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| Sam Simmons | |
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 Sam Simmons at Crap Comedy Festival, Oslo | |
| Born | 19 March 1977 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Roslyn Durnford (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Sam Simmons (born 19 March 1977) is an Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter. [1]
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.[ 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 non-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 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 .[ citation needed ]
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.
| 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 |
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