Jim Jefferies: Australia's Top Comedy Export on wild career, US Politics & giving up the booze

Jim Jefferies is one of Australia's all-time comedy greats; so I was truly stoked to have him in-studio for a Straight Talk episode. We talked through his childhood, early years in Australia and his rise to comedy stardom. We also discussed Trump's assassination attempt, and the current state of the United States. We laughed over untold jokes and wild Hollywood stories, talked about his decision to give up booze, and delved into his relationship with his wife and kids. And, of course, we touched on his unwavering love for Australia. Make sure to tune into this one, this could be the funniest Straight Talk yet. If you want to see Jim Jefferies live this August at venues across Australia, purchase tickets here: www.jimjefferies.com/ Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram bit.ly/2TiyQtJ Follow Mark Bouris on Twitter twitter.com/markbouris Got a question or comment for Mark? Send an email to [email protected] Head of Production: Jonah Mclachlan Head of Content: Samuel Morgan Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction/ Promo 01:01 Love for Australia, 1% Club & being Australia's biggest comedic exports 04:59 Jim Jefferies real name 07:49 Growing up in Sydney, having dyslexia, and the challenges of stand-up comedy 11:40 Drug Use & life on the road as a comedian 16:56 How Jim got into comedy & who his influences were 21:36 How hard it is to perform as a stand-up 24:57 Bill Burr, Jay Leno & status of comedians 28:10 Legendary story of Jim performing at James Packer's party ft Mariah Carey, Eddie Murphy, Leonardo DiCaprio & Al Pacino 30:28 Respect for Eddie Murphy & the process of creating comedy in current era 42:48 Funny gene & instincts 47:12 How Jim met his beautiful wife & how the mutual dislike of Piers Morgan played a role 54:30 Trump, Biden & how politics affects comedy 1:14:23 Why Jim gave up the booze & his relationship with weed 1:20:49 Jim's experience with AA 1:25:52 How Jim started hosting the 1% show & his mate Larry Edmur 1:31:49 Will Jim retire in Australia? 1:33:03 What Jim loves & hates about Australia