Me and The Farmer

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Comedy: Standup

Stand-up show chronicling Jim Smith's life as a working farmer in rural Perthshire.

By day, Jim Smith works the land and looks after his sheep and by night he's a stand-up comic, talking about life on the farm to a live audience in his nearest city of Perth

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Me and the Farmer: 3. Mucking In and Mucking Out

3. Mucking In and Mucking Out

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In Fighting,  In Laws and (a lack of) Independence

In Fighting,  In Laws and (a lack of) Independence. Comedian and farmer Jim Smith discusses family farming and the thorny issue of succession.

Comedian and farmer Jim Smith grew up on a family farm with his mum, dad, sisters and his granny and grandad all in the one place. Being in such close proximity had its ups and its downs, with company never being an issue but tension and friction always a possibility. 

Me and the Farmer is a stand up show chronicling Jim's life as a working farmer in rural Perthshire. This isn't an act. By day, Jim works the land and looks after his sheep and by night he performs stand up to sold out venues across Scotland.

In each episode, Jim tells anecdotes about life on his family farm to a live audience in his nearest city of Perth. This is an honest, behind the scenes look at what it takes to be a modern farmer. 

Written and Performed by Jim Smith
Produced by Lauren Mackay
Sound by Andy Hay and Barry Jackson
Photo credit: Chris Quilietti

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