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{{Short description|English comedian (born 1959)}}
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{{For|similarly named people|James Moir (disambiguation){{!}}James Moir}}
{{Infobox comedian
| image       = Vic Reeves 2019b.jpg
| name        = Jim Moir
| imagesize   = 
| caption     = Moir in 2019
| birth_name  = James Roderick Moir
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1959|1|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]], England
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| medium      = [[Stand up comedy|Stand up]], [[television]]
| active      = 1986–present
| genre       = [[Surreal humour]], [[physical comedy]]
| spouse      = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Sarah Vincent|1990|1999|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Nancy Sorrell]]|2003}}}}
| children    = 4
| education   = [[University of North London]]<br>[[Middlesex University]]
}}
'''James Roderick Moir''' (born 24 January 1959), commonly known by his [[stage name]] '''Vic Reeves''', is an English [[comedian]] and [[artist]]. He has a [[double act]] with [[Bob Mortimer]] as [[Reeves & Mortimer]]. He is known for his [[surrealism|surreal]] sense of humour.

In 2003, Reeves and Mortimer were listed in ''[[The Observer]]'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in [[British comedy]]. In a 2005 poll to find the ''Comedians' Comedian'', Reeves and Mortimer were voted the ninth-greatest comedy act ever by fellow [[comedian]]s and comedy insiders.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4141019.stm | work=BBC News | title=Cook voted 'comedians' comedian' | date=2 January 2005 | access-date=27 May 2010}}</ref>

==Early life==
Moir was born in [[Leeds]], the son of Audrey (née Leigh) and James Neill Moir (1926–2004). At the age of five, he moved to [[Darlington]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Moir |first=Jim |date=2018 |title=My Hols: Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/my-hols-jim-moir-vic-reeves-interview-nvtn7xrhd |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref> [[County Durham]], with his parents and younger sister Lois. He attended Heathfield Infants and Junior School and went on to the nearby secondary school, [[St Aidan's Church of England Academy|Eastbourne Comprehensive]] in [[Darlington]]. After leaving school, Moir undertook an apprenticeship in [[mechanical engineering]] at a factory in [[Newton Aycliffe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2076754.comedian-vic-returns-back-apprenticeships/|title=Comedian Vic returns to back apprenticeships|last=Jewitt|first=Catherine|newspaper=The Northern Echo|date=27 February 2008|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> Eventually he moved to [[London]], where he attended the [[Polytechnic of North London]] and [[Middlesex University|Middlesex Polytechnic]].

==Early career==
Moir formed the Fashionable Five, a group of five friends (including Jack Dent, who ran the original Fan Club) who would follow bands like [[the Enid]] and [[Free (band)|Free]] onto stage, and perform pranks (including Moir pretending to have a [[brass]] hand, and following a [[Terry Scott]] lookalike around [[Darlington]] town centre in single-file formation). Moir had an early breakthrough with the help of comedian [[Malcolm Hardee]].

Before finding fame with his comedy, Moir was a member of several bands with many different names and musical styles, in which he usually played lead guitar or sang.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Vic|title=Me:Moir Volume One|date=2006|publisher=Virgin Books|location=London|isbn=1-8522-7350-X|page=205}}</ref> He sold tapes of his early material in the back pages of ''[[NME]]'' magazine under the name International Cod.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=Neil|title=Document and Eyewitness: An Intimate History of Rough Trade|date=2010|publisher=Orion Publishing|isbn=978-1-4091-1221-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lqQbgGhFCr8C|access-date=16 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruse|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Books|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|page=21|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/21}}</ref> [[Mark Lamarr]], later to become a team captain on ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'', was sent a tape of Moir's band Fan Tan Tiddly Span.<ref name="Bruce Dessau book">{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruce|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Books|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|page=29|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/29}}</ref> When Moir appeared, as Vic Reeves, on ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' in 1998,<ref>{{cite episode |title=Never Mind the Buzzcocks |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbCALj4gsY8 |access-date=16 January 2015 |series=4 |number=1 |date=11 September 1998 |network=[[BBC Two]]}}</ref> Lamarr repeatedly played a sample from the song "Fantasia (Side A)"<ref>"Fantasia (Side A) – 'Health & Danger'" (Composed by J. Moir & ?. Turnbull), "Fantasia (Side B) – 'Heavy Fucker'" (Composed by J. Moir & ?. Turnbull); Fantasia (1983) by Fan Tan Tiddly Span. Fire Station Record Company. Medium: 45rpm record.</ref> in an attempt to embarrass him.

In 1983, Moir began a part-time course at a local [[art college]], developed his love of painting and eventually persuaded a local [[art gallery]] to stage an [[Art exhibition|exhibition]] of his work. His drawings and paintings have been used in his [[television shows]] and form a major part of his 1999 book, ''Sun Boiled Onions''.

==As Vic Reeves==
===Television and radio===
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As well as working and performing in bands in London, including being an original member of the Industrial/Experimental band [[Test Dept]]<ref>{{citation |last=Wilkinson|first = Roy|title=Mojo Eyewitness; Test Dept on the frontline of the Miner's Strike, 1984|newspaper=Mojo|pages=29–30|date=October 2015}}</ref> and performing onstage with them at their debut gig (then leaving soon afterwards), Moir also joined the [[alternative comedy]] circuit under many different guises. These included a loudmouthed American called Jim Bell, a [[beat poet]] called Mister Mystery and eventually, "The North-East's Top [[Light Entertainment|Light Entertainer]]"- Vic Reeves, whose name is derived from two of his favourite singers, [[Vic Damone]] and [[Jim Reeves]]. His stage show ''[[Vic Reeves Big Night Out]]'' began life as a regular Thursday night gig at [[Goldsmiths Tavern]], [[New Cross]] (now the New Cross House). Here, he met [[Bob Mortimer]], a [[solicitor]] who attended the show and enjoyed it so much that he soon began to participate.

Moir's television début came in December 1986 on Channel 4 Television's ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]'' in a comedy game show segment called "Square Celebrities", suspended by a wire to ask the "celebrities" questions. His next appearance was on the short-lived chat/comedy show ''One Hour with Jonathan Ross'' in a [[game show]] segment known as ''Knock Down Ginger''. Reeves' growing [[TV]] profile led to ''Big Night Out'' being given a slot on [[Channel 4]] the following year. It was about this time that Reeves and Bob Mortimer rented a back room at [[Jools Holland]]'s office/recording studio in [[Westcombe Park]], [[Greenwich]] where they would spend hours writing material.

Moir continued to work alongside Mortimer as a comedy duo in a series of 1990s programmes, ''[[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer]]'', ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'', and ''[[Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer]]'', some of which also featured future cast members of ''[[The Fast Show]]'' and ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]''. A 1994 pilot written by [[Paul Whitehouse]] and [[Charlie Higson]] entitled ''The Honeymoon's Over'' was due to feature Chris Bell, a character from ''The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer''; however, the series was never commissioned. The same year, Reeves made a guest appearance on the Radio 1 series ''Shuttleworth's Showtime'', hosted by [[John Shuttleworth (character)|John Shuttleworth]]. Between August 1998 and May 1999, Reeves and Mortimer presented the [[Channel X]] produced [[BBC]] Saturday game show ''Families at War'' with [[Alice Beer]].

Moir played [[Marty Hopkirk]] in the [[BBC]]'s 2000–2001 [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] series ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'', a revival of the [[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)|original 1960s series]], with Mortimer as Randall, [[Emilia Fox]] as Jeannie Hearst, and [[Tom Baker]] as Wyvern. In 2000, Moir presented a series entitled ''Vic Reeves Examines'' on [[UK Play]], featuring celebrities such as [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Johnny Vegas]], [[Lauren Laverne]] and [[Emma Kennedy]] discussing a topic of their choice. The same year, Moir presented a one-off radio show on [[BBC Radio 1]], entitled ''Cock of the Wood''.

He appeared as a celebrity guest alongside his wife [[Nancy Sorrell]] on [[Sky Living|Living TV]]'s ''[[Most Haunted]]'' in 2003, investigating famous [[Belgrave Hall]] with the crew.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/most-haunted/belgrave-hall-279938/ Most Haunted, series 2, Episode 13, 2003].</ref>

In 2004 Moir and his wife, [[Nancy Sorrell]] were both contestants in the fourth series of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]''. He also appeared in the series ''[[Catterick (TV series)|Catterick]]'' with Mortimer appearing as several characters. In September 2005, Moir hosted a show for [[Virgin Radio]] called ''Vic Reeves Big Night In'' produced by Mark Augustyn, for a short period on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7.00pm.

Moir presented a historical ten-part series, entitled ''Rogues Gallery'', which was shown on the [[Discovery Channel]] (UK) in 2005, where he investigated, and portrayed [[Anne Bonny]] and [[Mary Read]], [[Captain Kidd]], [[Claude Duval]], [[Jonathan Wild]], [[Robert Roy MacGregor|Rob Roy]], [[Colonel Blood]], [[The Aldington Gang|George Ransley]], [[Deacon Brodie]], [[Blackbeard]] and [[Dick Turpin]]. Sorrell also appeared in some episodes. Continuing in this vein, ''Vic Reeves' Pirates'' was shown on [[ITV West]] and, subsequently, on the [[History Channel]] in 2007. In May 2006, Moir presented a programme on [[ITV Tyne Tees]] about Northeast comedy culture called ''It's Funny Up North with... Vic Reeves''.

In 2007, Moir hosted a show called ''Vic Reeves Investigates: [[Jack the Ripper]]''. Moir, with the help of historians and leading experts, tried to discover who Jack the Ripper was. At the end of the show, he came to the conclusion that Jack the Ripper was [[Francis Tumblety]]. On 8 May 2007, Moir was the main presenter of ''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse]]'' during the fifth and sixth series, replacing [[Richard Hammond]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5345812.stm BBC: Vic Reeves to host Sky's Brainiac]. ''BBC News'' (14 September 2006). Retrieved on 9 November 2022.</ref> Beginning in June 2007, Reeves presented a [[BBC Radio 2]] panel game called ''[[Does the Team Think?]]''. On 17 November 2007, Moir appeared in a weekly sketch show on [[BBC Radio 2]], entitled ''[[Vic Reeves' House Arrest]]''. The show's premise was that Reeves had been put under [[house arrest]] for "a crime he didn't commit", and each episode consists of the various events that take place in and around his house on a particular day. Mortimer plays his housecall-making hairdresser, Carl, while other performers include ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' star [[Noel Fielding]] as a local vagrant who comes to Reeves' door on a weekly basis looking for work, as well as Nancy Sorrell in multiple roles.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/comedy/vicreeves.shtml BBC – Radio 2 Comedy – Vic Reeves' House Arrest]. BBC. Retrieved on 9 November 2022.</ref>

On 27 February 2008, Moir announced that he and Mortimer were working together on a new sitcom about superheroes who get their powers through a malfunctioning telegraph pole.<ref name=Journal>{{cite web |title=Journal Live |work=Reeves enjoys a Big Day Out with apprentices |url=http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/02/27/reeves-enjoys-a-big-day-out-with-apprentices-61634-20527947/ |access-date=28 February 2008 |archive-date=23 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023150139/http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/02/27/reeves-enjoys-a-big-day-out-with-apprentices-61634-20527947/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also reiterated his desire to bring back ''Shooting Stars'' for a 6th series. Along with his son, Moir is also featured in one edition of a factual series for [[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]], ''Dangerous Adventures for Boys'', based on the best-selling book written by [[Conn Iggulden|Conn and Hal Iggulden]], ''[[The Dangerous Book for Boys]]''.

In February 2009, Moir appeared as presenter of the first episode of ''My Brilliant Britain'', one of the new television shows commissioned for [[UKTV People]] channel's relaunch as [[Blighty (TV channel)|Blighty]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Preview: My Brilliant Britain |work=Series preview |publisher=Sky |url=http://tv.sky.com/preview-my-brilliant-britain |access-date=17 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221032549/http://tv.sky.com/preview-my-brilliant-britain |archive-date=21 February 2009 }}</ref> On 25 August 2009, Moir appeared as a guest on [[BBC One]]'s ''[[The One Show]]'' with Mortimer. Series 6 of ''Shooting Stars'' began airing on 26 August 2009 with Reeves and Mortimer, along with [[Ulrika Jonsson]] and [[Jack Dee]] as team captains. Moir appeared as one of the guests in ''[[Reece Shearsmith]]'s Haunted House'', a light-hearted radio discussion show broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] in two parts on either side of Halloween on 29 October 2009 and 5 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reece Shearsmith's Haunted House – Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew |work=Comedy Guide entry |publisher=The British Comedy Guide |url=http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/radio/reece_shearsmith_haunted_house/details/ |access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref>

In July 2011, Reeves and Mortimer released a selection of YouTube improvised comedy sketches, in association with [[Foster's Group|Foster's]]. They released their "Afternoon Delight" clips every weekday afternoon in July.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vic & Bob's Afternoon Delights |newspaper=The Guardian |date=4 July 2011 |publisher=Guardian News and Media |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2011/jul/04/vic-and-bobs-afternoon-delights/ |access-date=26 April 2022|last1=Raeside |first1=Julia }}</ref>

In 2020, Moir co-hosted the [[Netflix]] original, reality series ''[[The Big Flower Fight]]'' alongside [[Natasia Demetriou]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-52701280 The Big Flower Fight: 'It sounds mad, it is mad']. BBC (18 May 2020). Retrieved on 9 November 2022.</ref>

====Advertising====
{{For|advertisements featuring both Reeves and Mortimer|Vic and Bob#Advertising}}

Moir has appeared in television advertisements, both with Mortimer and alone. He has done solo advertising work for a variety of products including [[Guinness]], [[MFI (retailer)|MFI]], [[Müller Light]], [[First Direct]], [[Mars Bar]], [[Fanta]], [[Heinz]] [[Tomato Ketchup]], [[Domestos]] bleach, [[Maryland Cookies]], [[888 Holdings#888ladies|888 Ladies]] and [[East Coast (train operating company)|East Coast Trains]]. Moir also advertised [[Jools Holland]]'s 2006 album ''Moving Out to the Country''. With Mortimer, he advertised [[Cadburys]] Boost and [[Churchill Insurance]]. Mortimer voiced the nodding bulldog, Churchill, and in early adverts, Moir's voice would ask questions about car insurance, to which Churchill replied with his catchphrase, "Oh, yes!" However, in 2005 Moir was dropped from the adverts after being arrested on charges of drunk-driving.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4389859.stm Reeves dropped from insurance ads]. ''BBC News''. 29 March 2005</ref>

===Music===
As part of early [[Vic Reeves Big Night Out|''Big Night Out'']] performances, Reeves would sometimes hand out promotional materials to the audience. On one occasion he handed out a 7" [[flexi disc]] of original song "The Howlin' Wind".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruse|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Books|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|page=66|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/66}}</ref> Having surplus copies of the discs, Moir passed them on to [[Darlington]]-based band Dan, who then included a copy of the disc with their album ''Kicking Ass at T.J.'s''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruse|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Books|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/103 103–104]|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/103}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Dan-Kicking-Ass-At-TJs/release/1160627 |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Dan album, Kicking Ass at T.J.'s|website=[[Discogs]] |date=13 August 1989 }}</ref>

====Album====
''[[I Will Cure You]]'' is Moir's only album, recorded under the name Vic Reeves. It was released in 1991 by [[Island Records]] and peaked at No. 16 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. It features the number one single "[[Dizzy (Tommy Roe song)|Dizzy]]" which was a collaboration with [[the Wonder Stuff]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Vic-Reeves-I-Will-Cure-You/release/1787467 Vic Reeves – I Will Cure You]. Discogs</ref> It includes a mixture of covers and original songs in a variety of musical styles, many of which were originally introduced in [[Vic Reeves Big Night Out|''Big Night Out'']]. Along with "Dizzy", two other singles were released from the album, a cover of the [[Matt Monro]] song "[[Born Free (Matt Monro song)|Born Free]]" and a dance reworking of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[hymn]] "[[Abide with Me]]" which reached No. 6 and No. 47 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/born+free |title=Born Free chart position |website=[[Official Charts]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202021942/http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/born+free |archive-date=2 February 2015 }}</ref>

====Singles====
{{For|information about the singles released from "I Will Cure You"|I Will Cure You#Singles}}

In 1995, Reeves and Mortimer released a cover of [[the Monkees]] song "[[I'm a Believer]]" with British band [[EMF (band)|EMF]] which reached No. 3 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/emf/reeves%20%26%20mortimer/ |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Official charts, I'm a Believer|website=[[Official Charts]] }}</ref> Moir had a history with the track, having both sung it at the beginning of early ''[[Vic Reeves Big Night Out|Big Night Out]]'' performances in London, and opened the [[Channel 4]] series with it.<ref name="Working with EMF">{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruse|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Books|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|page=152|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/152}}</ref> In the music video, which was directed by Moir,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=9686 |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=I'm A Believer, cast and crew}}</ref> the duo dress as [[Mike Nesmith]] and [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]] of the Monkees.<ref name="Working with EMF" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9un6gdY8-Fk |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Music video: I'm A Believer|website=[[YouTube]] |date=11 August 2011 }}</ref> On the CD release of the single, a studio version of "At This Stage I Couldn't Say" is included, a track originally sung by characters Mulligan and O'Hare in ''[[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/EMF-Reeves-Mortimer-Im-A-Believer/release/2371678 |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Discogs: I'm A Believer CD|website=[[Discogs]] |date=13 August 1995 }}</ref> On the 7" release, the bonus track is "At Least We've Got Our Guitars", which was the opening song for the last episode of ''The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/EMF-Reeves-Mortimer-Im-A-Believer/release/3175318 |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Discogs: I'm A Believer 7|website=[[Discogs]] |date=26 June 1995 }}</ref>

In April 2007, the theme to British stop-motion animation ''[[Shaun the Sheep]]'', sung by Moir, was released as a single.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walters|first1=Sarah|title=Shaun The Sheep Ft Vic Reeves – Life's A Treat (Tug)|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/shaun-the-sheep-ft-vic-reeves-1013359|access-date=24 March 2017|work=Manchester Evening News|date=7 December 2007}}</ref> The song reached No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/shaun%20the%20sheep |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=UK Singles Chart, Shaun the Sheep theme|website=[[Official Charts]] }}</ref>

====Contributions====
In 1990, both Reeves and Mortimer contributed backing vocals to [[Jools Holland]]'s "[[Holy Cow (Lee Dorsey song)|Holy Cow]]" (a [[Lee Dorsey]] cover). The track was included on Holland's album ''World of his Own'' and released as a single.<ref name="Reeves musical contributions">{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruse|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Books|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|page=103|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/103}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Jools-Holland-Holy-Cow/release/4619700 |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Discogs, Holy Cow|website=[[Discogs]] |date=13 August 1990 }}</ref> Later, Moir would advertise Holland's album ''Moving Out to the Country''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7X6FCiazhw |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Advert, Moving Out to the Country|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

Also in 1990, Moir provided backing vocals for former [[The Smiths|Smiths]] singer [[Morrissey]]'s cover of "[[That's Entertainment (The Jam song)|That's Entertainment]]", originally by [[the Jam]].<ref name="Reeves musical contributions" /><ref name="Reeves on his new album">{{cite journal|last1=Maconie|first1=Stuart|title=Why does this man want to be a popstar?|journal=[[NME]]|date=6 April 1991|page=50}}</ref> Moir's vocals were not used in the final edit but he was thanked (as Jim Moir) in the sleeve notes of Morrissey's "[[Sing Your Life]]" single, which featured "That's Entertainment" as a bonus track.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Goddard|first1=Simon|title=Mozipedia: The Encyclopaedia of Morrissey and the Smiths|date=2009|publisher=Ebury Publishing|pages=347–8|isbn=978-0091927097}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Morrissey, Sing Your Life credits |year=1990 |type=CD sleeve notes |publisher=A and Son Music Ltd. |url=http://www.discogs.com/Morrissey-Sing-Your-Life/release/396936}}</ref> A fan of the Smiths, Moir opened some episodes of [[Vic Reeves Big Night Out|''Big Night Out'']] with covers of the band's songs including "[[Sheila Take a Bow]]" which he intended to include a cover of on his album ''[[I Will Cure You]]''. It did not make the final cut.<ref name="Reeves on his new album" />

In 1992, Moir contributed a track to ''[[Ruby Trax]]'', a compilation album released by ''[[NME]]'' magazine to commemorate 40 years of the publication. He covered the [[Ultravox]] song "[[Vienna (Ultravox song)|Vienna]]", but drastically altered the original lyrics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Ruby-Trax-The-NMEs-Roaring-Forty/master/25429 |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Discogs: NME's Ruby Trax|website=[[Discogs]] |date=13 August 1992 }}</ref>

In 1998, Moir contributed to ''[[Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward]]'', a tribute album featuring notable singers and bands such as [[Elton John]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Paul McCartney]]. Moir covered Coward's 1934 track "Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage Mrs. Worthington", which was arranged by [[David Arnold]] for the album. The song, described by Moir as "sinister",<ref name="Noel Coward article">{{cite journal|last1=Dalton|first1=Stephen|title=Carry On Camping|journal=NME|date=18 April 1998|page=37}}</ref> was initially recorded with all original verses intact, but as the last included foul language, it was edited out of the final release.<ref name="Noel Coward article" />

In 2000, Moir's cover of "[[Ain't That a Kick in the Head?]]" was featured as a bonus track on the theme single to the [[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'']] series in which he starred. Moir was originally to duet with [[Nina Persson]] (of [[the Cardigans]]), who provided vocals, but missed the final cut.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lane|first1=Andy|title=Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased): the files|date=2001|publisher=Boxtree|location=London|isbn=0-7522-2356-9|page=115}}</ref> A shortened version of Moir's cover also featured in the series itself.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj7EmxLNODc |access-date=16 January 2015 |series=1 |number=5 |date=15 April 2000 |network=[[BBC One]]}}</ref> Moir appeared in the music video for the single along with Bob Mortimer.

====Music videos====
{{For|music videos from I Will Cure You|I Will Cure You#Music videos}}

Other than the music videos for his own singles, Moir has appeared in others. His first was the 1987 video for [[Shakin' Stevens]]' single "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/shakin-stevens/pages/collection.shtml |title=Shakin' Stevens – The Collection|website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref> He was hired for the shoot and paid £10 for his appearance.<ref name="Reeves musical contributions" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhBdxUq6j28 |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Shakin' Stevens, What Do You... music video|website=[[YouTube]] |date=3 March 2012 }}</ref>

Moir also appeared in the 1988 music video for [[Band of Holy Joy]]'s song "Tactless". He introduces the band and can be seen at the bar part way through. The video was filmed in Deptford, London and original advertising posters for ''Big Night Out'' can be seen at the beginning.<ref name="Reeves musical contributions" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLPSaeXNKmY |access-date=16 January 2015 |title=Band of Holy Joy, Tactless music video|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

==Art==
Moir has produced art both under the name Jim Moir and Vic Reeves. This reflects that his art, while serious, also combines with his comedy. Moir works in many media including painting, ceramics, photography and lino prints.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eyestorm.com/Pages/Magazine.aspx/VIC_REEVES___%7C___NEW_LINO_CUT_PRINTS/373 |work=Eyestorm|date=5 February 2021|title=Vic Reeves' lino cut prints}}</ref> His work has been described as [[Dada]]-esque, surreal and sometimes macabre. For Moir, his art and comedy are different ways of expressing the same idea. He says "I think putting your imagination on canvas or a television screen is the same thing"<ref name="Strand">{{cite web |url=https://thestrandgallery.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/coming-up-hot-valve-leak-visual-ramblings-of-vic-reeves |title=Hot Valve Leak at the Strand Gallery}}</ref> and "I don't differentiate between painting, acting or comedy. I think everything I do is art."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-13060135 |title=Vic Reeves puts 250 artworks on sale|work=BBC News|date=13 April 2011}}</ref> Moir has stated that he is an artist first and a comedian second, and that in ten years time he would like to be remembered for his art and writing, rather than his comedy.<ref name="Strand" /><ref name="Curious" />

Moir has said that art should be "just for laughs"<ref name="SOP 254" /> and that he dislikes people looking for statements in his work, because there are none. "If something makes me laugh, that's it."<ref name="Having a laugh">{{cite web|last1=Burkeman|first1=Oliver|title=Having a laugh|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=28 September 2000|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/sep/28/artsfeatures3|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> "I've done straight drawings and paintings ... and I haven't got as much pleasure out of them as if I'd done something that would make me laugh."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leo|first1=Benedictus|title=When something goes down the pan, enjoy it|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=5 June 2006|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jun/05/biography.comedy|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> His work has been described by artists [[Jake and Dinos Chapman]] as "able to command our laughter as a purgative, to encourage the viewer to leak at both ends".<ref name="Call Me Dada">{{cite web|last1=Baker|first1=Lindsay|title=Call Me Dada|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=22 June 2002|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2002/jun/22/artsfeatures.features2|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> Artist [[Damien Hirst]], a friend, has also described Moir's work as Reeves as an influence.<ref name="SOP 254">{{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=Ben|title=Sunshine on Putty|date=2004|publisher=Harper Perennial|location=London|isbn=0-00-718132-9|page=254}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruce|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Media|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|page=162|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/162}}</ref> This crossover of comedy and art often features within Reeves and Mortimer's television shows. A notable example is ''[[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer]]''{{'s}} first episode. Several of Moir's drawings are featured, illustrating the lyrics of the opening song. (These drawings would later be published within his book ''Sun Boiled Onions''.) As seen in the script book for the show, Moir often drew sketches for the BBC's costume and set designers saying that "if we just tell them what we want, it never ends up looking like it does in our minds".<ref name="GQ 1" />

===Background and education===
Arts and crafts played a large part in Moir's upbringing. His mother and father, a [[seamstress]] and [[typesetter]] by trade, made extra money by selling handmade wooden crafts and [[Ceramic art|ceramics]] at local markets.<ref name="M:M 171-172">{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Vic|title=Me: Moir|date=2006|publisher=Virgin|location=London|isbn=1-85227-350-X |pages=171–172}}</ref> Building on these money-making schemes, Moir began charging for his own artistic services such as customising and painting his school friend's [[Haversack]] bags<ref>{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Vic|title=Me: Moir|date=2006|publisher=Virgin|location=London|isbn=1-85227-350-X |pages=133–134}}</ref> and elaborately [[Embroidery|embroidering]] clothing.<ref name="M:M 171-172" /> Later he would go on to [[Art forgery|forge]] artworks his acquaintances liked with the aim of selling them to them.<ref name="Having a laugh" /> Wanting to study art, but being pressured into work, Moir began a five-year [[engineering]] [[apprenticeship]] at a factory in [[Newton Aycliffe]] with the aim of working in their technical drawings department.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Vic|title=Me: Moir|date=2006|publisher=Virgin|location=London|isbn=1-85227-350-X |pages=213–214}}</ref>

After completing the apprenticeship, Moir applied to [[Goldsmiths College]] in London to study art, but failed to get a place. He has admitted to sneaking in and using their equipment regardless.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=Ben|title=Sunshine on Putty|date=2004|publisher=Harper Perennial|location=London|isbn=0-00-718132-9|page=253}}</ref> In 1983 he completed a one-year foundation course at [[Sir John Cass College]], where he is now an honorary graduate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hot Valve Leak|url=https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/news/articles/hot-valve-leak/|access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> Once leaving college, he worked as a curator at The Garden Gallery, an independent London gallery. It was there that he held his first art exhibition in 1985, with the help of a grant from [[Lewisham]] Council.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dessau|first1=Bruce|title=Reeves & Mortimer|date=1998|publisher=Orion Media|location=London|isbn=0-75281-781-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/31 31–32]|url=https://archive.org/details/reevesmortimer0000dess/page/31}}</ref>

===Published work and exhibitions===
As Vic Reeves, he has released two books of his art, ''Sun Boiled Onions'' in 1999 and ''Vic Reeves' Vast Book of World Knowledge'' in 2009. His drawings also appear in his autobiography ''Me:Moir Volume One'', and the published script book for ''The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer|date=1993|publisher=Fantail Books|location=London|isbn=0-14-090012--8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Vic|title=Me: Moir|date=2006|publisher=Virgin|location=London|isbn=1-85227-350-X}}</ref> He provided thirty illustrations for [[Random House]]'s 2011 reprint of [[Jerome K. Jerome]]'s classic story "Three Men in a Boat".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jerome|first1=Jerome K.|title=Three men in a boat: to say nothing of the dog!|date=2011|publisher=Vintage Books|location=London|isbn=9780099511700}}</ref> He was also commissioned to create several celebrity drawings for [[Jools Holland]]'s [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] series ''Name That Tune''.<ref name="GQ 1">{{cite journal|last1=Ben|first1=Thompson|title=Viva! Las Degas|journal=GQ|date=December 1997|page=216}}</ref>

Moir has hosted several exhibitions of his artwork, including:
*''Sun Boiled Onions'' (2000) at the Percy Miller Gallery<ref name="Having a laugh" />
*''Doings'' (2002) at the [[Whitechapel Gallery]], London<ref name="Curious">{{cite news|last1=Walsh|first1=John|title=Funny peculiar: The curious world of Vic Reeves|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=23 October 2011|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/funny-peculiar-the-curious-world-of-vic-reeves-1792545.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/funny-peculiar-the-curious-world-of-vic-reeves-1792545.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
*''My Family and Other Freaks'' (2007) at the Eyestorm Gallery, London<ref>{{cite web|title=Vic Reeves artist biography|url=http://www.eyestorm.com/Pages/Product.aspx/Vic_Reeves/Crested_Tit/4580331|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
*''Where Eagles Tremble'' (2009) at Mews of Mayfair, London<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mewsofmayfair.com/site/press/releases/press_release13.asp |access-date=3 February 2015 |title=Where Eagles Tremble press release}}</ref>
*''Hot Valve Leak: Visual Ramblings of Vic Reeves'' (2013) at the Strand Gallery, London<ref name="Strand" />
*''Romans, Daisies, Ones and Twos'' (2022) at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton<ref>{{cite web|title=Romans, Daisies, Ones and Twos|url=https://www.northamptonmuseums.com/news/article/39/romans-daisies-ones-and-twos|access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

In 2010, a selection of Moir's paintings were displayed at the [[Saatchi Gallery]], London as part of an exhibition by charity The Art of Giving. He was also a judge for the charity's open art competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Art of Giving: Vic Reeves|url=http://www.artofgiving.co.uk/artists/r/vic-reeves/|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2012, Moir took part in the Illuminating York festival. His illuminations, known as "Wonderland", were projected across a number of historic buildings including the [[Yorkshire Museum]], [[St Mary's Abbey, York|St Mary's Abbey]], and the ten-acre site of [[York Museum Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Illuminating York 2012|url=http://illuminatingyork.org.uk/the-main-events-2/kippa-matthews-copyright-notice-4|access-date=3 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204053554/http://illuminatingyork.org.uk/the-main-events-2/kippa-matthews-copyright-notice-4/|archive-date=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rychlikova|first1=Megi|title=Illuminating York set to launch Vic Reeves' surreal wonderland|date=31 October 2012 |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10017372.Illuminating_York_set_to_launch_Vic_Reeves____surreal_wonderland/|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Television===
{{For|Reeves' television appearances with Bob Mortimer|Vic and Bob#Television}}

Moir has appeared without Mortimer on a number of British television shows, primarily [[game show]]s, poll programmes and charity [[telethon]]s. These include:

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|+ Vic Reeves television appearances
|-
! style="width:10%;"| Year(s)
! style="width:30%;"| Title
! style="width:20%;"| Channel
! style="width:20%;"| Role
! style="width:5%;"| No. of episodes
! style="width:15%;"| Notes
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1993
|''[[British Comedy Awards 1993]]''
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1995
|''[[Children in Need]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Contributor
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1996
|''[[TFI Friday]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Interviewee
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1998–2007
|''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Panel member
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1999
|''[[Clive Anderson]] All Talk''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Interviewee
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |2000
|''Vic Reeves Examines''
|[[Play UK]]
|Presenter
|style="text-align:center;"|12
|
|-
|''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Contestant
|
|
|-
|''Night of a Thousand Shows''
|[[BBC One]]
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Dale Winton|Dale's]] All Stars''
|[[BBC One]]
|Interviewee
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|
|-
|''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Contributor
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Episode for [[Tom Baker]]
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2001
|''It's Your New Year's Eve Party''
|[[BBC One]]
|Contributor
|
|
|-
|''[[British Comedy Awards 2001]]''
|[[ITV1]]
|Award presenter
|
|
|-
|''I Love the '90s''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Contributor
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|"I Love 1991" episode
|-
|''We Know Where You Live. Live!''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Performer
|
|[[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]]
|-
|''[[Comic Relief (charity)#2001 event|Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Presenter
|
|
|-
|''Top Ten''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contributor
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|"Prog Rock" episode
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2002
|''Celebrity [[Mastermind (TV series)|Mastermind]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Contestant
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|Reeves' specialist subject was "Pirates"
|-
|''Surrealissimo – The Trial of [[Salvador Dalí]]''
|[[BBC Two]] [[BBC Four]]
|[[Paul Éluard]]
|
|
|-
|''These Things Take Time – The Story of [[the Smiths]]''
|[[ITV1]]
|Narrator
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2002–2006
|''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Interviewee
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2003
|''Auction Man''
|[[BBC One]]
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Most Haunted]]''
|[[LivingTV]]
|Celebrity guest (with Sorrell)
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2004
|''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]''
|[[ITV1]]
|Contestant (with [[Nancy Sorrell]])
| style="text-align:center;" |8
|
|-
|''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Subject
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''Star Sale''
|[[BBC One]]
|Contributor
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Hell's Kitchen (British TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
|[[ITV1]]
|Boorish Customer
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[BBC Breakfast|Breakfast]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Interviewee
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''Vic's Chicks''
|[[BBC Three]]
|Presenter
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|via the [[Red Button (Digital Television)|red button]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2004–2006
|''[[Richard & Judy]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Interviewee
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2005
|''[[The South Bank Show]]''
|[[ITV1]]
|Subject / Interviewee
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''The Best & Worst of God''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Presenter
|
|
|-
|''Final Chance to Save''
|[[Sky One]]
|Contributor
|
|
|-
|''Rogues Gallery''
|[[Discovery Channel|Discovery Channel UK]]
|Presenter
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|
|-
|''[[The Death of Celebrity]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contributor
|
|
|-
|''[[100 Greatest / 100 Worst|50 Greatest]] Comedy Sketches''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contributor
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2005–2008
|''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Panel member
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2006
|''[[Turn Back Time (TV series)|Turn Back Time]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Interviewee
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''It's Funny Up North with... Vic Reeves''
|[[Tyne Tees Television|Tyne Tees]] [[ITV1]]
|Presenter
|
|
|-
|''The Story of Light Entertainment''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Contributor
| style="text-align:center;" |2
|
|-
|''Summer Exhibition''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Panel judge
|
|
|-
|''[[Comedy Connections]] – "[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]"''
|[[BBC One]]
|Subject / Interviewee
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Jools Holland]]'s [[Hootenanny (UK TV series)|Hootenanny]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Interviewee
singer
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2006–2007
|''[[QI]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Panel member
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|
|-
| rowspan="16" style="text-align:center;" |2007
|''[[Loose Women]]''
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|Interviewee (with Nancy Sorrell)
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[The One Show]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Interviewee
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Something for the Weekend (2000s BBC TV series)|Something for the Weekend]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Interviewee
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Deadline (2007 TV series)|Deadline]]''
|[[ITV2]]
|Contestant (with Nancy Sorrell)
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''Memoirs of a Cigarette''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contributor
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Vic Reeves' Pirates]]''
|[[ITV Wales & West|HTV]]<nowiki/>the [[History Channel]]
|Presenter
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|
|-
|''Vic Reeves Investigates: [[Jack the Ripper]]''
|[[Sky One]]
|Presenter
|
|
|-
|''Pirate Ship... Live''
|[[Five (channel)|Five]]
|Presenter
|
|
|-
|''[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year#The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz|The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Guest appearance
|
|
|-
|''[[Shaun the Sheep]]''
|[[CBBC]], [[BBC One]]
|Theme tune "Shaun the Sheep – Life's a Treat"
|
|
|-
|''[[Vernon Kay]]'s [[Gameshow Marathon (UK game show)|Gameshow Marathon]]''
|[[ITV1]]
|Panel member
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|''[[Blankety Blank]]'' episode
|-
|''[[100 Greatest / 100 Worst|100 Greatest]] Stand Ups''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contributor
|
|
|-
|''The Grumpy Guide to... Art''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Contributor
|
|Spinoff of ''[[Grumpy Old Men (TV series)|Grumpy Old Men]]''
|-
|''[[Dale's Supermarket Sweep]]''
|[[ITV1]]
|Contestant
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Law of the Playground]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contributor
| style="text-align:center;" |11
|
|-
|''The Truth About Food''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Contributor
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2007–2008
|''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie To You?]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Panel member
| style="text-align:center;" |2
|
|-
|''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse]]''
|[[Sky One]]
|Presenter
| style="text-align:center;" |21
|Series 5 & 6
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2008
|''Celebrity [[Come Dine with Me]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|waiter / support for contestant Sorrell
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''Dangerous Adventures For Boys''
|[[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]]
|Contestant (with son, Louis Moir)
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Hole in the Wall (UK game show)|Hole in the Wall]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Contestant (with Nancy Sorrell)
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[The Culture Show]] Uncut''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Reporter
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[Take It Or Leave It (game show)|Take It Or Leave It]]''
|[[Challenge TV|Challenge]]
|Celebrity contestant (with Nancy Sorrell)
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
|-
|''[[2008 BRIT Awards]]''
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|Award presenter
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2009
|''My Brilliant Britain''
|[[Blighty (TV channel)|Blighty]]
|presenter
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2010
|''[[Never Mind The Buzzcocks]]''
|[[BBC 2]]
|Panelist – on Noel's team
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Series 24 Episode 9
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2011
|''Vic Reeves' Turner Prize Moments''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Presenter
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|
|-
|''[[Comedy Showcase|The Fun Police]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Richard Traves
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Pilot. Credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''[[Eric and Ernie]]''
|[[BBC 2]]
|George Bartholomew, father of [[Eric Morecambe]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Credited as Jim Moir
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2012
|''[[Hebburn (TV series)|Hebburn]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Joe Pearson
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|Credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''[[The Million Pound Drop]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contestant – with Bob Mortimer
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''The Ministry of Curious Stuff''
|[[CBBC]]
|Presenter (with [[Dan Skinner]])
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|Credited as Jim Moir
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2013
|''[[Big Star's Little Star]]''
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|Contestant
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|with daughters Nell and Lizzie (2 October), credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''[[Great British Menu]]''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Guest judge
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''[[Was It Something I Said? (panel show)|Was It Something I Said?]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Panelist
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Series 1, episode 8, credited as Jim Moir
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2014
|''[[Tipping Point (game show)|Tipping Point: Lucky Stars]]''
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|Contestant
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Won. Credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''Racing Legends: Barry Sheene''
|[[BBC Two]]
|Presenter
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|Credited as Jim Moir
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |2015
|''[[Benchmark (game show)|Celebrity Benchmark]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Benchmarker/contestant
|
|
|-
|''[[Fifteen to One|Celebrity Fifteen to One]]''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Contestant
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|
|-
|''[[Room 101 (British TV series)|Room 101]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|
|-
|''[[Inspector George Gently]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Geoffrey
|1
|Episode 7.3 "Gently Among Friends" - Credited as Jim Moir
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2017
|''[[Coronation Street]]''
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|[[Colin Callen]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2+
|Credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''[[Celebrity Masterchef]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Contestant
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2020
|''[[The Big Flower Fight]]''
|[[Netflix]]
|Presenter
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|1
|-
|''[[Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators]]''
|[[BBC One]]
|Eddie Monmouth
|1
|Episode 3.1 "How The Rogue Roar'd" - Credited as Jim Moir
|-
|''Back to the 1990s with Vic Reeves''
|[[Channel 4]]
|Presenter
|1
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2021
|''[[Walking with... (BBC Four series)|Walking with...]]''
|[[BBC Four]]
|Presenter
|1 
|Credited as Jim Moir
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|style="text-align:center;"|2022
|''[[All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)]]''
|[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]
|Jeff Mallock
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|Series 3 Episode 3 - Credited as Jim Moir
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==Books==
{{For|books on or by Reeves and Mortimer|Vic and Bob#Books}}
* ''Vic Reeves' Vast Book of World Knowledge'' – a surreal encyclopaedia with text and artwork by Reeves. [[Grove/Atlantic, Inc.|Atlantic Books]], Released in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web
 |title        = Atlantic buys Vic Reeves' nous
 |work         = News story
 |url          = http://www.thebookseller.com/news/76657-atlantic-buys-vic-reeves-nous.html
 |access-date  = 16 April 2008
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090722010404/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/76657-atlantic-buys-vic-reeves-nous.html
 |archive-date = 22 July 2009
}}</ref>
* ''Vic Reeves Me:Moir (Volume One)'' – autobiography by Vic Reeves, [[Virgin Books]], 2006
* ''Sunboiled Onions'' – diary, paintings and drawings by Vic Reeves, [[Penguin Books]], 1999

==Personal life==
Moir has four children, the eldest two by his first wife, Sarah Vincent; Moir and Vincent were married in 1990 and divorced in 1999. He met his second wife, [[Nancy Sorrell]], in 2001; the couple married on 25 January 2003. Moir, Sorrell and their two daughters live in [[Charing]], near Ashford.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vic Reeves puts 250 artworks on sale|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-13060135|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=13 April 2011|access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>

In September 2021, Moir said he had been diagnosed with a [[vestibular schwannoma]], a benign and non-cancerous [[brain tumour]]. The tumour is inoperable and has left him deaf in one ear.<ref>{{cite web|date=28 September 2021|title=Vic Reeves reveals inoperable tumour has left him deaf in one ear|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/28/vic-reeves-reveals-inoperable-tumour-has-left-him-deaf-in-one-ear|access-date=28 September 2021|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0716312|Vic Reeves}}
* [http://www.skyone.co.uk/jacktheripper/ Sky one Webpage about Vic Reeves Investigates: Jack the Ripper]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230108/http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/World_history/programme_56.php Vic Reeves Pirates]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4467757.stm Driving Ban For Comic Vic Reeves].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090916091824/http://www.convilleandwalsh.com/index.php/authors/author/vic-reeves/ Vic Reeves' author page], [[Conville and Walsh]].

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