Jimeoin
Birthday: Born in 1966-01-24 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Deathday: Alive
James Eoin Stephen Paul McKeown (Jimeoin) is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer. He grew up in Northern Ireland, moved to Australia at age 22 and rose to prominence in Australia in the early 1990s through stand-up comedy and numerous TV and radio appearances. He starred in the eponymous "Jimeoin" TV Show for 3 seasons (1994-95), co-wrote and starred in movies "The Craic" (1999) and "The Extra" (2005). Jimeoin has performed in many comedy festivals and solo tours internationally, hosted numerous TV shows, documentaries and podcasts. Jimeoin participated in Australian coverage of the 2014 World Cup games. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.
TV Credits
Rove
Character: Self
Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times....
Thank God You're Here
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Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced....
Waltzing Jimeoin
Character: Himself
Jimeoin wants to do a comedy tour like no other. With comedian mates, celebrity friends and maybe even his family, Jimeoin will travel around Australia doing standup wherever the tour takes him....
It's a Date
Character: Terry
It's a Date is a comedy series exploring the tension, expectation and complication of finding true love. Each new episode features a different cast tackling a different set of situations and addressing a new question each week. Should you have sex on a first date? Does age matter? How accurate are first impressions? How important is honesty on a first date?...
Good News Week
Character: Self
Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, ...
8 Out of 10 Cats
Character: Self
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas"....
Time Bandits
Character: Sidney
Eleven-year-old Kevin's passion for history is put to the test when he joins a ragtag group of time-traveling thieves on a high-stakes and hilarious adventure....
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Character: Himself - Generation X guest
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series ran for 18 episodes, with the original production order extended due to the success of the show. A second series of 26 episodes began airing from 7 February 2010. Series 2 had a planned hiatus after episode 10 on 18 April 2010 and returned to finish its run on 1 August 2010. Series 3 began on 8 February 2011. On ...
Movie Credits
The Extra
Character: The Extra
Jimeoin, in the title role, plays a man fixated on the concept of celebrity, or more accurately, how he can become one. He is passionate about being a celebrity, but unfortunately he just isn't very talented. After trying to secure roles in myriad productions he finally finds employment as an extra, and what follows is his misadventures as he becomes involved with shady business men, producers and mobsters all of whom are fixated with show business....
The Craic
Character: Fergus Montagu
When Fergus and Wesley get in the bad books of a local rough in their home town in Northern Ireland they decide to flee to Australia. After making a new life for themselves in Sydney they soon outstay their visas and must go on the run again, this time from the immigration officials....
Jimeoin On Ice
Character: Himself
From the magical world of Jimeoin comes this smash hit show Jimeoin on Ice. See Jimeoin gracefully skate through brilliantly funny observations on the absurdities of everyday life. so don't just stand there reading the back, get your skates on and head home to watch this Comic Masterpiece....
That’s Not My Dog!
Character: Jimeoin
THAT’S NOT MY DOG! is a joyous comedy that celebrates our love of joke telling. The film centres around the loveable Shane Jacobson (playing himself) who is throwing a party. Invited are the funniest people Shane knows comprising of Australia’s biggest stars along with several Australian music legends playing their biggest hits live, right throughout the party....
You Can't Stop the Murders
Character: Burrito
Australian small-town cop Gary enjoys his nearly pastoral existence, with traffic violations providing the major excitement to his normally low-key days. While away from work, Gary spends a good deal of time fantasizing about local news reporter Julia, who would just as soon relocate to the thriving metropolis of Sydney. Soon, however, a motorcyclist is found decapitated, with a construction worker, a sailor, and a cowboy and Indian also meeting the same fate. With some murderous weirdo with som...
Jimeoin: All Over The Shop
Character:
On a warm night in June in the year of our Lord 2001, Jimeoin stepped on stage at The Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. He shouldn't have been there. They were expecting the Bay City Rollers, but no one seemed to notice. It rocked! I felt like I haven't written enough on the back for people to read ... so what else. Oh, a quick gag. This guy goes to the doctor, and says I've got a strawberry stuck up my bum. And the doctor says, oh, I've got some cream for that ... There you go, come and see me live...
Jimeoin: What?!
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Internationally hailed as one of live comedy’s masters, Jimeoin brings his hilarious new show into your lounge rooms in this stunning presentation of world-class stand-up. A series of hilarious, often surrealistic climaxes. This is the comedy of one who truly perceives human behaviour, breaks it up and puts it all together again in all its ridiculousness, to leave you with your eyes streaming…...
Jimeoin: Yeehaa!
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Join Jimeoin for a night of boot scootin, thigh slappin, tootin and a hootin laughs this side of funnysville....
Jimeoin: Third Drawer Down
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Jimeoin explains his new DVD single, “Third Drawer Down is a song I wrote quite a few years ago. I did it once on the TV show “Jimeoin”, and from that it gained a bit of popularity. The live stand-up on this DVD is from a gig at the Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane, part of the “All Over The Shop” tour in 2003, which incidentally is different from the “All Over The Shop” DVD....
Jimeoin and Bob's Cooking Show: Live at the Famous Spiegeltent
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Jump out of the frying pan and into the fire with this hilarious show based around cooking, kitchens and everything unrelated! Filmed live from The Famous Spiegltent, enjoy a one hour show with Bob and Jimeoin as they prepare dishes that no one would want at the table when they get home....
Jimeoin: Ramble On
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Jimeoin presents his new stand up show Ramble On! Jimeoin happily imparts his clever and quirky observations on everyday suburban life in his trademark devil-may-care style....