COUNTRY people are much more friendly towards each other than city folk and that’s a bit of a problem for Irish comedian Jimeoin.
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“They all know each other, which make you feel like the outsider,” he said.
“They recognise each other in the crowd they wave to each other.
“It’s like a big school reunion.”
Jimeoin will be bringing his absurdist style of comedy and signature Irish brogue to Horsham Town Hall on June 4.
Though the tour is titled ‘Renonsense Man’, Jimeoin said he did not use themes or heavily rehearsed material in his shows.
“I avoid themes. I find them like doing a lecture.
“My show is like a conversation, you don’t stay on one thing for too long.
“I write the jokes first and then do them under some sort of banner. That’s the point of a laugh.”
Jimeoin was disappointed to hear that the Wimmera is not as reliant on backpacker labour as other farming regions.
“I was in Young when they were picking all the cherries and I went to the swimming pool and it was like the United Nations of all these 20-year-old people.
“Just divine. I though ‘wow, look at this.’
“I’m not saying I’m a pervert, but If I was that would be the place to go.”
Jimeoin has been prominent in Australia’s comedy scene since the 1990s, both on television and through stand-up tours.
He said he didn’t usually try to make jokes about the area he is in.
“The locals are much better at making jokes about where they live,” he said.
Jimeoin said liked touring in farming areas as he grew up on a small sheep and cattle farm in Ireland.
“It was passed down through the generations, certainly not on a large scale,” he said.
“Everywhere has to be in a big way these days or not at all, there doesn’t seem to be as much go for a small farmer.”
For tickets to Renonsense Man, phone 03 5382 9555 or visit Horsham Town Hall online at www.horshamtownhall.com.au.