Comic replaces Leo Sayer

Vic Reeves is to tour with Jools Holland’s band later this year.

The comic will replace planned support act Leo Sayer, as the English-Australian singer has been grounded by Covid travel restrictions.

Reeves – real name Jim Moir – was a member of several bands before finding fame in comedy, and had a 1991 No1 with a cover of Dizzy recorded with The Wonder Stuff. He, Bob Mortimer and EMF also had a No 3 in 1995 with a version of I’m A Believer, and he recorded the theme music to the 2007 Shaun The Sheep movie, which made No 20.

The comic is a long-term friend of bandleader Holland, and the pair have a podcast together, Jools And Jim’s Joyride.

Reeves will be joining  the shows at Portsmouth Guildhall on November 17; London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 19 and 20; Southampton Mayflower on September 28; Bath Forum on December 9, Plymouth Pavilions on December 10; Brighton Centre on December 11 (replacing Lulu) and the Leeds First Direct Arena on December 17.

Producers say Reeves will be ‘singing a selection of songs on stage with his usual comic flare alongside Jools and the 19-piece orchestra’.

Published: 17 Sep 2021