Sam Simmons
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Sam Simmons is an award-winning Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter. He is currently based in Sydney
.
Since 2003 Simmons has performed on Australian radio, initially at 3RRR
in Melbourne
as a guest on breakfast show, The Pinch. In 2005 he appeared on the Fox FM show Better than Church as regular guest, “The Animal Guy”.
In 2005 he debuted on youth radio station Triple J
as a regular guest on the Dave Callan
show. During 2006 and 2007 he hosted the Stranger Danger weekly segment on the Drive Show with Robbie Buck
. In 2007 he hostedThe Tuck Shop mid-dawn shift. During the summer of 2007-2008 he presented a week-night show he called Summer Nights Bitch. During 2008 he presented the Weekend Breakfast show.
Simmons has also been much involved with the Melbourne Comedy Festival both as staff (Workshop Leader) and as performer.
Simmons currently appears in spots on triple j tv as well as on Triple J radio. He previously appeared on the week-day afternoon Triple J Dools show with Scott Dooley
, where he would present Shitty Trivia and Snapshots.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
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Career
Simmons grew up in Adelaide. Before entering into radio, he was a zookeeper.Since 2003 Simmons has performed on Australian radio, initially at 3RRR
3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
as a guest on breakfast show, The Pinch. In 2005 he appeared on the Fox FM show Better than Church as regular guest, “The Animal Guy”.
In 2005 he debuted on youth radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
as a regular guest on the Dave Callan
Dave Callan
Dave Callan is a comedian based in Perth, Australia. He currently works as a Triple J disc jockey.- Biography :Callan was born in Dundalk, Ireland, and arrived in Australia in 1990, aged 15...
show. During 2006 and 2007 he hosted the Stranger Danger weekly segment on the Drive Show with Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck is an Australian radio announcer best known for his work at the national youth broadcaster, Triple J...
. In 2007 he hostedThe Tuck Shop mid-dawn shift. During the summer of 2007-2008 he presented a week-night show he called Summer Nights Bitch. During 2008 he presented the Weekend Breakfast show.
Simmons has also been much involved with the Melbourne Comedy Festival both as staff (Workshop Leader) and as performer.
Simmons currently appears in spots on triple j tv as well as on Triple J radio. He previously appeared on the week-day afternoon Triple J Dools show with Scott Dooley
Scott Dooley
Scott "Dools" Dooley is an Australian comedian and radio announcer best known for his tenure with state-owned national youth network, Triple J...
, where he would present Shitty Trivia and Snapshots.
Controversy
On December 7, 2007, when Triple J announced the new presenter line up for 2008, Robbie Buck announced that Simmons would be hosting both the Breakfast and Drive slots. When Simmons came on for Summer Nights Bitch, he announced that the hatred directed at him over the text line for this (false) announcement had "broken him", and after cutting to a song, stormed out of the studio, leaving Scott Dooley to cover for him for the rest of the shift. The original audio is hosted at JPlay.Personal Life
On 13th of May, 2011, Sam received a goat tattooed on his bottom on live radio as part of a dare for his 24 hour- a-thon hosting Triple J. He also well known for his moustache, often mistaken for a real-life Mario from Mario Brothers, the computer game.Television work
- 2003: Raw Comedy National Finals, ABC TelevisionABC TelevisionABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
- 2003 - 2004: On The Streets, The Comedy ChannelThe Comedy ChannelThe Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
- 2004: Stand Up, ABC Television
- 2005: Comic Relief, Seven NetworkSeven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
- 2006: Stand Up! Australia, The Comedy Channel
- 2007: The Sideshow (stand-up appearance), ABC Television
The Urban Monkey (pilot), ABC Television - 2008: jtv Regular host and contributor, ABC Television
- 2009: The Urban Monkey with Murray FooteThe Urban Monkey with Murray FooteThe Urban Monkey with Murray Foote is an Australian television comedy series on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation starring Sam Simmons and Janis McGavin as Lee-Anne....
, Murray Foote, ABC Television - 2010: Melbourne International Comedy Festival: The Gala, Channel Ten
Festival Acts
- 2003: The Steve Promise Story, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2004: Heckle & Hyde: The Murder Mystery, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2005: The Sunshine Factory (with Dave Callan), Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2006: The Sunshine Factory, Part 2 (with Dave Callan), Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Sam Simmons: Tales From The Erotic Cat, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe FestivalAdelaide Fringe FestivalThe Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...
, Sydney Cracker Comedy Festival - 2007: Sam Simmons and the Sex & Science of Boredom, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2008: Where can I win a bear around here? Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2009: The Sam Simmons Experience, Brisbane Comedy Festival
Sam Simmons in the Net Starring Sandra Bullock, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Problems, Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 2010: Fail, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Incident (with David Quirk), Melbourne International Comedy Festival - 2011 Sam Simmons and the Precise History of Things, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Awards
- 2003 Participation 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
Nominations
- 2003 Triple J Raw ComedyRaw ComedyRaw Comedy is an Australian competition for emerging stand-up comedians, established in 1996 and held annually since.Heats take place in major Australian cities through January, February and March. State semi-finals and finals are held in the state capitals in March...
Competition (finalist) - 2006 MICF Barry Award for Tales from the Erotic Cat