Jimmy Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison; all icons of their time. All achieved fame, affluence, and legions of fame. All died at the age 27. Jaymie Wilson has just turned 27, and he owes $4.60 in video late fees. Dead Famous is an expedition of Jaymie Wilson quest to become iconic whilst 27, and then find a really cool way to die.

After the successful run at Trades Hall during the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Insert Name Here- The Thrillogy Trilogy, Jaymie debuts in the Melbourne Fringe Festival with a mix of stand-up comedy and multimedia. Jaymie discovers that it is easy to become famous (look at that Cory twit) it’s a lot harder to become remembered.