Jake Stevens is a fictional

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television personality and musician portrayed by the comedian PJ Gallagher. He first featured in the popular

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television series, '' Naked Camera''. Stevens later achieved his own spin-off show ''

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'' which documented his efforts to conquer the

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. He has released one single " Merry Christmas Jakey Boy", which reached number nine in the

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in December 2006. Stevens performed the single on '' The Cafe'' and ''

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''.

Style

Stevens is known for his "shiny-suited persona" and characteristic trait of whistling whilst waving a wet newspaper around with his hand and yelling such explicit catchphrases as "I need a fuckin' job" or threatening to "bend you over and rip down your jocks and shove a spoon up yer

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." He wears white socks and chunky catalogue jewellery and is said to be "bound up in manic egotism and dangerous idiocy".

Career

Early career

Stevens began his television career in 2005 on the popular RTÉ Two hidden camera/comedy style television series, ''Naked Camera'' where he featured alongside other characters such as Jumperman and the Dirty Auld Wan. For the show he ambushed ordinary members of the general public as they went about their everyday business, making them feel uncomfortable and embarrassed for comedic results.

Christmas single

In 2006 Stevens released the single "Merry Christmas Jakey Boy" exclusively for the Irish Christmas market. It peaked at #9 and was performed by Stevens on a number of television shows, including the youth programme ''The Cafe'' and the primetime chat show ''Tubridy Tonight''. ''The Cafe'' performance came on 14 December 2006, following a guest appearance by Gallagher alongside his ''Naked Camera'' colleague

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and the corporate magician Jack Wise. UK band The Charlatans also performed their single " Blackened Blue Eyes" on the same show. The ''Tubridy Tonight'' performance saw Stevens engage with the audience as the credits rolled.

U.S. conquest

Stevens travelled across the United States in 2008 for the filming of his television series ''Makin' Jake''. His attempts to conquer the country were somewhat unsuccessful, being shunned in the cities of

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and

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. Stevens had received acting tips from A-list performers including

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'') and

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(the original '' Incredible Hulk'') before his attempts to conquer the country.

Discography

References

External links

* Television series
''Naked Camera''''Makin' Jake''

Jake Stevens
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