Kiwi Cowboy Wilson Dixon (Video)
“Life is like a salmon swimming upstream,” he says. “Hard work. And sometimes you get eaten by bears.”
Wilson Dixon AKA Jesse Griffin is heading to the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Dixon is Jesse Griffin’s alter ego cowboy who act covers everything from the cowboy ballad to sharp observations of life, not unlike the Flight of the Conchords:
Dixon is the alter ego of Jesse Griffin, and they’re both going places. The 35-year-old expat Kiwi spent most of the past 12 months in the UK developing his country and western character with the likes of Steve Coogan’s production company, Baby Cow, and has just returned from London after recording a series of four half-hour specials with BBC Radio. He was one of only two comics selected by the BBC for the gig (the other was shouty Irish sensation Jason Byrne). He’s back home for the Melbourne Comedy Festival with Wilson Dixon Rides Again.
Wilson Rides again is story told in song about the break up with his wife and the journey he takes with his horse Andrew.
Griffin was born and raised in Dunedin NZ on a farm which may account for his love of country music and down to earth philosophy from the back of a horse, Andrew of course. Griffin (and Dixon and presumably Andrew) are playing at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, 1st through 26th April.
httvp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d7EN0k4TXU
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Yeah, I actually just found out that it was an actor.
He’d probably be pleased to know his identity was causing a certain amount of confusion
Must mean his act is working.
Umm Lol, Yerself pardner. It’s true he lived on Dundas St, went toi Logan Park High School, I’ve known him for 21 years. “Wilson Dixon” is a character invented by Jesse Griffen. Check Facebook
wow he is a nzer? LOL! I DIDNT KNOW
Yeah, he’s Human, you fool.
Can anyone work out the chords? id be very thankful!!
LOL yes he is
he was born and raised on a farm in dunedin nz
ooo i live in dunedin, near the farms!
Wilson Dixon is great!! I have seen him in the Comedy Gala opening night three times now – very funny man. Extremely dry however well worth the money to go and see. Oh Danny Boy is fantastic too…
this guy died in 1996. it’s all old footage they’re using to cover up his death
wilson dixon? no he didnt, he was at the 2009 nz chrunchie comedy festival
Your such a dumb shit
son, your a fucking retard and support the use of contraception.
So is Wilson Dixon a comedian, country singer, or a combination of both? The video seems to only be standup?