is under serious threat due to human activity. From Wild Space and Freeborn Media, the Emmy-winning team behind “Our Great National Parks,” the series is produced by Ben Roy (“Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas”) and executive produced by James Honeyborne (“Our Great National Parks”).