Sam Simmons (comedian)

Sam Simmons (born 19 March 1977) is an Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter.[1]

Sam Simmons
Sam Simmons at Crap Comedy Festival, Oslo
Born (1977-03-19) 19 March 1977
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Roslyn Durnford
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(m. 2013)​
Children1

Career
Sam Simmons's Spaghetti for Breakfast in Oslo

Simmons has appeared on Conan, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Room 101, and Adam DeVine's House Party. Network appearances include NBC, BBC, Channel 4, ABC, and all other Australian networks.

Previously, he was a regular host on Triple J as well as jtv interviewing bands, he developed his style of non-sequitur and surrealist non-humour. This led to his first television show, The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote, in 2009.

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 filmed a US pilot in Albuquerque with David Quirk described by Simmons as "a reality show about animals".[3] Simmons regularly appears on the comedy quiz show Dirty Laundry Live.

In 2015, he won the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy award[4] having been nominated three times previously, and the 2015 Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[5] In 2017, he provided the voice of Mr Wallaby in Peppa Pig.[6]

In 2019, Simmons performed a new show "26 Things You're Doing Wrong with Sam Simmons" about unconventional life hacks.[7] in 2020 he appeared in the Australian comedy series LOL: Last one Laughing.[8]

Since 2022, Simmons has hosted the podcast Niche as Quiche,[9] a regular deep-dive into various niche subjects and stream-of-consciousness topics.

Filmography
Television/Film
Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Strange Chores Bad Tony (voice) 14 episodes
2021 Bluey (2018 TV series) Bob (voice) 1 episode
2021 Stand up for Mental Health Self TV Specials
2021 Wakefield (TV series) Pete Seamen 8 episodes
2020 Drunk History Australia Tanky 1 episode
2018-20 Hughesy, We Have a Problem Self 5 episodes
2018-19 Squinters[10] Lukas 12 episodes
2019 Mr Black Barry Donato 1 epiosde
2017 Get Krack!n Creepy Dude 3 episodes
2017 Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience Mr Wallaby
2016 Peppa Pig Mr Wallaby (voice) 1 episode
2015-16 Drunk History (British TV series) Various 2 episodes
2015 Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts Joke Writer 1 episode
2015 No Activity[11] Glen 2 episodes
2015 Rotters Ears TV Movie
2015 Sam Simmons:Wallstud Sam 3 episodes
2015 Alt Tab Time of Death Man
2014 It's A Date Ray 1 episode
2014 Ad Nauseam Hamish
2012 Problems Sam / Uncle Warrick 4 episodes
2010 Fail (Warehouse Comedy Festival standup) Himself DVD release
2009 The Urban Monkey Murray Foote 11 episodes

Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 2003 Participation Award[12] 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[13] for Tales from the Erotic Cat
  • 2008 MICF Directors' Choice Award[14] for Where can I win a bear around here?
  • 2010 MICF Golden Gibbo Award for The Incident with David Quirk[14]
  • 2010 MICF Piece of Wood Award for Fail[14]
  • 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[15]
  • 2015 MICF Barry Award for Spaghetti for Breakfast[14]
  • 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
  1. "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
  2. ""Being silly: Sam Simmons at TEDxSydney"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
  3. "Sam Simmons Begins Filming US TV Pilot". 28 October 2013.
  4. Logan, Brian (29 August 2015). "Sam Simmons wins the Foster's Edinburgh comedy award 2015". The Guardian.
  5. "Quirky comic Sam Simmons wins 2015 Barry Award at Melbourne Comedy Festival". 19 April 2015.
  6. ""Peppa Pig" Playing Pretend (TV Episode 2016) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 13 March 2024.
  7. "Token Profile page". Excellence Through Guesswork. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. Steve Bennett: LOL: Last One Laughing, in: Chortle.co.uk, 19 June 2020.
  9. "Niche as Quiche". 13 March 2024.
  10. "Sam Simmons off-script | TV Tonight". 9 July 2019.
  11. "No Activity announces comedy guest stars | TV Tonight". 13 August 2015.
  12. "Comedy". Comedy.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  13. "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.)
  14. "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.
  15. "Sydney Comedy". www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au.
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