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Jim Davidson back on tour, no holds barred

Being able to tour again is giving comedian Jim Davidson a chance to build on his biggest popularity surge since winning Celebrity Big Brother.

The controversial stand-up romped to victory on the Channel 5 hit back in 2014, just months after it was confirmed he’d be subject to no action in relation to the Operation Yewtree investigation – he’d been arrested twice in 2013 – which followed the Jimmy Savile revelations.

Looking back, ex-Big Break and Generation Game host Davidson regards his reality series triumph as a bittersweet moment.

Legions of new fans

“It got me a quarter of a million followers on Twitter that never came to see me live ‘cos they were all too young,” he sighs.

“I was a shock to some of the young people who were thinking, ‘Who’s this bloke? He’s funny, he’s good, we’ll vote for him’, but have they got 25 quid to come and see me? No.

“They’ll probably want to go and see Jimmy Carr – good luck to them.”

The son of Scots-Irish parents, London-born Jim, 67, had spent much of the Big Brother run-up living in Glasgow.

“I lived up there for a year so I kept out the way,” he recalls.

“The night I was let out after being arrested – I wasn’t charged with anything – I drove straight back to Glasgow and it made all the newspapers the next day.

“So the first thing I did instead of hiding was I went to the pub and all the boys, and one said (puts on a Glasgow accent), ‘Don’t think you’re getting any f****** sympathy here, lad!’ Outstanding!”

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Once named the UK’s funniest man by listings bible TV Times, the Londoner launched his own YouTube channel at the pandemic’s start.

Such was his topical output’s success he started his own subscription-based four-channel website last November.

“We’ve had 10,000 members since we’ve been open,” he says.

“It’s been really, really popular and now we’re just raising the money to make more programmes. With streaming, people can watch a week’s worth of television in a day now.

“Mine’s called Ustreme. I must have spelt it when I was pissed!”

He plays “one of the prettiest theatres ever”, Dunfermline’s Alhambra (October 30), and admits to having over-indulged in Fife hospitality down the years.

Another favourite place is Gleneagles, where the comic went to learn equestrianism 20 years ago, but adds, “The first time I sat on one of my b******* that was the end of horse riding!”

While he’s happy to be earning a crust again, Jim insists the pandemic isn’t a subject he sees as a source of comedic material – despite his no-holds-barred reputation.

“I didn’t work for 18 months, so not only did I forget the act, but the sporran needed topping up very quickly – it was a bit empty,” he quips.

Talking to the audience

“My act is sort of conversational. I like talking to the audience and seeing what their lives are like, and letting them know how bizarre my life is and how pissed off I get with things.

“It makes them think that they’re not alone. They think, ‘Oh Christ, this man’s getting it up the a*** as well!” It’s hard out there at the moment for everybody.

“In the interval the other day I sat down on the front of the stage and had a pint with everyone. I like to be that free with it all, but you have to be very wary.

“You can come unstuck by talking about the pandemic. I talk about it, but in a serious way, to say, ‘Come on, we’ll all get through this’, and that’s it. There’s so many other looney things to talk about.”

Mention of a recent Generation Game retrospective in which his seven-year spell went unmentioned prompts the line, “If I was a statue I’d be torn down”, and it’s clear Davidson has a vehement abhorrence of cancel culture .

Asked what awaits people going to his show, he insists punches won’t be pulled.

“They can expect to laugh, but not to analyse it,” he declares.

“Tell me another comedian that’s around now that can make people rock with laughter until they’re begging you to stop – that’s my target.

“It doesn’t matter how you do it, just make them laugh their heads off. We’ve not got Billy Connolly anymore to get them rolling so it’s down to me.”

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Comedian Jim Davidson 'delighted' about Dudley return - but has dig at Wolverhampton Grand

Comedian Jim Davidson is delighted to be returning to the stage in Dudley – but said he’s “gutted” he won’t be entertaining his beloved fans in Wolverhampton too during his new tour.

The comedian will perform on Friday, October 28, at Dudley Town Hall, which, he declares, is one of his favourite venues in the country.

He says he can’t wait to be back in the Black Country, before taking a cheeky swipe at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre, at which he claims he is no longer welcome after a parking incident more than two years ago.

“The people of the Black Country are the salt of the earth,” he says. “Some of my best wives have come out of the Midlands.

"I love playing at Dudley Town Hall. We always have a great night. And it has a parking space for you, unlike The Grand!”

Despite Jim remaining a controversial name, finding himself banned from some venues he has performed at due to “concerns” about the content of his comedy, the star has always been welcomed with open arms to Dudley Town Hall.

“I do think it’s unfair,” says Jim. “They decide who they want and then the people of the town don’t get a say in it. It’s outrageous really.

“I know for a fact that people would pay to see me at these venues, but someone says, ‘No, we’re not having Jim Davidson here’. It’s probably someone woke working in an office or on the council who’s never seen me in their life making that call.

“It happened recently that I’d booked for a theatre and then some councillor kicked up a fuss and tried to get the show called off. Thankfully we had a contract and so they backed down.

“Sometimes they give really feeble excuses for cancelling shows or banning me, and you look at it and you wonder if they really expect grown ups to believe their reasons.

“I understand I’m not to everyone’s taste but if that’s the case then don’t buy tickets and do something else.

“People tend to travel and find me though. Even if I’m banned from their local theatre, they’ll find a way to get to one of the shows because people need to laugh.”

Jim claims he has not been welcome at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre – a venue he has been performing at for four decades and one he helped to raise £20,000 to save from going bankrupt around 30 years ago – following a disagreement about parking after his last show there.

“I was told to park in a small lay-by car park near the theatre which only has room for one car. They said I’d be fine there, but when I got back there was a chain on the car park blocking me in.

“We tried to get hold of everyone but in the end we got a hacksaw and cut the chain to get out. We left our names and contact numbers and said we’d pay for any damage. Apparently though I’m not welcome back because of it.

“Isn’t it funny that the people of Wolverhampton love me, and I can tell you I love the people of Wolverhampton. Love is not a big enough word actually.”

Jim’s Black Country fans will be able to see him on stage at Dudley Town Hall with his Not Yet Cancelled Tour, which he promises will be as outrageous as ever. The star will be performing both halves of the show without a support act.

He says: “Let’s all go out and have a great time. I just tell jokes to make people laugh. I would never set out to cause offence. Audiences can expect to listen to someone who thinks like 90 per cent of the population, but then actually says it out loud. I’m getting old now though so I’m sure I’ll forget some of the stuff I wanted to say!”

Tickets for Jim Davidson’s Not Yet Cancelled show at Dudley Town Hall, on October 28, cost £25 (plus an online booking fee). To book, visit boroughhalls.co.uk/jim-davidson.html

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Jim Davidson: 'If I could say sorry I would'

T he young black comedian fixes Jim Davidson with a contemptuous glare. "I grew up feeling inadequate because of your comedy," he says. "You old-school guys got laughs from feeding people's prejudices." Davidson, chunkier than we remember him, bespectacled and grey-haired, listens on as the comedian continues to berate him. "Has it ever occurred to you that all the stereotyping you do is negative? You just don't get it – you're such a fucking prick."

It is an extraordinarily dramatic moment, rendered even more remarkable when one learns that the entire encounter is in fact a scene from a new stage play written by the target of the abuse: Jim Davidson . The play Stand Up and Be Counted sees Davidson playing a bigoted, middle-aged comedian who envies and despises the new generation of politically correct comedians who dismiss him in turn as a hateful dinosaur.

"So this Eddie Pierce character you play – he's basically you, isn't he?" I ask during a pause in the run-through, which takes place in a basement under a large church on London's Tottenham Court Road. Davidson peers down his glasses, pauses and says, "This guy is a racist, homophobic bigot – how could it be based on me?" There's an uncomfortable silence before he bursts out laughing.

We think we know Jim Davidson; the south London, Page 3 girl-dating, Thatcher-loving, Our Boys-supporting, gay-baiting, hard-drinking, racist standup comedian. In the 80s his routine was infamous for his depictions of the character Chalky – a slow-witted and stereotypical black character with a weed habit and Jamaican accent. Watching him as a child, to my eyes Davidson didn't seem a hardcore bigot like Bernard Manning . With his breezy manner and cheeky-chappy air, Davidson reminded me of a weak-minded schoolboy who goes along with the bullying as he knows it will make him popular.

In the 90s, Davidson reinvented himself as the BBC's Mr Saturday Night, with Big Break and The Generation Game . Both programmes were eventually cancelled and Davidson found himself out of fashion. He hasn't been on television since, apart from a disastrous appearance on ITV reality show Hell's Kitchen, which he was thrown off for referring to "shirt-lifters" in front of the gay former Big Brother contestant Brian Dowling. That appearance confirmed to his critics that Davidson was an unreconstructed bigot and it is that public perception he explores in Stand Up and Be Counted. "I dipped into the perception of me and thought, let's write about it," he says. "It was like having a conversation with myself."

The origins of the play go back to the winter of 2005, when Davidson was performing in Southend and decided to venture to a tiny comedy venue where a black comedian was playing to a small audience. "I really liked the guy's material," Davidson recalls, "so I went up to him and introduced myself. He looked at me and said it was because of me and my racist jokes that he had been tormented at school."

The black comedian was 41-year-old Matt Blaize and the pair ended up talking about the impact Davidson's comedy – specifically Chalky – had had on a generation of black and Asian people. Inspired by the conversation, Davidson wrote the play and offered the part of Earl T Richards – a hip young black comedian who is one of Eddie Pierce's nemeses – to Blaize. "The play is about how the old-school comedians – guys like myself – resent the new school because they think they are successful without being funny," says Davidson, "and the new school look at the old school as representing everything they want to overturn."

So how much of Jim Davidson is in Eddie Pierce? Davidson says Pierce is more from the Bernard Manning school of comedy. "I have never classed myself as a racist comedian," he says. "Bernard didn't understand racism – I do. For Bernard, if a joke made people laugh that was enough. He didn't think a joke could have consequences. I'm not like that. I talk about racist issues and I make fun of black people but I've never wanted to make it racist."

However, both Eddie Pierce and Davidson share a disdain of modern comedians. "Ricky Gervais? Fucking hell – he is not funny at all!" he splutters. Michael McIntyre, meanwhile, is "posh – sounds like Ronnie Corbett on speed". As for Jimmy Carr, "he professes to write his own material but I've seen Laurel and Hardy do some of his jokes".

The crucial difference between Eddie and Jim is that Davidson is far more self-aware than his fictional creation. Audiences have become used to stars playing thinly disguised versions of themselves. Some, such as Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm , do it in search of laughs. Others, such as Les Dennis in Extras – another old-school comic – do it to reinvent themselves. What makes Stand Up and Be Counted so compelling is that it is not Ricky Gervais (who on stage jokes, "one false move and I'm Jim Davidson" ) writing the dialogue but Davidson himself. During the course of the play, every character – the sharp black comedian, the gay television presenter, the talent-show celebrity – find their prejudices challenged. Earl, the black comedian, is forced to concede that his comedy also has victims, and the audience is asked to judge whether it is more acceptable to make fun of white people and Americans than black people and Asians.

The taxman's taken all his homes

In person, Davidson is hugely likable and far more thoughtful than his reputation suggests. He doesn't seem bitter that he's no longer on television: "I miss the money, but you have a shelf-life." He launches a predictable attack on new comedians as an "awful, jealous, socialist bunch of cunts" but also rails against "the fat, white Oldham boys who sit on their arses and say, 'Send them home because they've all got our jobs,' but when you ask what job they do they say, 'I've never had a job – I've had a bad back for six years.''' He thinks political correctness fuels bigotry but speaks fondly of hearing the call to prayer from the mosque down the street from where he lived in Dubai.

He returned to Britain seven months ago, having lived in Dubai for six years . "I ran out of money," he says, and it was Lord Ashcroft who made me think of coming back to Britain when he said to me, 'Don't you have to be rich to be a tax exile?'" Davidson now lives in Hampshire with his fifth wife and two dogs. The need to generate income coupled with the fact that television is no longer an option were both factors in writing the play. Having surrendered his last seven homes to the taxman, he is financing and directing the new play on his own, and he admits to many sleepless nights ahead of its opening. "I have put myself out there to be shot down," he says, "and there will be some people who will come to see the play just to see Jim Davidson get his comeuppance on stage."

In the flesh, it's clear that Davidson has regrets about his past, but racist jokes, he says, were "the norm back then. If I could apologise to every black person who was offended I would, but I doubt it would make any difference." The fact is it shouldn't only be Davidson who ought to apologise: the television bosses who put him on and the millions who laughed at him are surely as culpable as the comedians. Stand Up and Be Counted ends with Eddie Pierce realising that his comedy does have consequences and that if he wants a career he is going to have to adapt to the new world. "In the play, my character is made to realise that he can't just carry on as he was," Davidson says, "but the question is whether he is genuinely remorseful or just faking it to be famous."

I wonder whether this was Davidson acknowledging and apologising for his past and seeking some kind of rehabilitation: has he turned from hateful bigot to soft liberal? He laughs. "Well, by the end of the play," he says, "it's the Guardian one, the Sun nil."

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After months of Lockdown, and with the comedy pressure valve set to explode, the people’s favourite is back with a brand-new show for 2021! More outrageous than ever. Jim Davidson OBE, one of Britain’s greatest ever comedians are unlocked and asks you to breakout too and join him on another hilarious white-knuckle get-away, coming to The Place Telford!

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Comedian Jim Jefferies brings new tour to the historic State Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024

May 7, 2024.

TICKETS GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT 10 A.M.

MINNEAPOLIS ( May 7, 2024) — Hennepin Theatre Trust announced that popular comedian Jim Jefferies (“Legit,” FX, “The Jim Jefferies Show,” Comedy Central) returns to the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at 7 p.m. in his new Give ‘em What They Want Tour .

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10 a.m. to the general public at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) and online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org .

This Sydney native is one of the most popular and respected comedians of his generation, entertaining audiences across the globe with his provocative, belief-challenging, and thought-provoking comedy. Jim was honored as Stand-Up Comedian of the Year at the Just for Laughs Festival in summer 2019, At the end of 2019 he started  Oblivious  tour in 2020 where he toured all around Europe and North America. Jim’s ninth stand up special  Intolerant  came out on Netflix last year and he currently hosts his own podcast  I Don’t Know About That with Jim Jefferies .

Hennepin Theatre Trust drives cultural and economic vitality in Minnesota through leadership of the dynamic Hennepin Theatre District in downtown Minneapolis and educational programming that reaches every area of the state. Its historic theatres — Orpheum, State and Pantages — and event center at 900 Hennepin Avenue light up Hennepin Avenue with top-tier entertainment, including the best of Broadway and a wide variety of arts programming. Hennepin Theatre Trust is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at HennepinTheatreTrust.org .

This activity is made possible by voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Bill Burr talks about his humor style before May 16 show at the Schottenstein Center

Comedian Bill Burr doesn’t take himself nearly as seriously as some folks do.

The 55-year-old “comic’s comic” has raised a few hackles and offended many delicate sensibilities with observational humor, which can bulldoze into sensitive territory.

But what many fail to see is that while he mocks, he’s not malicious and he’s often the butt of his own jokes. He’s not afraid to admit when he’s missed the mark.

“I'm not serious about anything I'm saying other than the fact that I say what I want to say. Feeling my opinion is undebatable, there’s a level of ignorance to that. I can definitely be swayed,” Burr said.

“There’s been times I’ve been wrong; I’ve made mistakes as a comedian. Everybody has made mistakes at work. Be grateful I’m not a doctor!”

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Despite a reputation for being controversial or splenetic, Burr can be quite disarming, interspersing his banter with self-deprecating potshots and bursts of laughter.

His delivery is like that non-PC, but nonetheless, funny blue-collar guy we all know, which tracks since Burr worked in warehouses before trying stand-up at a talent contest in Boston. Burr hit the ground running and looking at his prolific body of work, seemingly hasn’t stopped since.

He has released several stand-up comedy specials, including 2019's "Paper Tiger," for which he earned a Grammy Award nomination for best comedy album, as well as "Friends Who Kill" and "Live at Red Rocks," both in 2022.

Burr also has appeared in a slew of movies, among them "Date Night," featuring an all-star cast that includes Steve Carrell, Tina Fey, Taraji P. Henson and Mark Wahlberg; "The King of Staten Island" with Pete Davidson and Marisa Tomei; and " Old Dads, " which he co-wrote and directed.

In addition to guest spots on countless comedy shows like "Chappelle's Show," "The Jim Gaffigan Show" and "New Girl," he has shown his acting range with appearances in "The Mandalorian," "Breaking Bad” and “Barry.”

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In between, he somehow made time to co-found the All Things Comedy network and host a podcast with fellow comic Paul Virzi. Plus, he’s a husband and father of two young children.

Even with so many irons in the fire (and more still burning), Burr is currently on a tour that includes a 7:30 p.m. show May 16 at the Schottenstein Center. Tickets start at $52.50, available at ticketmaster.com .

Speaking by phone from his home in L.A., Burr took a few minutes from life as a family man to talk to The Dispatch about his humor, fans and favorite comedians.

Question: You were a shy kid. How did you find your voice, especially such a straightforward, bold voice?

Bill Burr : Not even being a comedian, most people find their voices later in life. Old people say just exactly what they’re thinking and everybody loves it because it’s refreshing to hear someone be honest.

Their age, combined with what they’re saying, is disarming. Like when a kid says something, it’s cute. We picture old people being childlike, but they come in spitting fire. You get to a fork in your life where you say, “Am I gonna continue taking this stuff, or am I gonna push back?”

When you’re in your 20s, you still have that hangover of being a kid, you want to fit in and be accepted. Later in life, you’re like, “What am I trying to fit in with?”

Question: You started out working clean because you didn't want to offend people. What changed?

Burr : I was afraid to get heckled. I didn't want to upset the person I was opening for. I wanted to show people I wasn't going to be a problem. I definitely came out like, hat in hand, genuflecting to the crowd and the people I was opening for. I was just happy to be there.

But you can only hide from who you really are for so long, right? I wanted to prove to myself that I could actually write jokes. When you’re younger, if you work really blue, is it really funny or are they just laughing at the shock of what I’m saying? I’m a guy who grew up in a blue-collar town – I had white-collar parents, but we weren’t good with money. It was just how people talked. By then, I was into (George) Carlin, (Richard) Pryor... they used all the language.

Working clean, I found restrictive. It wasn’t just not saying the bad words, it meant I don’t have an opinion that doesn’t upset the crowd. I mean, I could write a clean joke about politics and abortion and still offend.

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Question: Some have called your comedy cringeworthy. Do you find comfort in making people uncomfortable?

Burr : “Cringe” is more sophomoric things. I don’t go to offend people, I go to say what I think is funny. I feel like I do it in a silly way. Even if it’s over the top, it’s not enough to make you want to write a letter.

Annoying someone in the crowd can be fun, but once they leave, it’s game over. If someone stormed out, I’d almost be sad; the fun’s over! Watching you take me, who’s an idiot, seriously... there’s something funny about going into a comedy club and having no sense of humor.

Question: Is there anything off-limits when it comes to making jokes?

Burr : I don’t have all the answers to comedy. I would never tell anyone what they can and can’t joke about, as long as you’re not being malicious.

A long time ago, I was headlining a place in Portland, Oregon, and halfway through this guy’s act, I stood there about eight seconds and asked the waitress, “What happened?” He did a joke the crowd thought was kind of racist. I got this spidey sense where I knew whatever happened was over, but I could feel the ripple effect of it because they knew he wasn’t joking or it came across as he wasn’t joking. He didn’t address it; he kind of went into the next joke.

“Getting away with something” is suggesting not only that I mean it in a malicious way, but that the audience is dumb.

Question: What do you have to say to critics who accuse you of punching down with your humor?

Burr : Nothing! When people say stuff like that, I think punching down is hilarious because it’s such a ridiculous thing to do. (Critics) don’t really mean, “Punch up,” and I’m not particularly into censoring stand-up. What I want to hear a comedian do is go onstage and say exactly what he or she wants to say. The people who don’t are some of the most unfunny people you’re ever gonna meet.

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Question: In a recent episode of GQ's "Actually Me," you went undercover online to reply to fans. What did you learn about your fans?

Burr : What has really amazed me is the level of funny that people are in the comments section.

I was on Instagram yesterday and a guy was making a video of him making a sandwich. He had this giant head and someone in the comments said, “This guy’s dreams are in IMAX!”

That’s the one thing I’ve learned – how educated the average person is when it comes to comedy.

Question: Who are some comedians coming up that you like?

Burr : Robert Powell III is incredible. He came out and did the Patrice O’Neal (Comedy) Benefit and blew everyone away. Also, Nate Craig, Steph Tolev, Fortune Feimster, Brian Holtzman... they’re all comic’s comics.

You have the crowd favorites and you have the comic favorites and they’re usually different things. It’s just a weird thing to be super popular; there’s a mainstream rounding-off of the edges in every art form.

If you look at, say, people who consider themselves foodies, but they only know celebrity chefs, (then there are chefs) that you have to be a chef yourself or really into food to understand. A comic’s comic, most of time, is someone the mainstream isn't ready for.

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