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Jimeoin was born to Irish parents in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England and grew up in Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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He rose to prominence in Australia in the early 1990s, and had his own television show. He came to United Kingdom public attention between 2005 and 2008 while performing an "over the top" comedy tour of Australia"s outback and major cities, which was filmed for the British Broadcasting Corporation Northern Ireland documentary Jimeoin Down Under. He has since gained international recognition and is a frequent performer at comedy festivals, including the Edinburgh Fringe.
He went to Dominican College, Portstewart.
He moved to Australia at the age of 22, gaining work as a gardener after working on building sites in London for four years. Jimeoin"s United Kingdom television appearances include Sunday Night at the Palladium (ITV1),Live at the Apollo (BBC1), 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), The Royal Variety Performance ( Independent Television), Channel 4"s Comedy Gala, Dave"s One Night Stand, Edinburgh Comedy Festival – Live! (BBC3, three consecutive years), Monumental (British Broadcasting Corporation Northen Ireland team captain, series I and II), Michael McIntyre"s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1).
He has also appeared on the Conan O"Brien Show in the United States as well on a number of international specials for Montreal"s Just for Laughs. He both starred in and co-wrote two Australian feature film comedies, The Craic (1999) and The Extra (2005), both co-starring Bob Franklin.
He had his own comedy television programme, the eponymous Jimeoin (1994-1995) which ran for three seasons.
He played Convict Griffin in the sitcom Bligh (1992). He is also known for his extensive live comedy tours in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2013 he made his solo debut at London"s Hammersmith Apollo and began to take his tours into the arenas, starting with the Belfast Odyssey Arena.
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.
The 25 live-to-air, hour-long shows were a mix of Jimeoin"s stand-up, sketches, chat, football talk via satellite link to Rio de Janeiro, musical acts and guest comedians.
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