Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now

Jim Jefferies opens in London, telling the crowd he loves the city and has recorded specials there before. latestnetflix.com's view is that he recalls being broke when he signed a five-special deal for £90,000, then leaving for an HBO special in America.When his UK label sued him for £200,000, he notes HBO paid $50,000 and he’d already spent much of the advance on drugs, leaving him “poor and famous.”

He recounts being extorted by a woman who claimed to have a sex tape and a cocaine photo, and jokes about his past misogynistic material. He reflects on the wave of sexual misconduct revelations, including Kevin Spacey’s defense that he’s gay, and jokes about the absurdity of the phrase “grab ’em by the pussy.” He dissects the phrase’s literal confusion, imagining elaborate scenarios where such a grab could occur without offense.

He shifts to Brexit, joking about deporting European nurses and importing British expats from Spain. He mocks Trump’s rhetoric on Mexican immigrants, then pivots to a riff on Canadian politeness and the idea of a low wall at the Canadian border for fleeing Americans.

A heckler incident at the Edinburgh Festival interrupts his routine about baptizing children and dead babies. A pregnant woman in the audience miscarried and was due that week; her husband explains before leaving. Another heckler from Newcastle calls out, “To be fair… she’s fucking hot,” and Jim replies, “they get to keep their figure when they don’t carry them full-term,” prompting bottles to fly.

He jokes about disliking sign-language interpreters at shows, describing how their presence disrupts timing and audience focus. He demonstrates various sign-language gestures, including ones for “Jew” and “gay men,” and recounts a New Zealand audience member correcting him on “docking.”

He returns to circumcision, defending his decision to circumcise his son so women would enjoy fellatio, and rants about uncircumcised penises. He explains the sexual practice of docking in graphic detail.

He segues to gun control, arguing for limits like allowing seven guns per person, and mocks open-carrying assault rifles in Target. He reveals he’s a single dad, contrasting his earlier performative parenting with the reality of caring for his four-year-old son, who only eats macaroni and cheese, chicken, pizza, and apples. He describes a disastrous night of food poisoning where his son vomits and defecates simultaneously, then later Jim does the same.

He tells of being hired for a private party by Mariah Carey’s team for James Packer’s 50th birthday. After negotiating up to $60,000 for 12 minutes, he arrives at their mansion in socks, sneaks into the kitchen, and meets Eddie Murphy, who mistakes him for a TV actor. Mariah Carey’s assistant escorts him to a garden dinner where he performs unannounced among celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, and Warren Beatty. James Packer grows angry until Jim launches into his gun-control routine, which Packer laughs at uproariously, saving the performance.

Afterward, Al Pacino and Warren Beatty approach, with Pacino calling them both “fives” and praising Jim’s storytelling. Pacino insists Jim is a director and drills him to declare it with passion. Warren Beatty asks what Jim directs and Jim lies about directing films for Warner Bros. Beatty asks to stay in touch, and Jim’s manager extracts him from the conversation.

Jim closes by reflecting on depression, recalling a conversation with his 76-year-old father who said, “Ah… what are you going to do?” He jokes that aging out of hope can be liberating. He ends on a lighter note about his “giant” persona, recalling insisting on using tiny toilets and tiny breakfast cereal boxes, and the moment his ex saw him on a toddler toilet with his genitals exposed. The show closes with thanks and music.