Me: Moir

If you are a fan of reeves, you'll be delighted with the easy charm and strange wit of the book. If not, sod off.......more

Taking in the earlier years up to the eve of his escape to London, this isn’t so much a biography of Vic Reeves than of Jim (Rod) Moir. A series of chronological anecdotes, some more fanciful than others, nothing can be taken as fact and it’s all the better for it. Charming, unpretentious and very f......more

I'd heard the abridged audio version of this some years ago, but decided to splash out and buy a cheapy second hand version of the physical thing, knowing that it would have more detail in it as well as Reeves's glorious drawings. Vic, or Jim, or Rod Moir - had a strange and flamboyant youth in the......more

"I was eight pounds when I was born, healthy and of good cheer, yet the midwife suggested that it might be a good idea for Mum to feed me on Complan, the weight-gaining food supplement. This she did, and I ballooned to a frightening ten stone by the age of three months. I became so corpulent so quic......more

It’s hard for me to give an unbiased review of this book because it was just so interesting to read about his childhood antics in Darlington and recognising all the place names and really being able to see everything he was describing. Definitely recommend if you’re a fan of his comedy. Had some lau......more