Sam Simmons (comedian)
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Sam Simmons at Crap Comedy Festival, Oslo
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| Born | 19 March 1977 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | http://www.samsimmons.com.au/ |
Sam Simmons (born 19 March 1977) is an Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter, based in Los Angeles.
Simmons has appeared on Conan, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Room 101, Adam DeVine's House Party, and is currently developing his own sitcom in the UK. 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 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 is now on a new a US pilot filmed in Albuquerque. Simmons described it 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 after being nominated 3 times previously. He also won the 2015 Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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