Jim Jefferies has been unveiled as the next Rolling Stone AU/NZ cover star.
The comedian graces the cover of our September-November issue, which hits newsstands in Australia and New Zealand from Monday, September 2nd.
Jefferies’ all-access interview covers everything from his viral gun control comedy routine (and the ensuing death threats) to the question of if he has an issue with women.
“My mother was a hard person to grow up with. She was a very hard woman. [She] was physically and verbally very abusive. So sometimes, I imagine I have had a chip on my shoulder about women,” he says in the honest and raw interview.
Jefferies also reveals whether there’s a joke he regrets, and opens up about his diverse comedy career that’s seen him become a major success in Australia and globally.
“I’m very interested in doing as many different things in entertainment as possible. I like a challenge. I like doing something new. I don’t know if there’s a stand-up comic from Australia who’s had a more diverse career. You know what I mean? I think of myself like I’m an entertainer more than a comedian,” he says.
Words by: Tom Whitty @twhittyer Jim Jefferies, photographed at The Royce Hotel, Melbourne by
Michelle Grace Hunder (@michelleghunder), Creative Direction: Katie Taylor @katie.taylor____, Styling: Karinda Mutabazi @mutabazi_k, HUMA: Wendy Nguyen @wendos_, Photo Assist: Sherry Zheng @dontcallmeshellyeither
BTS: Krish Miglani @krishmiglaniproductions
In the jam-packed September-November issue, there’s also a special report into Australia’s music festival landscape, an exploration of how Sabrina Carpenter‘s inescapable hit “Espresso” became the earworm we all can’t shake, an insightful interview with Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning and Something for Kate’s Paul Dempsey on their latest project, and much more.
For Victoria readers, our new issue also includes an exclusive zine (available online nationwide).
The zine features cover stars Peking Duk, including band member Adam Hyde, who opens up about his recent experiences with melanoma. In a collaboration with the Cancer Council Victoria, the zine reveals how Hyde is not an outlier – despite being young and a notable musician – and what readers can do to reduce their cancer risk.
Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s Print Editor, James Jennings, shares: “This is a jam-packed issue of Rolling Stone AU/NZ – there’s something for local and international music fans, comedy aficionados, those interested in health and wellbeing, and much more. We really try to set the benchmark for exciting long-form journalism in Australia, and this issue has it all.”
