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Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Vic Reeves reveals he's quit TV for good as he shares major career change
Vic Reeves - real name Jim Moir - has revealed in an exclusive chat with The Mirror that he's given up TV for good and plans to spend his time dedicated to a different passion Vic Reeves was a comedy sensation when he burst on to our TV screens in the 1990s. Alongside his equally funny sidekick, Bob Mortimer, his surrealist humour had the nation howling. But after a career spanning nearly 30 years, he has quit showbiz to devote his life to countryside walks and painting. It may seem like a dramatic career move, but Vic, 66 – who now uses his real name, Jim Moir – says stage show Vic Reeves Big Night Out was intended to be a work of art. He says: 'I stopped doing comedy years ago now. Me and Bob don't have to go on TV to enjoy that chemistry together. When I started doing Big Night Out, I considered it an art project really, not a comedy. It ended up being that. 'All the work that goes around the production, being famous. I just never really liked being on TV that much. 'The last Vic and Bob was 2017, so that was the last time we did a comedy show.' But despite turning his back on celebrity, he is never idle. Jim, who lives in Kent with his wife Nancy, 50, says: 'I get up every morning very early, go into the studio, paint, and go out for a walk in the afternoon. I like that a lot better.' He credits his early childhood experiences in Hurworth, near Darlington, Co Durham, for inspiring his love of nature. And his fascination with the countryside bleeds into his artwork, which often features paintings of birds. Speaking ahead of his latest exhibition, called Knot Twister Prologue, he recalls: 'There were no laptops when I was a kid. I was outdoors, out in nature all the time.' 'When I was out walking with Nancy 20 years ago, I kept saying 'there is that bird', and I would describe it in detail, and so she wanted to learn about it. 'It gives you a reason to go out, but it is more random than train spotting because you do not know what you are going to see. It is a great excuse to be out there in nature. I never get sick of it. I love it. Knot Twister Prologue launches on May 16 at the Biscuit Factory as part of The Late Shows, Newcastle and Gateshead's celebration of after-hours culture, with special evening access from 6pm to 10.30pm. All works are for sale. It runs until July 16.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jim Moir showcasing exclusive artwork in national first at Lady Lever Art Gallery
The Lady Lever Art Gallery will present an exclusive range of artwork by Jim Moir in a new exhibition, Dawn to Dusk: Birds by Jim Moir, Known to millions by his stage name Vic Reeves, the artist is known for his exquisite paintings of British birds. Around 45 will be on display with some of the paintings created exclusively for the exhibition. This will be the first time that the artist's paintings are displayed in a national gallery, with most works available for purchase. READ MORE: Marks & Spencer's £22.50 'trending' sweatshirt in a 'lovely colour for summer' READ MORE: Primark's 'stepping up' with 'Mamma Mia' homeware that's 'giving Oliver Bonas' Although most will know Jim for his comedy, he has produced art all his life, admitting: "All I ever did as a child was paint." He was immersed in the art world as a child, regularly attending craft fairs and galleries with his parents. He achieved his first taste of success at the age of ten, winning a competition on a cornflakes box by painting a combine harvester. He went on to study at art school. After his father gifted him a set of very heavy binoculars from the Second World War, he became more interested in watching the birds from afar. Jim said: 'It's an honour to be exhibiting at Lady Lever; a truly unique gallery that's brimming with masterpieces. The process of working with the team at National Museums Liverpool has been a greatly enjoyable one and I'm very much looking forward to sharing the finished exhibition with visitors.' Dave Moffat, assistant curator of decorative Art at National Museums Liverpool, said: "Moir's paintings are unmistakably his; his passion for birds is visible in every brushstroke, along with his knowledge of each species. "He studies each bird before painting it, allowing him to capture their character and quirks with his own unique blend of precision and wonder. The exhibition presents a joyful and imaginative study of British birds." From garden birds to seabirds, Dawn to Dusk celebrates the magic and majesty of many of the UK's most-loved feathered friends, inviting us to appreciate their brilliance and importance through the beauty of paint. Dawn to Dusk: Birds by Jim Moir will run from Saturday, June 14, to Sunday November 2.
BBC News
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Jim Moir's bird paintings to go on show in Port Sunlight art gallery
The artist Jim Moir, also known for his comedy under the stage name Vic Reeves, will be displaying his paintings of birds at an art gallery on Dawn to Dusk: Birds exhibition, which will feature about 45 of his works, will run at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight Village, Wirral, from 14 June to 2 Leeds-born artist grew up in Darlington where he became interested in bird-watching after his father gave him a set of binoculars from World War said: "It's an honour to be exhibiting at Lady Lever - a truly unique gallery that's brimming with masterpieces." Dave Moffat from National Museums Liverpool said: "Moir's paintings are unmistakably his - his passion for birds is visible in every brushstroke, along with his knowledge of each species."He studies each bird before painting it, allowing him to capture their character and quirks with his own unique blend of precision and wonder," he added. The artist was joined by his wife when they presented the series Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir for Sky Arts in recent works have also been displayed in Newcastle and Lady Lever Art Gallery is dedicated to the memory of the wife of Victorian soap manufacturer William Lever, who built houses for his factory workers at Port Sunlight. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
