Personal Info
Birth date
1959-01-24 (66 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Also known as
Jim Moir
Vic Reeves
Biography
Jim Moir, better known by his stage name of Vic Reeves, is a British comedian, actor, TV presenter, singer writer and artist. He is one half of the surreal and successful comedy duo Reeves and Mortimer, alongside Bob Mortimer.
Filmography
Top of the Pops
6.6
Overview:
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.The One Show
4.6
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.Agatha Christie's Marple
7.7
Overview:
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.QI
8
Overview:
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.Would I Lie to You?
7.733
Overview:
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.Never Mind the Buzzcocks
7
Overview:
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.8 Out of 10 Cats
7.1
Overview:
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
7.2
Overview:
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.The South Bank Show
5.6
Overview:
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
7.3
Overview:
Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.Great British Menu
6.4
Overview:
Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5
Overview:
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auctionOmnibus
7.2
Overview:
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.An Audience with...
5.3
Overview:
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.Who Do You Think You Are?
6.7
Overview:
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.Going Live!
6
Overview:
Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Simon, Emma Forbes, and puppet Gordon the Gopher. The show was broadcast during the autumn to spring seasons, with other shows such as the 8:15 from Manchester and Parallel 9 taking over during the summer months. It was preceded by Saturday Superstore, and succeeded by Live & Kicking. In 1988, when the second series started, Greene was hurt in a helicopter crash with her then boyfriend, Mike Smith. Guest presenters stood in for her including T'Pau's Carol Decker. Similarly, in 1992-93 during the final series, Schofield was starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was unable to present the show. A third presenter took his place. Originally, Neighbours actor Kristian Schmid took the role but soon left after problems with his work permit. Various other celebrities to stand in included Shane Richie and Robbie Williams during his Take That days.Shooting Stars
7.6
Overview:
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.GamesMaster
6.5
Overview:
GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.The Glove
NYR
Overview:
Vic & Bob are on a road trip across England as they search for an elusive piece of celebrity memorabilia - Michael Jackson's "training" glove.Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
7.1
Overview:
One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.Celebrity Gogglebox
6.9
Overview:
A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their opinions on what they have been watching during the week.Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
NYR
Overview:
A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fans.When Comedy Changed Forever
NYR
Overview:
The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bernard Manning and modern phenomena like Little Britain.The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
5.3
Overview:
The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the action, and meets the latest baker to leave the tent.A Brush With Comedy
8
Overview:
Feature documentary from Louis Moir exploring the relationship between comedy and art, and the inner conflicts that lie within. Featuring the director's father Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, Spencer Jones, Simon Munnery, Miriam Elia and Bec Hill as they each prepare work for an exhibition.Bauhaus Rules
NYR
Overview:
Presented by Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, Bauhaus Rules brings the radical principles of the Bauhaus to a new generation, to discover if the school’s groundbreaking approach to training artists still holds its power 100 years on. Over the course of a week, six Central St Martins graduates - across fine art, fashion, graphic design and architecture - are challenged each day to create a new work of art, design or performance, sticking strictly to rules inspired by the artists who taught at the Bauhaus.Amnesty International's Big 30
4
Overview:
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall.I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
6
Overview:
Twelve celebrities are abandoned in the Australian jungle. In order to earn food, they must perform Bushtucker Trials which challenge them physically and mentally.Shaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind
10
Overview:
Unidentified Farm Objects and paranormal sightings are the norm with Shaun the Sheep™ and his barnyard buddies Bitzer, Shirley, and Timmy, as they encounter more madcap mischief along with those Naughty Pigs next door. Big laughs are evident, as the creators of the Academy Award®-winning Wallace & Gromit™ are out to prove that sheepherding fun is universal.Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
7
Overview:
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.Acting
TBAThe Glove as Unknown
2025Boty: I Am the Sixties as Self (as Jim Moir)
2023Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir Christmas Special as Self
2023A Brush With Comedy as Self (as Jim Moir) - Contributor
2023Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir (11 Episodes) as Self as Jim Moir
2022Bill Bailey's Master Crafters (7 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (1 Episode) as Guest
2020Back to the… (1 Episode) as Self
2020The Big Flower Fight (8 Episodes) as Self - Host
2019Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art as Unknown
2019Bauhaus Rules as Self - Presenter
2019The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk (1 Episode) as Clarity (as Jim Moir)
2019Celebrity Gogglebox (2 Episodes) as Self
2018Vic and Bob's Big Night Out (8 Episodes) as Himself
2018Funny Cow as Ventriloquist
2018Dinnerladies Diaries (1 Episode) as Self
2018Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators (1 Episode) as Eddie Monmouth
2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (1 Episode) as Self
2016Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels as Presenter
2015That's So Last Century (3 Episodes) as Himself
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2 Episodes) as Self
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014House of Fools (12 Episodes) as Vic
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2, 7 Episode) as Self - Dictionary Corner, Self
2012Racing Legends (1 Episode) as Self
2012Hebburn (13 Episodes) as Joe Pearson
2012Popadoodledandy (1 Episode) as Himself
2012The Lark Ascending as Self (uncredited)
2012The Ministry of Curious Stuff (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2011The Big Quiz (1 Episode) as Self - Panelist
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 Episode) as Self - Participant
2011Vic and Bob's Afternoon Delights (20 Episodes) as Unknown
2011The Itch of the Golden Nit as Captain Iron Ears (voice)
2011Eric & Ernie as George Bartholomew
2011Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self / George Bartholomew
2010Let's Dance for Sport Relief (2 Episodes) as Self - Judge
2009Steve Coogan: The Inside Story as Self
2009Live from Studio Five (1 Episode) as Self
2009Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (1 Episode) as Self
2008Hole in the Wall (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007Vic Reeves Investigates... Jack the Ripper as Self - Host
2007Would I Lie to You? (2 Episodes) as Self
2006Take It or Leave It (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006The One Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2006Turn Back Time (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006The Story of Light Entertainment (1 Episode) as Self
2006The Law of the Playground (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Great British Menu (1 Episode) as Self - Guest Judge
2006When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
2006Pulp: The Story of Common People as Himself
2005Final Chance to Save (1 Episode) as Himself
20058 Out of 10 Cats (9 Episodes) as Self
2005Monkey Trousers (7 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Agatha Christie's Marple (1 Episode) as Walter Cracken
2004Churchill: The Hollywood Years as Bendle
2004Who Do You Think You Are? (1 Episode) as Self
2004The All Star Comedy Show (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Catterick (6 Episodes) as Chris
2003Brainiac: Science Abuse (22 Episodes) as Self - Host
2003QI (4 Episodes) as Self
2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Clown
2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (5 Episodes) as Self
2002When Rock Ruled the World as Self
2002Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali as Paul Eluard
2000Vic Reeves Examines (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (13 Episodes) as Marty Hopkirk
1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Self
1999Families at War (8 Episodes) as Unknown
1999Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1998An Audience with Rod Stewart as Self - Audience Member
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks (3 Episodes) as Self
1996Viz Top Tips as Self / Various
1996Clive Anderson All Talk (1 Episode) as Self
1995No Sleep 'Til Sheffield: Pulp Go Public as Self - Host of Shooting Stars (uncredited)
1994Reeves And Mortimer - Live Tour Puce 1694 as Unknown
1994Do You Remember the First Time? as Unknown
1994Jools' Annual Hootenanny (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993Shooting Stars (70 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
1993The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (12 Episodes) as Unknown
1993Reeves and Mortimer's Driving School as Self
1992The Weekenders as Jim
1992Bunch Of Five (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1992GamesMaster (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Vic Reeves Big Night Out Tour as Unknown
1991Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
1990Vic Reeves Big Night Out (14 Episodes) as Unknown
19908:15 from Manchester (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987Going Live! (1 Episode) as Self
1978The South Bank Show (1 Episode) as Self
1978An Audience with... (1 Episode) as Self
1967Omnibus (1 Episode) as Self
1964Top of the Pops (1 Episode) as Self - Host
Creator
2023Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir ... Creator
2012Popadoodledandy ... Creator
1999Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer ... Creator
1993Shooting Stars ... Creator
1992Bunch Of Five ... Creator
1990Vic Reeves Big Night Out ... Creator
Writing
2019Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art ... Writer
2009Steve Coogan: The Inside Story ... Writer
2004Catterick (6 Episodes) ... Writer
1992The Weekenders ... Writer
1990Vic Reeves Big Night Out (14 Episodes) ... Writer
Sound
2012Shaun the Sheep: Shear Madness ... Theme Song Performance
2010Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals ... Theme Song Performance
2010Shaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind ... Theme Song Performance