Vic Reeves (b. 24 January 1959 as
James "Jim" Roderick Moir) is an
English comedian, best known for his
double act with
Bob Mortimer (see
Vic and Bob). He is known for his
surreal and
non sequitur sense of humour.
He supposedly derived the name Vic Reeves from two of his favourite singers,
Vic Damone and
Jim Reeves. He, his father and grandfather are all called Jim Moir, and nearly all shared the same birthday (Vic was born one day earlier). Reeves revealed that within his family he is known as "Rod," to his friends he is "Jim" and to everyone else he is "Vic" stating that it allows him to know whether or not to turn around when someone shouts to him in the street.
Whilst at the BBC, he also shared a name with
James/Jim Moir a senior BBC executive.