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Jeremy Clarkson Reveals His Previous Dismissal Of Global Warming Was “Part Of His Comedy Creation”


The Clarkson's Farm star says he created a comic persona for Top Gear and The Grand Tour.

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed the secret to his curmudgeonly, grumbling character that helped propel his shows Top Gear and The Grand Tour to worldwide success – it was all an act. And he said that, as a working farmer whose challenges and triumphs are all captured on camera for his hit show, he feels no pressure to be controversial any more: Clarkson told The Guardian his previous, famously dismissive, attitude to global farming should be seen in this light:

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