Overview

Jimmie Lee, also known as The Jersey Outlaw or by his real name, James Weiner, is a street comedian, dentist and content creator best known for his offensive, “old-timey” politically incorrect insult comedy and his appearances on the h3h3productions and H3 Podcast YouTube channels. Lee first went viral in January 2016 when h3h3productions reacted to one of his videos on the Ethan and Hila channel, resulting in an ongoing professional relationship with Lee.

Online History

Music Career

Jimmie Lee’s earliest YouTube^[3] video was posted to his channel, The Jersey Outlaw, on February 4th, 2013, garnering over 13,000 views in 10 years. The upload is a music video for an original song titled “Spanish Girl” (shown below).

One Fucked Up Dentist / Early h3h3productions Appearances

Jimmie Lee first gained notoriety online when, on January 20th, 2016, Ethan and Hila Klein of h3h3productions reacted to his video “One Fucked Up Dentist” on the Ethan and Hila YouTube^[4] channel, garnering over 3.5 million views in seven years. In the video, Lee does offensive and arguably cringeworthy comedy skits with what are seemingly his dental patients (shown below).

On February 24th, a reaction to one of Lee’s street comedy videos, titled “Epic Dad Pranks,” was posted to the Ethan and Hila YouTube^[5] channel, garnering over 2.5 million views in seven years. On March 4th, the YouTubers^[6] posted a video where they meet with Lee, including several awkward interactions between Lee and wait staff at a restaurant, garnering over 1.6 million views in seven years (shown below).

H3 Podcast Appearances

On August 13th, 2017, Lee made his first appearance on the H3 Podcast YouTube^[8] channel, garnering over a million views in six years (shown below).

Throughout the 2020s, Lee made numerous appearances on the podcast both in-person and over Zoom. In one episode, Lee called in during an interview with comedian Stavros Halkias. In another Lee revealed some details of his personal life and upbringing, recounting his mother’s bouts of depression, which forced him to take care of her at a young age, and his strained relationship with his brother. On April 4th, 2023, YouTuber^[9] H3 Podcast Lore uploaded a nine hour compilation video collecting footage of Lee on the h3h3productions and H3 Podcast channels, garnering over 25,000 views in five months (shown below).

Newsmax Appearance

On October 27th, 2022, Lee uploaded his appearance on the news media broadcast Newsmax to YouTube,^[7] where he espoused his support for Donald Trump’s presidential run and spoke against the effects of “wokeness” on comedy (shown below).

Appearance on Howie Mandel Does Stuff

On September 19th, 2023, Jimmie Lee appeared on comedian Howie Mandel’s YouTube^[6] podcast Howie Mandel Does Stuff, garnering over 130,000 views in 10 days. The appearance was set up by Ethan Klein, who is friends with Mandel, in an effort to further spread Lee’s reach beyond the podcast.

Online Presence

Instagram

Jimmie Lee has over 1.1 million Instagram^[2] followers on his primary account “thejerseyoutlaw” as of October 2023, although it has been suggested on the H3 Podcast that a majority of these followers are bought, with an analysis by modash.io^[1] hypothesizing that over 92% of his followers are fake.

In the 2020s, as Lee continued to appear on the H3 Podcast, his social media team, including a member named Mason, began creating memes for Lee to post on the account, with the majority of his posts becoming memes by 2023. The meme formats used are often niche, abstract, tongue-in-cheek and frequently make reference to H3 Podcast lore and Lee’s appearances on the show. Memes frequently feature catchphrases and popular soundbites attributed to Lee, such as “Bingo!,” “don’t push” and “all different flavors.”

Dangerously Funny

Dangerously Funny is Jimmie Lee’s street comedy YouTube show, hosted on The Jersey Outlaw YouTube channel. The show features Lee performing insult comedy on the streets of various cities, often taking aim at people’s physical appearances, race and ethnicity and weight (examples shown below).

Documentary “Just About Famous”

On September 6th, 2023, YouTuber^[10] Alex Novell uploaded the trailer for Jimmie Lee’s upcoming documentary Just About Famous, which notably features a clip of Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan interviewing Lee, garnering over 15,000 views in a month (shown below).

Personal Life

James Weiner is in his mid-60s and is the owner and founder of the Primadent dental practice, based out of South Jersey. He is married to a woman named Lynn and has multiple children. His comedy is inspired by comedians like Rodney Dangerfield and Don Rickles.

Search Interest

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