[1] Prior to his foray into late night television, Jefferies starred in the comedy series Legit, which ran for two seasons between 2013 and 2014 on FX and FXX.

[6][7] Jefferies revisited the topic in his Netflix special Freedumb (2016),[8] in which he also criticized then-Republican candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Pitt, who is only referred to generically as "Jim Jefferies Show Weatherman", is paid the SAG minimum salary of $400 per episode.

[13] In anticipation of the program's premiere,[14] an online presence was launched for The Jim Jefferies Show in May 2017, including social media accounts.

[21] The Jim Jefferies Show was taped on Tuesdays around 12:00 p.m. Pacific time at Sunset Las Palmas Studios in Hollywood, California.

"[36] Mike Hale of the New York Times also gave the show a mixed review, writing that "As a late-night host, Mr. Jefferies can appear to be doing nothing much, but there’s a tricky balancing act going on between his ordinary-bloke persona and his sometimes savagely raunchy punch lines.

[37] The first season ended with Jefferies listed in Variety's "Fresh Voices in TV Who Broke Out in 2017"[38] and the writing team nominated for Best Comedy/Variety Talk Series at the 2018 Writers Guild of America Awards.