Jim Jeffries: HBO, Disney and David Bowie

Jim Jeffries talks to edfestmag.com about his success with HBO, Disney and his love of David Bowie.

[@PacoOtis]

This guy is the real thing! Nothing phony about him and this is rather rare these days. Thanks for the video!

[@sarahwarren3960]

I love his opinion of Playboy Bunnies; "Vacuous women, just, urrrghhh... they're not high quality individuals with anything notable to say..." haha.

[@staceybessmer2094]

Love this guy! Very original and never afraid to speak his mind.

[@evolutionrhythm4416]

+Stacey Bessmer " never afraid to speak his mind." mmm...? really. Any bloke can go on and on saying f--- this out ..f--- that. Hopefully Jim educates the uneducated using shock humour to "give a fuck". reverse psychology.

[@FuckGoogle2]

He certainly didn't speak his mind to the homeless man.

[@RB87602]

I love the little interrogation he gives the interviewer when he talks about TV shows ... class

[@scattygirl1]

He's 32 here. "24? You're too young". Believe that and you'll believe anything

[@sanedem]

HAHAHAHAHQ!! Look up that on wikipedia! Fuckin love this guy.

[@SupremeChimp]

sanedem I laughed too, but I thought Labyrinth came out in like '85. I checked wikipedia, glass spider tour was in '87, Labyrinth came out in '86.

[@Kowasi]

So feasibly, Jim saw the film in the cinema before picking up on Bowie as a musician. He may also have liked Bowie's music before he saw the film, and picked up on the Glass Spider tour as the first big tour he remembers. (Might his mum or his dad have been playing Scary Monsters and Super Freaks to him, perhaps on a cassette in the car as they drove him to school? Might it have been The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust?) His point that the interviewer's first Bowie experience was through a Labyrinth repeat on TV and not as a working, present star still seems pertinent. For what it's worth, my first Bowie wasn't Labyrinth but seeing him as the narrator in the Snowman as a kid. My family's tastes were elsewhere though, so my musical introduction to him wasn't until much later.

[@ChipArgyle]

This was a side of Jim that we don't get to see through his act. Good to see this kind of chat coming from him.

[@waldofaldo7616]

That was so smooth.

[@lynchaxxonn]

i broke my Like button. goddamn he's the coolest comic ever

[@MrIlleism]

Jim is straight on with Richard Pryor, his comedy is truuuuuly timeless, and indeed priceless, for everything else there is Mastercard!

[@JByrd029]

Welcome to America Mr. Jeffries. This is how things go here mate

[@foroparapente]

6:55 this guy is a genius, he gets the girl to try to prove he CAN sleep with her with one stroke of mastery!

[@afreuden]

Come see Jim Jeffries LIVE at The Lakeshore Theater in Chicago for its last show! He is performing next week! For the last 3 years, The Lakeshore Theater has been comedians favorite venue to perform at in Chicago......Dont miss this legendary event! It is going to be insane!

[@PoilishedMahogony]

he seems to me like someone that would be really awesome to just sit down and chat with

[@chaosdecides]

Jefferies rules.

[@AtomicBl453]

this dude is by far the funniest comedian that I've heard

[@joselegaspi2549]

Jim knows the cartoons i used to watch as a kid. Daiyuuuuummmm.

[@myboomstick]

he's my hero. jim jefferies has massive game. he's got her well and truly hooked.

[@djfonso]

The point is that there are successful markets in the US that cater to chill, rational, and sensible people. Jim knows it, that's why he went with HBO.

[@HENJAM48]

Glass Spider Tour with Frampton on Guitar... F**k yeah!!

[@deberg7678]

Glass spider? That was years later. Try Ziggy Stardust. Man, Jim, you're young. Or maybe I'm just so friggin old.

[@Etiker5]

I didn't know he lived in Venice. Ive been there and loved it...awesome place to visit. live? maybe, it is southern Cali which is seedy as fuck to start with

[@BAMFOMFG]

ok guys, you keep telling me its vodka... its not vodka. I was a dick for posting my first comment, Jim is a recovering alcoholic and we should be proud that he is well on his way. JIM JEFFRIES is the man!

[@karadan100]

I saw Labyrinth at the cinema!! I'm old :(

[@supersonicdickhead374]

I once looked at a house for sale. Inside was a solitary old woman and about 300 porcelain dolls - on shelves, beds, tables, chairs - dolls everywhere. Staring silently, their thoughts indiscernible, waiting for us to leave.

[@amandadube156]

He's pretty cute, in his own way. His honesty is very charming.

[@amandadube156]

Amanda Lee Dube Also--I'm googling "glass spider tour" right now X-D

[@robandcheryls]

I do the same in Vancouver

[@nicktaylor5264]

I can.t believe this has been watched over 360 million times.

[@OneLove-ij2ss]

Yes, very hard to believe ... because it's only been watched over 360 "thousand" times.

[@Artisn]

DUDE. G FORCE! YES!

[@VeKtorVacuum]

"In 1985 I was up to shit" Hahaha. Jefferies is definitely the muthafucka! And he dropped Thundercats!!!!

[@183haleroad6]

He was 8 years old.

[@kstringer24]

7:51 Glass Spider was after Labyrinth

[@deb5055]

How old is this guy?? He's making references that I can relate to and I'm old as dirt!!

[@LMF5000]

Who is the interviewer? She sounds nice ;)

[@Relaxe]

Ah, I saw Labyrinth in the cinema as well

[@mykylc]

Yup...not one f*ck given. Just live and tell it like it is.

[@millertime02]

G Force. awesome shit. I thought I was the only one. Starblazers

[@kinlopunim]

"i didn't sleep with one of them, and i didn't have ghonorreha....that year" lol

[@conors4430]

Having a homeless guy that lives on your step that tells you what annoys you can and can't make in your own house and scares you. That is some fucked up shit.

[@vegemite7706]

Fuckin legend.

[@StephanSandiares]

G-Force!!!

[@yayyyzzz]

dammmmn lol. i've only been listening to him on opie and other strictly audio of him and was totally picturing bear grylls this whole time. rofl. :(

[@bringbackkooga]

Who is the interviewer she sounds familiar?

[@yanfuwah1]

Glass Spider tour? Lol I was listening to Bowie 15 years before that

[@Kowasi]

Ian Rothera Showin' yer age! Still, good on you.

[@antharding]

The girls arent getting younger Jim, your getting older! Haha

[@FunTnNudist]

haha! He said,"Look that up on Wikipedia"...at that very moment i pulled up wikipedia in another window. The page was opening as the words were coming out of his mouth. Well,it's the first time i ever saw this,so it was kinda weird to me. But,i know...still dumb but whateva.

[@rgaleny]

You don't have to re-brand Jim Jeffries. He studies Musical theater. He can ACT. Just write him an appropriate part. Otherwise, leave him alone.

[@V9962]

Dayam... first time I see this dude with water instead of beer o.O

[@MrDjLights]

Jeffries got game

[@TheImpromptuChef]

3:30 Nice voice

[@rockymountboy]

G Force! (Well, actually, Battle of the Planets.. :P )

[@PoilishedMahogony]

that and his comments about TV and about the girl being too young, that's fucking hilarious. i feel the same way about younger women.

[@HubLocationSound]

is he wearing a nixon mask?

[@thejalderman]

Fucking brilliant

[@haggardjf]

@djfonso How is that in any way confirming that? He talked about a bum sleeping on his front step..

[@VascoDaGamaOtRupcha]

Exactly my thoughts! lol

[@timbrady16]

@djfonso Yes we are... lol

[@coomby]

He,s a good guy,very funny and not up himself at all.

[@djfonso]

i've changed my mind, we are overly sanitized. But thats only because half of America doesn't believe in washing their hands after taking a shit. We are not overly censored tho, at least not to the extent of other countries. Maybe because I live in SF. I think there's a misconception that we all come from a tucked away corner in southwest. A lot of us live in or near big cities. We see crazy shit everyday. I think Jim was trying to make that clear in the interview.

[@kissmyasses.]

I can hear how this chick had her job.. good thing she's not "assaulting" it.

[@rweghg3]

A reply or a comment? Or a reply to a comment?

[@doyouevenwatchbro4507]

LOL @ the interviewer trying to act all 'pop culture'.

[@lookitsagrape1]

what a god

[@Nowekian]

glass spider tour... HAHAHA! ...rock.

[@hankadelicflash]

G Force!!!

[@R2J3M]

Challenge accepted. I will look it up on wikipedia.

[@cannabinized]

6:15 on is pretty funny

[@ChrisMcloviification]

letterman did ban bill hicks material though and look at what they done to poor lenny bruce

[@stgeorge28]

Ugh those dolls. My sister had them staring at me through the cupboard.

[@rickoshea9351]

So... he was 10 at the time of the Glass Spider tour... sophisticated little tike I guess.

[@MoXy33]

He didn't say he watched it live... Probably caught it on tv like half of the population at the time.

[@sexywhitebriefs]

i have a labyrinth comic book

[@slapahapadappy]

Fucking G-Force. I loved Jim before, but now I just adore the fucker for mentioning G-Force...also known as Battle Of The Planets.

[@seekhtruth]

"Funny is Funny all across the world"

[@Antrobrebb]

Lads night out with Jim. Pukka !

[@TheDMDowntown1]

David Bowie's Pants in Labyrinth = Looks Like He's Smuggling Grapes

[@IAINoodle]

haha what a great guy

[@EllysaE]

Yes, he does. He's like low 30s here. He looks old. I don't think Jim would disagree.

[@jasonpeckover7004]

So funny!!!!!

[@walka112]

apparently you still click on his video though

[@profanious]

"the only thing HBO said is "don't say cunt for the first 15 minutes" "

[@staple70]

How about SHINTARO

[@SpaceCattttt]

I'm exactly the same age as Jimbo, and I'm not impressed that the Glass Spider Tour was his first encounter with David Bowie. Mine was Scary Monsters when I was 3... Besides, Glass Spider was Bowie's worst fucking period.

[@FlameHue]

Alcoholics never recover. They either go back to alcohol, or find a new addiction.

[@jonesjao5441]

Made her uncomfortable with the "how old r u, i cant sleep with u"

[@thomaswarren7562]

So I think he's really funny but just from the abruptness of his answers about changing his act and restrictions from HBO it's clear that the opposite is true. As in he's saying no he hasn't changed his act to keep HBO happy.

[@LifeByChocolates]

And yet you were born in '77 when I was getting up to some shit. :-)

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

+Mark LaPolla '77, '85. Still the same generation. I was born in '79. Star Wars came out 2 years before I was even born yet it's still a part of my cultural zeitgeist. It's the kids born in like, 1992 that I can't see as anything other than a foreign species.

[@LifeByChocolates]

***** My point being that it meant two different things to you and to me.

[@xspondeex]

Yeah Jim, but what is your first memory of Debbie Harry? And, or, Farrah Fawcett.

[@rweghg3]

Or this may be tthe reason he left.While living in Manchester, England, Jefferies, his girlfriend, and his roommate Steve Hughes were victims of a violent burglary. Two intruders broke into their house in Whalley Range while they were home. Jefferies was hit over the head with a machete and his girlfriend was tied up while the intruders robbed the house.The men received a 12-year sentence for bodily harm, aggravated assault,attempted rape, car theft, and possession of a Class-A drug..HOW'S THAT?

[@SlammedEF91]

please tell us why dude?

[@staomruel]

He's the guy that punched Jim after an Irish joke.

[@BillyKone]

he's only 8 years older than her... i don't know why he's making such a big deal out of it

[@chefmark1751]

Haha, the arrogant British girl keeps trying to get him to confirm her worst stereotypes about America and say "USA is fake, the rest of the word is real", and he's not and it's bothering her. I enjoyed that.

[@85Aheadstix]

America is a fucking fake shit hole. that's not a stereotype.

[@chefmark1751]

2 comments in a row. Looks like someone has an unhealthy obsession.

[@fuzzface8744]

He obviously didn't like living there as he moved to the UK years ago. lol

[@MrIggy562]

no thats full proof vodka

[@M2M774]

The hard living is showing on Jim these days.......

[@SuperNicknicknicknic]

+MC I think in his specials he's wearing makeup and not wearing it in this interview

[@MrTomscaters]

It's vodka.

[@nogoodbastid]

do people over there think angelina jolie used to be hardcore?

[@jamest7500]

he shuda kicked that rude bum off his stair

[@IronPriest82]

The reporter seemed to have a stereotype of America being censored that she kept trying to confirm. That Jim Jefferies would need to alter his act for the American public... America is home to Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock ect, ect, why would Jim Jefferies material be any different, he's not the first edgy comedian.

[@85Aheadstix]

Americans need most jokes explained to them. go to the UK, they understand irony and dry humour.

[@rweghg3]

She says we are affraid that we will lose you....LMFAO... Well maybe you shouldn't have placed his ancestors on a prison ship & sent them to a penal colony ( Australia ) At one time we didn't want ya' now we are affraid that we will lose you...The stereotype path seems pretty well traveled, what the hell i might as well walk it too...

[@swellmap8658]

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