Jeremy Nell
| Jeremy Nell | |
|---|---|
 Jeremy Nell, at the Don't Joke book launch, during December 2009 | |
| Born |
Jeremy Nell 16 March 1979 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality |
 South African |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Jerm |
| http://jerm.co.za | |
Jeremy Nell (born 16 March 1979), referred to by his pen name Jerm, is an award-winning cartoonist from South Africa. [1]
Personal Life And Career
With no completed formal training, Nell became a cartoonist in November 2005, immediately following his departure from the mobile media and entertainment industry.[2][3]
Nell's first commercially published work, and nationally syndicated comic strip, Urban Trash (first published November 2005), ended 27 June 2008.[4][5][6]
In 2007, coinciding with the newspaper's launch, Nell became the front page gag cartoonist for The Times. [7]
In 2010, Nell became the first political cartoonist for the newly launched The New Age, a pro-government daily newspaper, but was dismissed in 2012 on unusual grounds, attracting international media attention. [8][9]
In 2012, Nell became the first political cartoonist for Eyewitness News.[10][11]
In 2013, Nell became the first political cartoonist for eNCA.com.[12][13]
Publishing And Awards
Penguin Books have published two cartoon collections by Nell: "Jerm Warfare" (2013) and "Comedy Club" (2014).[14][15][16] Additionally some of his work features in (and on the front cover of) the 2009 edition of the South African political cartooning annual Don’t Joke: A Year in Cartoons, as well as in the 2010 edition, Just For Kicks.[17][18]
At the 2008 South African Comedy Awards, Nell was nominated for Outstanding Humorous Cartoonist.[19]
Nell won a regional and national award for his cartoon "Africa 2.0", in the 2011 Vodacom Journalist of the Year.[20][21]
The Mail & Guardian named Nell as one of their "Top 200 Young South Africans" in 2012.[22]
Men's Health (South Africa) named Nell as one of the most inspirational men of 2014.[3]
Nell was a finalist at the 2014 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards. [23]
References
- ↑ "TNA's Jeremy Nell wins Vodacom cartoon award". thenewage.co.za. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "10 Questions for Cartoonist Jeremy Nell aka Jerm - South Africa Portfolio Travel Blog". portfoliocollection.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Game Changer: Jeremy 'Jerm' Nell - Men's Health". Men's Health. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jeremy Nell ends strip, begins 'The Biggish Five' The Daily Cartoonist". dailycartoonist.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Marketing and Media in South Africa". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Administrator. "Centre for Comic, Illustrative and Book Arts". Centre for Comic, Illustrative and Book Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jerm - Africartoons". africartoons.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "South African Political Cartoonist Fired for Being Political". Public Radio International. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jeremy Nell fired from New Age because of "political judgements or statements" The Daily Cartoonist". dailycartoonist.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "JERM joins EWN". africartoons.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jerm - Inaugural Cartoon". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "South African cartoonist "Jerm" joins eNCA network The Daily Cartoonist". dailycartoonist.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jerm Switches Channels". africartoons.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Comedy Club". penguinbooks.co.za. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Nik Rabinowitz Joined Jerm for the Launch of Comedy Club at The Book Lounge". Penguin SA @ Books LIVE. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jerm Warfare". penguinbooks.co.za. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Book Launch: Don't Joke: A Year in Cartoons edited by Mason and Curtis - Jacana". Jacana @ Books LIVE. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Double Launch of Cartoon Collections Just for Kicks! and What's So Funny? at the Book Lounge - Jacana". Jacana @ Books LIVE. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ http://sacomedyawards.com/nominations.php
- ↑ Africa Business Communities. "Africa Business Communities - Durban target is to get Kyoto deal within 5 years". africabusinesscommunities.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Staff Reporter. "amaBhungane wins Vodacom's best feature award". The M&G Online. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Deepdesign. "Jeremy "Jerm" Nel". mg.co.za. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Finalists of 2014 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards". scribd.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.