James Donald Forbes McCann

James Donald Forbes McCann (born 1991) is an Australian stand-up comedian.

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.

Career

Comedy McCann is associated with the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In 2018 he won three awards at the Adelaide Comedy Awards.

In 2018 he performed a show titled McCann-dle in the Wind, at Adelaide Fringe and Sydney Comedy Festival. 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.

In 2023 he opened for Mark Normand for some of the nights of Normand's Fanny Guy tour.

In 2024 he appeared on multiple episodes of Kill Tony.

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.

Podcast McCann uploaded the first episode of his podcast, 'The James Donald Forbes McCann Catamaran Plan', on 12 December 2021. 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.

In 2024, McCann released an album titled 'Sometimes I Wish We Were a Catamaran' on Spotify. He has also released numerous singles.

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.