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Jimmy is back performing at all the best comedy clubs up and down the UK and this autumn he will be supporting John Bishop and Jason Manford on tour.
Throughout 2020 he performed in and hosted a variety of online shows, gigs and corporate events live from his salubrious attic, but he is happiest back on the road and in front of live crowds.
Jimmy performed his critically acclaimed 9th solo show ‘BA (Hons)’ to sell out crowds at the 2020 Adelaide Fringe. He was due to continue on the Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra Comedy Festivals, until disaster struck and he was unceremoniously booted back home for a year long lockdown party on the sofa.
Back in 2019 , BA (Hons) played to full rooms and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe. The show was selected as one of the Scotsman newspaper critic’s ‘best shows to see in Edinburgh’- view Kate Copstick’s review here and The Pick of Edinburgh review here. Jimmy also hosted the prestigious ‘Pick of the Fringe 2019’ at the Sheraton Hotel for the third year in a row.
Jimmy also performed in Los Angeles the prestigious ‘Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach and in Canada for the first time appearing at the renowned Yuk Yuks comedy chain. He popped up in Oslo performing at Latter Comedy Club and various shows in Norway, Belgium and Holland.
Jimmy was an Assistant Producer for the BBC’s Science and History Dept, having spent seven years working in factual television before he ran off to join the stand up comedy circus professionally in 2009. Since then he has performed stand up all over the world and appeared on numerous television and radio programmes including the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Comedy Central, ABC Australia, THREE New Zealand, Absolute Radio and many more.
He is “a brilliant talent” (The Scotsman) and with “an easy charm and appealing relaxed manner” (Chortle), he has performed 10 solo shows at festivals around the world including the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Sydney Comedy Festival, Perth Comedy Festival and New Zealand International Comedy festival.
He is now a top circuit act in the UK, as well as a highly sought after corporate awards host and TV warm up artist. He regularly provides the studio warm up for BBC1’s Graham Norton Show, ITV’s Loose Women and Ch4’s Deal or No Deal.
“Exquisitely done, with a compelling, simmering fury… impressive”
Corporate
Jimmy has performed at and hosted over 100 corporate events for companies such as Coco-Cola, Google, YouTube, Shell, Nestle, McDonalds, DAF, ProSound, Insider, Deutshe Bank, JP Morgan, HSBC and many more.
To contact Jimmy regarding possible corporate bookings,
please email: live@jimmymcghie.com
- 07 Dec 2023
North East Young Professionals Awards
Host, JLA - 06 Dec 2023
PFA Lunch Leeds, PT Events
Stand-up - 15 Nov 2023
ESharelife Foundation Gala Dinner 2023
In and Out Club, St James – Host, JLA - 26 Oct 2023
European Credit Awards 2023
Convene Bishopsgate – Host - 24 Oct 2023
Private Equity Wire European Awards 2023
Convene Bishopsgate – Host - 12 Oct 2023
HFM European Performance Awards 2023
Natural History Museum – Host, Performing Artistes - 07 July 2023
Housewares Awards
Host, JLA - 06 July 2023
DTLA Awards
Host, Performing Artistes - 16 June 2023
IER Awards
Host, JLA - 14 June 2023
Corgi Gas Safety Compliance Awards
Host, JLA - 07 June 2023
Vendies Awards
Host, JLA - 18 May 2023
DIY Week Awards
Host, JLA - 11 May 2023
Harvey Thorneycroft, Cheshire
Stand Up - 16 March 2023
Newsco Insider Made in the NorthEast Awards 2023
JLA – Host - 07 Feb 2023
Newsco Insider Yorkshire Young Professionals Awards 2023
JLA – Host - 18 Nov 2022
Pret A Manger, Birmingham ICC – Comedy set - 14 Nov 2022
CIVICA Kick off event, Banking Hall London – Comedy set - 01 Nov 2022
The Cover Excellence Awards 2022, The Brewery London - 13 Oct 2022
Electrical Wholesaler Awards, Chelsea Harbour Hotel - 7 July 2022
Newsco Dealmakers Awards, Sheffield - 23 June 2022
BAE Systems Employee Recognition Awards 2022, Rainham - 16 June 2022
Insider Southwest Property Awards 2022, Exeter
Sandy Park – Host - 26 May 2022
DCS Awards 2022, London
Leonardo Royal St Pauls Hotel – Comedy set - 5 May 2022
Insider Made in the North West Awards 2022, Salford
Lowry Hotel – Host - 29 April 2022
Legal Innovation Awards 2022, London
Hilton Bankside – Host - 21 April 2022
Insider Northwest Young Professionals 2022, Manchester
Midland Hotel – Host - 31 March 2022
MoneyFacts Consumer Awards 2022, London
Royal Lancaster Hotel – Host - 3 Dec 2021
Professional Golfers Association Lunch, Manchester
PT Events – Comedy set - 12 Nov 2021
Professional Footballers Association Lunch, Manchester
PT Events – Comedy set - 06 Oct 2021
Made in the Midlands Award, Telford
JLA – Host - 30 Sept 2021
Northwest Young Professionals Awards, Manchester
JLA – Host - 23 Sept 2021
Corgi Conference Awards, Telford
JLA – Host - 1 April 2021
Deloitte Zoom Comedy Show
Nice & Spikey – Comedy Host - 25 Jan 2021
Betway Zoom Comedy Show
Nice & Spikey – Comedy Host - 20 Jan 2021
Miss Jones Zoom Showcase
Nice & Spikey – Comedy Host - 7 Jan 2021
Dewars Whisky Comedy Hour
Nice & Spikey – Comedy Host - 18 Dec 2020
Greenergy Zoom Xmas Party
Nice & Spikey – Comedy Host - 14 Dec 2020
Accenture Zoom Comedy Show
Nice & Spikey – Comedy Host - 10 Dec 2020
CISCO Xmas Zoom Pub quiz
Host - 26 NOV 2020
EE Zoom
Comedy set - 22 OCT 2020
CISCO Web X TechZone
Comedy set - 23 SEPT 2020
Nice N’ Spiky Christmas Showcase, White City House
Host - 23 JAN 2020
‘Call on Kallo’ health hotline
Host - 29 DEC 2019
Professional Golfer’s Association Annual Lunch
Comedy set - 5 DEC 2019
Medilink East Midlands Awards
Host - 27 NOV 2019
SDC Awards
Comedy set - 13 NOV 2019
Future Leaders Awards
Host - 19 SEP 2019
Cloud Excellence Awards
Host - 18 SEP 2019
Managed Services and Hosting Awards
Extended comedy set - 27 JUNE 2019
Horticulture Awards
Host - 8 FEB 2019
Causeway V.3.0 Kick off
Extended comedy set - 7 FEB 2019
Bristol Property Dinner
Extended comedy set - 6 DEC 2018
HSBC Christmas Party
Extended comedy set - 30 NOV 2018
Blog Awards
Host + set, JLA - 22 NOV 2018
ProSound Awards
Host + set, JLA - 1 NOV 2018
Carwow Comedy Night vol 2
Comedy set, JLA - 26 OCT 2018
DEBRA Fight Night
Host + set - 28 JUNE 2018
Install Awards 2018
Host + set JLA - 27 JUNE 2018
EuroMoney Dinner
Comedy set, JLA - 7 JUNE 2018
Mobile Phone Industry Awards
Host + set, JLA - 23 NOV 2017
SVC Awards 2017
Comedy set, JLA - 28 SEP 2017
ProSound Awards
Host and comedy set, NewBay Media - 27 SEP 2017
Forex Awards
Comedy set, JLA - 21 SEP 2017
Euromoney Dinner 2017
Comedy set, JLA - 22 AUG 2017
Randolph Hill Carehome Group Summer Party
Host, Jongleurs - 29 JULY 2017
Install Awards
Host and comedy set, JLA - 28 JULY 2017
DAF Dinner
Comedy set, Speakout ltd - 11 JULY 2017
WatchMojo
You Tube, host and warm up, Talbot Productions - 13 JUNE 2017
Sheffield Dealmakers Awards
Host and comedy set, JLA - 16 MAY 2017
JobCrowd Top Companies Awards
Host and comedy set, JLA
BA (Hons) Edinburgh 2019
He's travelled the world from festival to festival taking in the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Canberra, Perth and Sydney Comedy Festivals as well as the New Zealand Comedy festival. Phew. That’s a lot of festivals.No wonder he hasn’t settled down.
"A comic who is supremely good at what he does, even when he is not doing very much”
The Scotsman
NEED(Y) Edinburgh 2018
An analogue man in a digital world, marooned as a bachelor amongst a sea of marriages and kids, Jimmy continues to steer clear of anything too serious in life and not step on any millennial language land mines.
"This is all tightly-packed, twinkly, high-octane funny. I have no idea why this man is not all over Live at the Apollo like a rash."
★★★★ The Scotsman
TRIBAL GATHERING Edinburgh 2017
Edinburgh 2017 He has finally checked in his ego and will be appearing as part of the socialist utopia of the Free Festival. A proper pro for no dough!
‘McGhie reminds you that an hour of pure stand-up comedy can be a great thing’
★★★★ Scotsman
APOLOGIA Edinburgh 2016
This is Jimmy's sixth solo hour, so according to best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, that means he's only 9,994 hours away from being brilliant. Not that it's Jimmy's fault it's taking so long.
★★★★ Chortle.co.uk
WINGED GODDESS OF VICTORY Edinburgh 2015
Confronting masculinity, mortality, the sins of the father and his complete inability to resist a good salesman. Along the way he encounters some vicious anti-corporate satirists, and explains how various early childhood humiliations made him what he is today: a clown.
★★★★ Scotsman
DELUSIONS OF CANDOUR Edinburgh 2013
Painfully brilliant, pathologically charming and frequently deluded Jimmy McGhie slinks back to Edinburgh after bunking last year. After performing to great acclaim all over the world, from Mumbai to Melbourne, Jimmy returns with more soulful and searingly honest stand-up.
★★★★ Chortle.co.uk
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Edinburgh 2011
“Grown-up, insightful comedy that isn’t dependent on shock value and still had me thinking about issues he’d raised hours after the show. Excellent.”
★★★★ Chortle
ALL-POWERFUL WARRIOR Edinburgh 2010
“Last year I said he had “one to watch” stamped on his forehead; well, this year he has “see him now before you have to queue around the O2″ stamped on his forehead. There are few comics I can think of who have the sheer star quality of Jimmy McGhie. He is the perfect little comedy package.”
★★★★ Scotsman
NORTHERN MEETING Edinburgh 2009
“Hilarious, self deprecating and lovable… A fantastic storyteller.”
★★★★★ Three Weeks
“He is wonderful with audience interaction, smartly self-effacing and I cannot think of any possible reason for his not being a huge star.”
CONTACT JIMMY
Jimmy doesn’t really do social media but you can contact him here:
LIVE BOOKINGS: live@jimmymcghie.com
CORPORATE: live@jimmymcghie.com
GENERAL ENQUIRIES: info@jimmymcghie.com