PROFILE
Sam Simmons is one of the most daring and unconventional comics in Australia, completely original and vastly absurd, he has one foot firmly planted into the soils of reality, and the other rooted deep in a determination to redefine silliness.
Sam’s career has been forged on stage with high energy and relentlessly inventive stage shows that stretch definitions beyond recognition. Sam was nominated twice for the Edinburgh Comedy Award before he won it in 2015 for his show, Spaghetti For Breakfast, winning in the same year he won the Melbourne Comedy Festival Award (after two nominations).
Sam regularly appears on radio and television all over the world including appearing on the UK’s BBC’s Live At The Apollo & Channel 4’s 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, numerous Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala’s, Network TENs Hughesy We Have A Problem, and filming a comedy special ‘Stop Being Silly’ for Australian streaming service Stan.
In 2012 Sam assembled a wonderful cast of Australia’s pre-eminent absurdist’s for Problems, a four-part journey through the cream brick Neverland that is the Australian suburbs. Problems aired in Australia on ABC1, throughout the UK on UKTV’s Dave network. He returned to the ABC in 2018 starring as Lukas in Series 1 and 2 of the hit comedy series Squinters. In 2021 Sam showed off his acting chops in the original ABC drama Wakefield.
Sam returned to the stage in 2019 with a brand-new show, 26 Things You’re Doing Wrong with Sam Simmons to critical acclaim, a batshit crazy karaoke nightmare that sold out anywhere it dared to go. 2021 saw a triumphant run at the Sydney Opera House with SAM I AM, followed by a season at Malthouse Theatre and Adelaide Fringe with his show Be A Verb in 2022.
Fans also saw Sam take second place in Amazon’s 2020 hit show LOL: Last One Laughing Australia in which Australia’s top comedians attempt to make each other laugh – whilst simultaneously ensuring they don’t crack them themselves up.
Now hovering between Australia, London and Los Angeles, Sam is a true Australian original.
