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Jimeoin Birth name Jimeoin McKeown Born 24 January 1966
Leamington Spa, EnglandMedium Stand-up Nationality Northern Irish[citation needed] Years active 1990–present Genres Observational comedy Spouse Catherine Arena (2000–present), 3 children Notable works and roles Jimeoin Down Under, Jimeoin Website Jimeoin.com Jimeoin McKeown, who performs under the name Jimeoin (born 24 January 1966), is a stand-up comedian and actor from Northern Ireland. He came to public attention between 2005 and 2008 while performing an "over the top" comedy tour Australia's outback and major cities, which was filmed for the BBC Northern Ireland documentary Jimeoin Down Under.[1] He has since gained international recognition and is a frequent performer at comedy festivals, including the Edinburgh Fringe.[1]
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Biography
Jimeoin was born in Leamington Spa, England and grew up in Portstewart, Northern Ireland. He went to Dominican College Portstewart. He moved to Australia at the age of 22, gaining work as a gardener. He lives in Melbourne with wife Catherine Arena, and their three children: Rose, Mario and Grace.[citation needed]
He has starred in and co-written two Australian feature film comedies, The Craic (1999) and The Extra (2005), both co-starring his regular collaborator Bob Franklin. He had his own comedy television programme, the eponymous Jimeoin (1994–95) which ran for three seasons.[1] He played 'Convict Griffin' in the sitcom Bligh (1992). He is also known for his live comedy tours in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
In an interview with the Townsville Bulletin on 11 March 2009 he stated that "I'm not really into that nationality thing but I've been watching the Socceroos in the football and when it comes to sport I really go for Australia. Well Ireland's shit at everything so what choice do I have?"[2]
In 2010 he completed a new series Jimeoin: Over The Top for the Comedy Channel on Foxtel and Austar. The series features Jimeoin travelling across sections of northern Australia, interspersed with stand-up routines recorded at towns visited along the way.
Discography
CDs
- Forklift Truck (1997)
- Crack (1995) 2CD
- Goin' Off (1993)
DVDs
- The Jimeoin: All Over The Shop (2003)
- Third Drawer Down (2004)
- Jimeoin - On Ice (2010)
- Jimeoin - Live (2010)
- Jimeoin - Over The top (2011)
Filmography
Movies
- The Extra (2005) — The Extra. (also writer)
- You Can't Stop The Murders (2003) — Burrito.
- The Craic (1999) — Fergus Montagu. (also writer/producer)
- The Perfumer (1997) — Edward Pinchbeck.
Television
Year Show Role Notes Episodes 1993–1997 Full Frontal Various characters Writer/actor 1992 Bligh Convict Griffin 13 As Himself
Year Show Episodes 1991 The Big Gig 1994–1995 Jimeoin 1999 GNW Lite 1 2000 Rove Live 11 2001 Jimeoin's Teatowel Tours: Northern Ireland 2003 Just for Laughs 2006 Thank God You're Here 2008–present Good News Week 5 2008 Out of the Question 2010 Spicks and Specks 2 2010 Jimeoin: Over The Top 2010 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow 2010 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation 2010 Melbourne International Festival Comedy Gala 2010 The 7PM Project 2011 Statesmen of Comedy 2011 Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford 2 2011 Between the Lines References
External links
Categories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- Australian stand-up comedians
- Australian comedians
- Australian people of Northern Ireland descent
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Television actors from Northern Ireland
- Comedians from Northern Ireland
- People from Portstewart
- Naturalised citizens of Australia
- People from Leamington Spa
- People educated at Dominican College (Portstewart)
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