Sam Simmons (comedian)
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Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | 19 March 1976
Nationality | Australian |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse | Roslyn Durnford (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
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Sam Simmons (born 19 March 1977) is an Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter.[1]
Career[]
Simmons has appeared on Conan, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Room 101, Adam DeVine's House Party and is currently[when?] developing his own sitcom in the UK. Network appearances include NBC, BBC, Channel 4, ABC, and all other Australian networks.[citation needed]
Previously, he was a regular host on Triple J as well as jtv interviewing bands, he developed his style of non-sequitur and surrealist humour. This led to his first television show, The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote, in 2009.[citation needed]
In 2012, Simmons followed up with a sketch-style TV series Problems, with a tone more similar to that of his surrealist stand-up shows. He performed at TEDxSydney in 2014[2] and is now[when?] on a new a US pilot filmed in Albuquerque with David Quirk. Simmons described it as "a reality show about animals".[3] Simmons regularly appears on the comedy quiz show Dirty Laundry Live.[citation needed]
In 2015, he won the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy award having been nominated three times previously, and the 2015 Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[citation needed] In 2017, he provided the voice of Mr Wallaby in Peppa Pig.[citation needed]
In 2019, Simmons performed a new show "26 Things You're Doing Wrong with Sam Simmons" about unconventional life hacks.[4]
Awards and nominations[]
Awards[]
- 2003 Participation Award[5] for The Steve Promise Story
- 2003 Moosehead Award for The Steve Promise Story
- 2006 Adelaide Fringe Festival Best Emerging Comedy Award for Tales from the Erotic Cat
- 2006 The Groggy Squirrel Critics' Award[6] for Tales from the Erotic Cat
- 2008 MICF Directors' Choice Award[7] for Where can I win a bear around here?
- 2010 MICF Golden Gibbo Award for The Incident with David Quirk[7]
- 2010 MICF Piece of Wood Award for Fail[7]
- 2011 Adelaide Fringe Festival Best Comedy Award for Sam Simmons and the Precise History of Things
- 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival Director's Choice Award for Death of a Sails-Man[8]
- 2015 MICF Barry Award for Spaghetti for Breakfast[7]
- 2015 Fosters Edinburgh Comedy award, best show for Spaghetti for Breakfast
Nominations[]
- 2003 Triple J Raw Comedy Competition (finalist)
- 2006 MICF Barry Award for Tales from the Erotic Cat
- 2011 MICF Barry Award for Precise History of Things (Meanwhile -UK)
- 2011 Edinburgh Best Comedy Award for Meanwhile
- 2014 Edinburgh Best Comedy Award for Death of a Sails-man
- 2015 MICF Barry Award for Spaghetti for Breakfast
- 2015 Edinburgh Best Comedy Award for Spaghetti for Breakfast
References[]
- ^ "Conan O'Brien was so impressed by Sam Simmons' stand-up that he's invited him to perform on his talk show for a second time", news.com.au, 27 October 2013
- ^ ""Being silly: Sam Simmons at TEDxSydney"".
- ^ "Sam Simmons Begins Filming US TV Pilot". 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Token Profile page". Excellence Through Guesswork. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Comedy". Comedy.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ "The Groggy Squirrel". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009. (The Groggy Squirrel Critics' Award is open to Australian acts only.)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Awards". comedyfestival.com.au. Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
The Directors' Choice is awarded by the Comedy Festival Director, in consultation with other visiting Festival Directors, to a fabulous show that somehow missed out on any other prize.
- ^ "Sydney Comedy". www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au.
External links[]
- Living people
- People from Adelaide
- Triple J announcers
- 1977 births
- Australian stand-up comedians
- Helpmann Award winners