Aussie comedian takes jab at sacked Nedlands mayor
The former star of ABC kids show Giggle and Hoot has built an online following of 1.8 million on TikTok, posting a variety of skits about life in Australia and comparing the different States and Territories.
His latest series, 'Not so emergency department', details what minor inconveniences residents from different parts of Australia complain about.
In Rees' Perth edition, which was uploaded online on Sunday and has received more than 630,000 views across his platforms, he took a jab at the situation in Nedlands council.
Where the entire council of elected members were sacked including the mayor, Fiona Argyle, after it was seen as dysfunctional. Comedian Jimmy Rees poked fun at the sacked mayor during his latest online skit. Credit: TikTok / Jimmy Rees
Jimmy, playing both an employee at the 'Not so emergency department' and a cast of other characters from different suburbs took aim at the chaos.
'Darling I'm from Nedlands and I'm depressed,' his character remarked.
'Are you running for mayor or getting sued?' Rees replied.
'No, no... do you think I could run?' he said as his character raised their eyebrows. Comedian Jimmy Rees. Credit: TikTok / Jimmy Rees
Before the character expresses their concerns about volcano's in Bali and not being able to 'sun my cooter', before drinking from a bottle of wine.
The online entertainer takes another jab at the ousted mayor at the end of the skit, where he receives a phone call saying 'it's from the former mayor of Nedlands', before he answers the call and quickly hangs it up again.
A comment on the video applauded him for making light of the situation and wished that he had gone harder at the former mayor, which he replied 'The quote 'everyone loves dying kids' is absolutely wild from the former mayor.'
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The Victorian comedian took a swipe at other Perth suburbs, including a character from Guildford coming in to report a problem, with Rees guessing it was 'aircraft tyre marks on your roof.'
The resident's actual concern was with the smell of the Swan River saying it smells like 'poo poo', which Rees reassured him by taking another dig at Nedlands.
'Residents of Midland and Woodbridge have been reminding themselves that the Swan River does flow towards Nedlands if you know what I mean,' Rees said while winking towards the camera.
The former Dancing with the Stars contestant then wrapped up the video by pointing out Western Australia's positive aspects, after a character comes in displaying what he called 'Eastern Validation Deficiency disorder' and 'Chronic Comparisonitis', which he gave a simple prescription to.
'Recite the phrase on here, whenever you see symptoms coming on just go watch the footy at Optus and check the weather in Melbourne,' Rees told the character.
With the character laughing at Melbourne's forecast of 'Nine degrees' before repeating '10 per cent of the population, 48 per cent of exports'.
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