Smallman first entered into comedy at the age of 27, whilst working at the head office of
Next plc. He attended a 12-week comedy workshop to help him with his nerves whilst giving presentations, which led to his decision to engage in comedy on a professional level. His stand-up combines storytelling and improvisation. In 2006, Smallman was a finalist in the
Laughing Horse New Act of the Year competition. He was also a finalist in the Leicester Mercury/Equity New Comedian of the Year 2007. In 2009, his first hour-long show,
The Boy Next Door Gone Wrong, was nominated for the Best Debut Show at the
Leicester Comedy Festival. In 2010 he picked up two awards at the
Hollywood Fringe Festival: Best International Show and Best Comedy performance, both for
The Boy Next Door Gone Wrong. He also became the Saturday morning presenter at
BBC Radio Leicester. In 2011, Jim took his second full-length show 'Tattooligan' to the
Edinburgh Fringe. As a publicity stunt he had the show title tattooed across his stomach, and for the year was a columnist for
Skin Deep magazine. In 2012 he made his first appearance on
BBC Radio 5 Live's
Fighting Talk, before taking his third full-length show 'Let's Be Friends' to the
Edinburgh Fringe. In both 2011 and 2012 Smallman performed at
The Gilded Balloon. 'Tattooligan' was filmed as a DVD / digital download in September 2011 in Leicester. From 2013 to 2015, Smallman voiced the
National Geographic Channel series
Car SOS. 2013 saw further appearances on Fighting Talk, plus a weekly news review slot called 'All the Small Things" on
XFM, while Smallman also supported
Mick Foley on his stand-up comedy tour. His 2015 show "My Girls", about Smallman's wife and daughter, was nominated for best new show at the Dave Leicester Comedy Festival and will have a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Smallman also runs a football blog called The Football Neutral. ==Wrestling==