Career Jim Jefferies (comedian)

1 career

1.1 stand-up
1.2 acting
1.3 jim , eddie talkin shit
1.4 legit
1.5 jim jefferies show
1.6 other work

career
stand-up

jefferies first achieved international attention in 2007, when attacked onstage while performing @ manchester comedy store. footage of incident incorporated comedian s act , can seen on 2008 dvd, contraband. became known in united states in 2009, after debut hbo special, swear god.

jefferies has performed @ numerous festivals, including edinburgh festival fringe, laughs festival, melbourne international comedy festival, reading , leeds festivals , glastonbury festival. jefferies has performed spots on world stands up, comedy blue , edinburgh , beyond comedy central.

following release of netflix special, freedumb, in july 2016, jefferies has been performing unusual punishment tour all-new material, , expected film next comedy special @ hammersmith apollo in london, in january 2018.

acting

in february 2014 starred in low budget australian feature film called me , mates vs zombie apocalypse australian comedians greg fleet , alex williamson, premiered in australian cinemas on 25 july 2015. released in dvd , on vimeo in australia , new zealand in late 2015, in uk , ireland on 2 may 2016 , released in on 5 july 2016.

jim , eddie talkin shit

from november 2010 november 2012, jefferies co-hosted podcast jim , eddie talkin shit fellow comedian , former roommate, eddie ifft. jefferies had quit because of busy work schedule.

legit

jefferies s comedy series legit premiered on 17 january 2013 on fx. second season premiered on 26 february 2014, having been moved fxx. series received positive attention among disabled community portrayal of people mental , physical disabilities. series cancelled after 2 seasons.

the jim jefferies show

on 3 march 2017, comedy central announced new ten-episode weekly series, jim jefferies show, premiered on 6 june 2017. jefferies, hosting show, takes on culture , politics behind desk, , travels around world tackle week’s top stories , controversial issues. on 25 july 2017, comedy central extended series ten additional episodes.

other work

jefferies has appeared on british comedy panel shows such never mind buzzcocks, have got news you, heaven , earth show , 8 out of 10 cats , comedy panel show green room paul provenza. has been featured on various radio programmes, including bbc radio 5 live s saturday morning sports show, opie , anthony, , fighting talk.