Jimeoin

Jimeoin
Birth name	Jimeoin McKeown
Born	24 January 1966 (1966-01-24) Leamington Spa, England
Medium	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 rose to prominence in Australia in the early 1990s, and had his own TV show. He came to British 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. He has since gained international recognition and is a frequent performer at comedy festivals, including the Edinburgh Fringe.

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. 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?"

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

External links

• Jimeoin's official website
• Jimeoin at the Internet Movie Database
• Jimeoin at the National Film and Sound Archive
• Jimeoin on Twitter
• Jimeoin's channel on YouTube