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Jim Jefferies Schedules Exclusive Melbourne Stand Up Performance for January 2027

Australian comedian Jim Jefferies will return to Melbourne for a one-night-only stand-up show at the Crown LIVE venue in January.

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Australian comedian Jim Jefferies will perform an exclusive stand-up show in Melbourne on Friday, January 15th, Rolling Stone Australia reported. He will bring his Son of a Carpenter show to Crown LIVE, a new entertainment venue located at Crown Melbourne. The event is scheduled as a one-night-only performance. [1]

The performance brings back the Son of a Carpenter routine following Jefferies' largest Australian tour to date, according to Rolling Stone Australia. That tour took place across July and August, featuring 26 shows. During the tour, the comedian covered topics such as family life, social issues, and modern society. [1]

Jefferies, whose real name is Geoffrey James Nugent, is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He created and starred in the FX television sitcom Legit from 2013 to 2014, and hosted The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central from 2017 to 2019. He began hosting the television series The 1% Club in 2023. [2]

The host city of Melbourne serves as the capital of Victoria and is the second-most populous city in Australia. The venue sits within the primary urban area, which includes the central business district and surrounding local government areas. [4]

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In short

  • Jim Jefferies will perform at Crown LIVE in Melbourne on January 15th.
  • The show is a one-night-only return of his Son of a Carpenter stand-up routine.
  • Jefferies completed a 26-show tour across Australia in July and August.
  • Jefferies previously created the FX series Legit and hosted The Jim Jefferies Show.

Sources

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  1. [1]Jim Jefferies Is Bringing His ‘Son of a Carpenter’ Stand-Up Show Back to MelbourneRolling Stone Australia, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Jim Jefferies on Wikipedia
  2. [3]The Great British Bake Off on Wikipedia
  3. [4]Melbourne on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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