Vic Reeves

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James Roderick Moir (born 24 January 1959), also known as Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, singer, guitarist, comedian, and television presenter best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer as Vic and Bob.

He is known for his bizarre sense of humor. In 2003, Reeves and Mortimer were listed as one of the 50 funniest performances in British comedy.

Based on a 2005 poll, the Comedians' Comedian, Reeves, and Mortimer was voted the eighth best comedy performance ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

Early life

Moir was born in Leeds, the son of Audrey (née Leigh) and James Neill Moir (1926-2004). He and his parents and younger sister Lois moved to Darlington, County Durham, at the age of five. He attended Heathfield Infants and Junior School before moving to Eastbourne Comprehensive in Darlington, near the school. Reeves undertook a mechanical engineering apprenticeship at a Newton Aycliffe factory after leaving school. He later moved to London, where he studied Polytechnic of North London and Middlesex Polytechnic.

Personal life

Reeves has four children, the youngest two by his first wife, Sarah Vincent, who married in 1990 and divorced in 1999. Nancy Sorrell, his second wife, was born in 2001, and the couple married on January 25th, 2003. On May 25, Sorrell gave birth to twin girls at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent. Reeves, Sorrell, and their two children live in Charing, just south of Ashford.

Reeves was diagnosed with vestibular schwannoma, a benign and non-cancerous brain tumor, in September 2021. The tumor is inoperable, and he has left him deaf in one ear.

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Career

Moir founded the Fashionable Five, a group of five people (including Jack Dent, who operated the original Fan Club) who would track bands like the Enid and Free to stage and perform pranks (including Reeves posing as a brass hand) around Darlington town centre in single-file formation, following a Terry Scott lookalike. Moir had an early breakthrough with the support of comedian Malcolm Hardee.

Moir was a member of a number of bands with various names and musical styles, in which he often played bass guitar and/or performed. Under the name International Cod, he sold tapes of his early work in the back pages of NME magazine. Mark Lamarr, who would later become a team captain on Shooting Stars, was sent a tape of Moir's band Fan Tan Tiddly Span. When Moir appeared on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" in 1998, Lamarr played a sample from his album "Fantasia (Side A)" in an attempt to embarrass him.

Moir began a part-time course at a local art school, developed his love of painting, and then convinced a local art gallery to host an exhibit of his work. Moir is gaining a reputation as an artist despite being mainly known as a comedian. His drawings and paintings have been used in his television shows and form a substantial portion of his 1999 book, Sun Boiled Onions.

Moir started performing and appearing in bands in London, including being an original member of the Industrial/Experimental band Test Dept and performing onstage with them at their first show (then leaving shortly thereafter), and he has performed in many different forms. Jim Bell, a beat poet, Mister Mystery, and later, Vic Reeves, "The North-East's Top Light Entertainer," is a term that derives from two of his favorite musicians, Vic Damone and Jim Reeves. Vic Reeves Big Night Out, his stage performance, began at Goldsmith's Tavern in New Cross, now the New Cross House. Bob Mortimer, a solicitor who attended the show and loved it so much that he started to participate, is here.

In December 1986, Reeves' television debut on Channel 4 Television's The Tube in a comedy game show segment called "Square Celebrities" was suspended by a wire to ask the "celebrities" questions. In a game show segment called Knock Down Ginger, Jonathan Ross' next appearance was on the short-lived chat/comedy show One Hour. Big Night Out was given a slot on Channel 4 the following year as a result of Reeves' increasing television fame. Reeves and Bob Mortimer rented a back room at Jools Holland's Westcombe Park, Greenwich, where they'd spend hours writing content.

In a series of 1990s programs, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Shooting Stars, and Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer, some of which also featured future cast members of The Fast Show and Little Britain, Reeves continued to work with Mortimer. The Honeymoon's Over, a 1994 pilot written by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, was supposed to feature Chris Bell, a character from The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer; however, the story was never published. Reeves appeared on Radio 1's Showtime, hosted by John Shuttleworth in the same year. Between August 1998 and May 1999, Reeves and Mortimer appeared on the Channel X-produced Saturday game show Families at War with Alice Beer.

Marty Hopkirk appeared in the BBC's Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), a reboot of the original 1960s series, with Mortimer as Randall, Emilia Fox as Jeannie Hopkirk, and Tom Baker as Wyvern. Reeves Examine on UK Play, a series starring celebrities like Ricky Gervais, Johnny Vegas, Lauren Laverne, and Emma Kennedy discussing a topic of their own. Reeves performed Cock of the Wood, a one-off radio show on BBC Radio 1, the same year.

In 2004, Reeves and his partner, Nancy Sorrell, were contestants in the fourth series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! He appeared in the series Catterick as several characters, as well as a variety of other characters. Vic Reeves Big Night, a show on Virgin Radio produced by Mark Augustyn, was hosted for a short time on Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning at 7 p.m.

Reeves hosted a ten-part series called Rogues Gallery, which was broadcast on the Discovery Channel (UK) in 2005, where he investigated, and portrayed Anne Bonny and Mary Read, Captain Kidd, Jonathan Wild, Rob Roy, Robert Wild, Colonel Blood, George Ransley, Deacon Brodie, Blackbeard, and Dick Turpin. Sorrell appeared in several episodes. Vic Reeves' Pirates were on ITV West and, later, on the History Channel in 2007. Reeves hosted a program on ITV Tyne Tees about Northeast comedy culture in May 2006. Vic Reeves - It's Funny Up North

Vic Reeves Investigates: Jack the Ripper appeared on Reeves Investigates in 2007. With the help of historians and respected experts, Reeves began to discover who Jack the Ripper was. He came to the conclusion that Jack the Ripper was Francis Tumblety at the end of the display. Reeves, the main presenter of Brainiac: Science Abuse during the fifth and sixth series, replacing Richard Hammond, appeared on May 8th, 2007. Does the Team Think? began in June 2007 with Reeves' BBC Radio 2 panel game Does the Team Think? On Monday, Reeves appeared on BBC Radio 2's weekly sketch show Vic Reeves' House Arrest. The show's premise was that he had been put under house arrest for "a felony he didn't commit" and that each episode would consist of the various events that take place in and around his house on a particular day. Mortimer's hairdresser Carl plays an integral role in the success of The Mighty Boosh movie Noel Fielding as a local vagrant who comes to Reeves' door on a weekly basis looking for work, as well as Nancy Sorrell in various roles.

Reeves and Mortimer revealed on a new sitcom about superheroes who have stolen their powers from a faulty telegraph pole on February 27, 2008. He also stated that he wants to bring Back Shooting Stars for a 6th series. Reeves is also included in one edition of a factual series for Boys based on Conn and Hal Iggulden's The Dangerous Book for Boys, based on the best-selling book for Boys.

Reeves appeared on the first episode of My Brilliant Britain, one of the first television programs commissioned by the BBC People channel in February 2009 as Blighty. Reeves appeared on BBC One's The One Show with Mortimer on August 25, 2009. Reeves and Mortimer, as well as Ulrika Jonsson and Jack Dee as team captains, were among the team captains of Series 6 of Shooting Stars, which began on August 26, 2009. On both directions of Halloween, Reeves appeared as one of the guests in Reece Shearsmith's Haunted House, a light-hearted radio discussion show on BBC Radio 4 in two parts on either side of Halloween.

In July 2011, Reeves and Mortimer released a selection of YouTube improvised comedy sketches in association with Foster's. In July, they began releasing their "Afternoon Delight" clips every weekday afternoon.

Reeves co-hosted the Netflix original, reality series The Big Flower Fight with Natasia Demetriou in 2020.

Both with Mortimer and alone, Reeves have appeared in television advertisements. He has worked as a solo advertiser on several lines, including Guinness, MFI, Müller Light, First Direct, Mars Bar, Fanta, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Domestos bleach, Maryland Cookies, 888 Ladies, and East Coast Trains. In addition, Reeves promoted Jools Holland's album Moving Out to the Country. He marketed Cadburys Boost and Churchill Insurance with Mortimer. Mortimer greeted Churchill as the nodding bulldog, and Reeves' voice would inquire about vehicle insurance in early ads, to which Churchill replied, "yes, yes!" However, Reeves was barred from the ads in 2005 after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.

Reeves would sometimes distribute promotional literature to the audience as part of early Big Night Output performances. On one occasion, he gave out a 7" flexi disc of the original song "The Howlin' Wind." Reeves gave them to Darlington-based band Dan, who then posted a copy of the disc with their album Kicking Ass at T.J.

I Will Cure You was Reeves' first album. It was first introduced by Island Records in 1991 and hit No. 1 on the charts in 1991. In the UK Albums Chart, 16 is number 16. It featured the Number One single "Dizzy," a joint effort with The Wonder Stuff. It featured a mix of covers and original songs in a variety of musical styles, some of which were first published in Big Night Out. Two other singles from the album were released, as well as "Dizzy," a preview of Matt Monro's "Born Free" and a dance reworking of Christian hymn "Abide With Me" which reached No. 1. No. 6 and No. According to the UK Singles Chart, 47 people were in the UK Singles Chart, respectively.

Reeves and Mortimer's 1995 debut of "I'm a Believer" with British band EMF, which attracted No. 1st. In the UK Singles Chart, there are three places. Reeves had a tradition with the track, having both sung it at the start of early Big Night Out shows in London and launched the Channel 4 version with it. The duo, Mike Nesmith and Davy Jones of The Monkees, were dressed in the music video, which was edited by Reeves. On the CD release of the single, a studio version of "At This Stage I Couldn't Say" was included, a track originally performed by Mulligan and O'Hare in The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. The bonus track on the 7" album was "At Least We've Got Our Guitars," the first song on The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer's last episode.

Shaun the Sheep, a British stop-motion animation sung by Reeves, was released as a single in April 2007. The album debuted at No. 1 in the United States. The UK Singles Chart ranks 20th in the UK Singles Chart.

Both Reeves and Mortimer contributed to Jools Holland's "Holy Cow" (1990, a Lee Dorsey cover). The song appeared on Holland's album World of His Own and was released as a single. Moving Out to the United States will be promoted by Reeves later this year.

Reeves performed backing vocals for former Smiths singer Morrissey's version of "That's Entertainment," released by The Jam in 1990. In the final edit, the Reeves' vocals were not used, but he was thanked (as Jim Moir) in Morrissey's Sing Your Life album, which included "That's Entertainment" as a bonus track. Reeves, a Smiths fan, appeared on Big Night Out with reviews of the band's albums, including "Sheila Take a Bow" which he intended to include on his album I Will Cure You. It didn't make the final cut.

Reeves contributed to Ruby Trax, a compilation album released by NME magazine in 1992 to celebrate 40 years of publication. He covered Ultravox's "Vienna," but changed the original lyrics.

Reeves contributed to Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noel Coward, a tribute album starring well-known singers and bands, including Elton John, Sting, Robbie Williams, and Paul McCartney. Coward's 1934 track "Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage Mrs. Worthington," was arranged by David Arnold for the album. Reeves' version of the song "sinister" was initially released but because the last had foul words, it was stripped from the final release.

"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" was Reeves' version in 2000. On the theme single to Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) film in which he appeared, he was featured as a bonus track. Reeves was originally meant to duet with Nina Persson (of the Cardigans), but he was unable to make it to the final cut. In the series itself, there was also a reduced version of Reeves' front page. In the single's music video, Reeves and Mortimer appeared together.

Reeves has appeared in other contexts than the music videos for his own singles. "What Do You Want to Make Eyes at Me For?" Shakin' Stevens' 1987 film "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For." He had been hired for the shooting and charged £10 for his appearance.

In 1988, Reeves appeared in the band of Holy Joy's "Tactless" video. He leads the band and is often seen in the bar part. The video was shot in Deptford, London, and the original advertisement posters for Big Night Out can be seen at the beginning.

Moir and Vic Reeves have collaborated on artwork. His art, although serious, also blends with his comedy, as shown here. Moir works in a variety of media, including painting, ceramics, photography, and lino prints, and has a distinct style. His work has been described as Dada-esque, surreal, and occasionally macabre. Moir's art and comedy are two different ways of expressing the same concept. "I think putting your imagination on canvas or a television screen is the same thing," he says, and "I don't know the difference between painting, acting, or comedy." Everything I do is art, according to me. Moir has stated that he is a first-born artist and a second in ten years, and that he would rather be remembered for his art and writing than for his comedy.

Moir isn't one to evaluate his artworks, as seen in his comedy. He has said that art should be "just for laughs" and that he dislikes people looking for phrases in his art because there are none. "If something makes me laugh, it's okay." "I've made straight drawings and paintings, and I haven't gotten as much pleasure from them as if I'd done something that would make me laugh." Artist Jake and Dinos Chapman's work has been described as "able to command our laughter as a purgative to encourage the viewer to leak at both ends." Damien Hirst, a friend, has also characterized Moir's work as Reeves, implying that he has a lot of influence. This crossover of comedy and art appears in Reeves and Mortimer's television series. The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer's first episode is a good example. Several of Reeves' drawings are included, illustrating the opening song's lyrics. (These drawings would later be published in his book Sun Boiled Onions). Reeves sketched out sketches for the BBC's costume and set designers, as seen in the show's script book, "if we just tell them what we want, it never comes out looking like it does in our minds."

Moir's upbringing was largely influenced by arts and crafts. His mother and father, a seamstress and typesetter by trade, made additional money by selling handmade wooden crafts and ceramics at local markets. Moir began charging for his own creative services, including customizing and painting his school friend's Haversack bags and elaborately embroidering clothing, as a result of these money-making efforts. Later, he would continue to forge artworks that his acquaintances adored with the intention of offering them to them. Moir began a five-year engineering apprenticeship at a Newton Aycliffe factory with the intention of working in their technical drawings department, but was coerced into service.

Moir, after completing the apprenticeship, applied to Goldsmiths College in London to study art, but was unable to find a place. He has confessed to sneaking in and using their equipment. He took a one-year foundation course at Sir John Cass College in 1983, where he now stands as an honorary graduate. He began working as a curator at The Garden Gallery, a London gallery that is free. It was there that he held his first art show in 1985 with the support of a Lewisham Council grant.

Vic Reeves has published two books of his art, Sun Boiled Onions in 1999, and Vic Reeves' Vast Book of World Knowledge in 2009. His drawings appear in his autobiography Me:Moir Volume One as well as the published script book for The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. He provided thirty illustrations for Random House's 2011 reprint of Jerome K. Jerome's classic story "Three Men in a Boat." He was also hired to draw several celebrity drawings for Jools Holland's Channel 5 program Name That Tune.

Reeves has held several exhibitions of his art, including::

A collection of Reeves' paintings was on view at the Saatchi Gallery in London in 2010 as part of a charity called "Art of Giving." He served as a judge for the charity's open art competition.

Reeves appeared in the Illuminating York festival in 2012. The illuminations of "Wonderland" were projected on a number of historic buildings, including the Yorkshire Museum, St Mary's Abbey, and York Museum Gardens' ten-acre site.

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