James "Jim" Roderick Moir, more commonly known by the pseudonym Vic Reeves, (born 24 January, 1959) is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer (see Vic and Bob). He is known for his surreal and non sequitur sense of humour.
He supposedly derived the name Vic Reeves from two of his favourite singers, Vic Damone and Jim Reeves. He, his father and grandfather are all called Jim Moir, and nearly all shared the same birthday (Vic was born one day earlier). Reeves revealed that within his family he is known as "Rod," to his friends he is "Jim" and to everyone else he is "Vic" stating that it allows him to know whether or not to turn around when someone shouts to him in the street. Whilst at the BBC, he also shared a name with James/Jim Moir a senior BBC executive.
In 2003, he and Bob Mortimer were listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he and Bob were voted the 9th greatest comedy act ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.
Vic Reeves Big Night Out was a cult British comedy stage show and later TV series which ran on Channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a New Year special. It marked the beginnings of the collaboration between Vic Reeves (real name Jim Moir) and Bob Mortimer and started their Vic and Bob comedy double act.
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Arguably the most surreal of the pair's work, Vic Reeves Big Night Out was effectively a parody of the variety shows which dominated the early years of television, but which were, by the early 1990s, falling from grace. Vic, introduced as "Britain's Top Light Entertainer and Singer", would sit behind a cluttered desk talking nonsense and introducing the various segments and surreal guests on the show. Vic Reeves Big Night Out is notable as the only time in their career where Vic took the role of host, whilst Bob was consigned to the back stage, appearing every few minutes as either himself or as a strange character. However, the two did receive equal billing in the series credits.
On 3 October 2007, the first episode of Vic Reeves Big Night Out was re-broadcast on _More4 as part of Channel 4 at 25, a season of classic Channel 4 programmes shown to celebrate the channel's 25th birthday.
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Had a hit in 1991 with The Wonder Stuff named "Dizzy"
Met former lap dancer Nancy Sorrell while filming the series "I Love 1990's" (2001).
Created his pseudonym from singers Vic Damone and Jim Reeves (I).
For a short time in 2000 he was engaged to Emilia Fox whom he met when they were both starring in "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" (2000).
His part in the Churchill car insurance adverts was hastily re-voiced by another actor after he was involved in a drink-driving accident in March 2005 and banned from driving for 32 months.
Born in Leeds, although grew up in Darlington
Announced in October 2005 he and wife Nancy are expecting twins in mid-2006.
Wife Nancy gave birth to twin daughters, Elizabeth and Nell on May 26th, 2006. They weighed in at 5 lbs, 8 oz and 5 lbs, 3 oz.
