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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Megan Doherty

Comedian Jimmy Rees brings the house down - three times - in Canberra

Jimmy Rees day in Canberra

Were you among the three sold-out crowds comedian Jimmy Rees performed to at the Canberra Theatre on Sunday?

He reckoned Canberra was the only place he could do that because "no one works on a Sunday" here. Hey, ease up Jimmy.

Rees' impression of Chief Minister Andrew Barr's "calm and controlled" delivery at COVID press conferences was gold. And we'll never be able to watch them without seeing the CM's "neck thrust" as he announces each key number.

Rees posted a behind-the-scenes video of his hectic time in Canberra, showing how the three shows unfolded at the theatre on his Meanwhile in Australia tour.

"Here's the green room. The last time I was here was for Giggle and Hoot. But we never saw this with Giggle and Hoot," he said, laughing at the Capital Brewery beers in the fridge.

Jimmy Rees packed out the Canberra Theatre Centre with three shows on Sunday. Picture: Supplied

The video also shows him hot-footing it to get dinner in Canberra between shows two and three, but not before a fan or two grabbed a selfie with him.

And if you can't get enough of Jimmy, we hear he is releasing a comedy book soon.

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