Entertainment
12 June, 2024
Lots of laughs
THERE’LL be not one empty seat or frown at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre as Jimmy Rees prepares to make the Far North cackle with his Let’s Get Regional tour set to land in early July.
First known as Jimmy Giggle on the award-winning ABC Kid’s TV series Giggle & Hoot, Mr Rees solidified his comedic chops during the pandemic after becoming a viral sensation with his quick-witted comedy sketches across his social media channels.
Now Mr Rees is ready to take his best sketches, props and characters to CPAC on July 6 for nonstop laughs, gags and giggles.
“I’m very excited, I haven’t been up north in many years and I’m really looking forward to busk in the sunshine,” he said.
“Regional crowds are very different from city audiences which is great because this show gets to the weeds of the funny you can find in regional areas, so I’ll be furiously studying what’s happening in the region.
“This show is a live version of what you see on my social media and what people have known me for in the past few years. There’s a few of the characters that I do in some of my videos, some of the skits, so there’s a bit of everything.
“There’ll be a bit of chatting with the audience in a stand-up comedy style, having some fun, telling some stories and there’s some video content which goes with me talking to myself on screen and I open it up to the audience to see what we want to talk about.
“We finish it off with the ‘Meanwhile in Australia’ video, which a lot of people were introduced to my content through that video, but I do it live and recreating that live is quite hard.” Mr Rees said this would be a hilarious experience that’d be relatable for the audience.
“What makes a Jimmy Rees show is variety, it’s as if you were to watch a week’s worth of content on my Instagram. It’s all condensed into an hour and 20 minutes on stage with a bit of this and a bit of that, but hopefully relatable and funny to everyone,” he said. “If you’ve enjoyed my videos, come along, it’s going to be a good night, there’s something there for everyone, ... so come and discover what’s been going on.”
To buy tickets, visit the Ticketlink website.
