James Donald Forbes McCann
Australian comedian
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James Donald Forbes McCann (born 1991) is an Australian stand-up comedian.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
McCann is Roman Catholic.
McCann is married and has four children, but has stated that he prefers to maintain the privacy of his family life.[5]
Career
Comedy
McCann is associated with the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In 2018 he won three awards at the Adelaide Comedy Awards.[1] His early shows at Adelaide fringe were titled Wolf Creek: The Musical, and The Sound of Nazis.[6]
In 2018 he performed a show titled McCann-dle in the Wind, at Adelaide Fringe and Sydney Comedy Festival.[6] In 2020 he performed a show at Adelaide Fringe titled Devil's Advocate.[7] In 2021 he performed the show Aussie and Proud at Adelaide Fringe, a one-hour set that riffed on Australiana. The show received a favourable review from a local freelance writer.[8]
In 2023 he opened for Mark Normand for some of the nights of Normand's Fanny Guy tour.[9]
In 2024 he appeared on multiple episodes of Kill Tony.[10]
On 2 September 2025, a comedy special titled 'BLACK ISRAELITE' was uploaded to his Youtube channel where it received more than 1.5 million views and 65 thousand likes.[11]
Podcast
McCann uploaded the first episode of his podcast, 'The James Donald Forbes McCann Catamaran Plan', on 12 December 2021.[12] The podcast remains ongoing. It has been recorded in-studio, and in various outdoor locations. His podcasts feature guests on an infrequent basis; some organised beforehand, and others as a spontaneous result of the podcast filming locations.
Music
On 19 December 2022, a video titled 'Full Christmas Special' was uploaded to James' Youtube channel, wherein he performed covers of popular Christmas carols, spoken word arrangements, and improvised entirely original music compositions.[13]
In 2024, McCann released an album titled 'Sometimes I Wish We Were a Catamaran' on Spotify. He has also released numerous singles.[14]
On 25 February 2026, a video titled 'organhour' was uploaded to James' Youtube channel. The video, which lasts for 1 hour and 49 seconds, features a bespectacled McCann performing a marathon of improvised music demonstration and sequencing. The instrument being played is a synthesiser organ with various beat and keytone modulation features, and what appears to be humble, yet respectable wood panelling. The organ is a Yamaha.[15]
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