Jim Smallman
Jim Smallman | |
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Birth name | James Daniel Smallman |
Born | Leicester, England |
Medium | Stand-up |
Nationality | English |
Years active | 2005–present |
Children | 2 |
Website | www.jimsmallman.com |
James Daniel Smallman is a stand-up comedian, radio presenter,
Career
Smallman first entered into comedy at the age of 27, whilst working at the head office of Next plc. He attended a 12-week comedy workshop to help him with his nerves whilst giving presentations, which led to his decision to engage in comedy on a professional level.
In 2006, Smallman was a finalist in the
In 2009, his first hour-long show, The Boy Next Door Gone Wrong, was nominated for the Best Debut Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival. In 2010 he picked up two awards at the Hollywood Fringe Festival: Best International Show and Best Comedy performance, both for The Boy Next Door Gone Wrong. He also became the Saturday morning presenter at BBC Radio Leicester.[3]
In 2011, Jim took his second full-length show 'Tattooligan' to the
From 2013 to 2015, Smallman voiced the
2013 saw further appearances on Fighting Talk, plus a weekly news review slot called 'All the Small Things" on
Smallman also runs a football blog called The Football Neutral.[6]
Wrestling
Smallman is heavily involved in professional wrestling, and is the co-founder and former ring announcer of
Personal life
Smallman has been
Television appearances
- Midlands Today – BBC One Midlands, 2009
- The Big Questions – BBC One, 2010
- Talking Balls – Sports Tonight, 2011–12
- The Slam – Sports Tonight, 2012
- National Geographic Channel, 2013–15 (narrator)
- Console Yourself - Ginx TV, 2014
- Trans World Sport - Channel 4, 2014
- BBC News - BBC News, 2015
Radio
- BBC Radio Leicester – 2009–11, presenter
- Live at the Boat Show, BBC Radio 4 Extra – 2011, host
- Fighting Talk, BBC Radio 5 Live – 2012–present, guest
- The XFM– 2013–2014, contributor
- The Unequal Past, BBC Radio 4 - 2015, presenter[14]
References
- ^ "Jim Smallman". lipservice.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Stuff About Me". jimsmallman.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Jim Smallman". BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Tattooligan". jimsmallman.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Leics Comedy Fest [@LeicsComedyFest] (24 February 2015). "Congrats to @AndrewRyan_ @Alex_Edelman @jimsmallman @IAmPippaEvans & @RomeshRanga, nominees for Best New Show!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jim Smallman - The Football Neutral". Jim Smallman - The Football Neutral.
- ^ "Ask Jim! Your Questions Answered By Progress Co-owner!". Progress Wrestling. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "WWE Raw, Impact Wrestling and The Brooklyn Brawler discussed on The Slam". Youtube. Sports Tonight Live. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ @jimsmallman (2 August 2019). "A video. Watch it please. I'll answer some questions about it at 2pm GMT. Thank you everyone" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 August 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jim Smallman: Straight Edge". Firebugbar.net. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Jim Smallman on Twitter". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Jim Smallman on Twitter". 8 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Jim Smallman – Ron Burgundy Tattoo". Youtube. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "The Unequal Past". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 23 October 2015.