Sam Simmons (comedian)

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

Career


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

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. In 2017, he provided the voice of Mr Wallaby in Peppa Pig.

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

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

Awards

 * 2003 Participation Award 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 for Tales from the Erotic Cat
 * 2008 MICF Directors' Choice Award for Where can I win a bear around here?
 * 2010 MICF Golden Gibbo Award for The Incident with David Quirk
 * 2010 MICF Piece of Wood Award for Fail
 * 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
 * 2015 MICF Barry Award for Spaghetti for Breakfast
 * 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