Sam Simmons - 2015 Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow
Sam Simmons - 2017 Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow
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. Currently Sam is showing off his acting chops in the brand new 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 . Sam’s 2019 show, 26 Things You’re Doing Wrong with Sam Simmons, a batshit crazy karaoke nightmare, received critical acclaim and sold out anywhere it dared to go . 2021 saw Sam triumphantly returning to the stage with SAM I AM at the Sydney Opera House.
Most recently, fans saw Sam take second place in Amazon’s 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.
- Live Shows
- Television
- Radio
- TV - Other
- DVD
- Awards
2019-20 – FUNT: Work in Progress – Solo Show
Soho Theatre London
2019 – 26 Things You’ve Been Doing Wrong With San Simmons – Solo Show
Perth Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brisbane Festival
2018 – Away In A Stranger – Solo Show
Soho Theatre London
2018 – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Hobart Spiegeltent, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Canberra Spiegeltent, Wollongong Spiegeltent, Wagga Wagga Comedy Festival, Darwin Festival, YACK Festival Sydney
2017 – A-K – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Soho Theatre London, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, YACK Festival Sydney
2016-17 – Not A People Person – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, the Athenaeum Theatre (Return Season), Her Majesty’s Theatre Perth, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, UK Tour, Soho Theatre London, Sydney Opera House
2015 – Spaghetti for Breakfast – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Perth International Comedy Festival, Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Soho Theatre London
2015 – Ceremony – with Dr Brown
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival,
You can download a full list of Live Show credits below.
2020 – SBS: Celebrity Mastermind (Contestant)
2018-20 – Network TEN: Hughesy We Have A Problem (Panellist)
2018-19 – ABC TV: Squinters (Actor)
2016-19 – Channel 4: (UK) 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Guest)
2019 – TV3 NZ: 7 Days (Guest)
2019 – Network TEN: Celebrity Name Game (Guest)
2019 – ABC TV: The Letdown (Guest Actor)
2018 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Oxfam Gala (Stand Up Spot)
2018 – Network TEN: Show Me The Movie! (Guest)
2018 – Channel Nine: 20 to 1 (Contributer)
2017 – Comedy Channel: Just For Laughs Australia (Stand Up Spot)
2017 – BBC: Live At The Apollo (Stand Up Spot)
2017 – STAN: One Night Stan: Stop Being Silly (Stand Up Special)
2017 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Gala (Stand Up)
2017 – ABC TV: Get Krack!n’ (Guest)
2016 – BBC One (UK): Pointless Celebrities (Guest)
2016 – Woodcut Media (UK): Animal Antics
2015 – Network Ten: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Stand Up)
You can download a full list of Television credits below.
2016 – BBC Radio 4: Sam Simmons Is Not A People Person (Commissioned: creator/host)
2009-14 – Triple J: Various (including Host)
2012 – CBC (Canada): The Debaters (Guest)
2011 – Triple J: 24 Hour Radio Marathon (Creator and Host)
2008 – Triple J: Weekend Breakfast Host
2008 – Triple J: Breakfast Show (regular guest & contributor)
2008 – Triple J: Drive Show (regular guest & contributor)
2007 – Triple J: “Stranger Danger” Weekly Segment – Drive Show with Robbie Buck
2007 – Triple J: The Tuck Shop Regular Mid Dawn Shift (Host)
2006 – Triple J: “Stranger Danger” Weekly Segment – Drive Show with Robbie Buck
2005 – Triple J: Regular Guest with Dave Callan
2005 – Fox FM: Better than Church Regular Guest as “The Animal Guy”
2003-2004 – Triple R: Breakfast Show “The Pinch” (Regular Guest)
2019-20 ABC 4 Kids “Peppa Pig” Voice of Mr wallaby
2016 – STAN: ”Problems”, writer, creator and star
2015 – Channel 4 (UK): “Comedy Blaps” – Creator, Writer and Actor
2015 – Sky Atlantic (UK): “Rotters” – Writer / Actor
2015 – Comedy Central: “Drunk History”, Jackson
2015 – STAN: “No Activity” role of Glen
2014 – ABC TV: “It’s A Date”, role of Ray
2012 – ABC TV: “Problems”, writer, creator and star of four part television series.
2011 – Sydney Morning Herald Online: Creating, writing and starring in 6 commissioned webisodes for the SMH
2009 – ABC TV: The Urban Monkey With Murray Foote (Creator and Performer)
2004 – Shock Records: “Anyone’s” Music Video
2002 – BMG Records: “Something for Kate” Music Video
2011: Madman Entertainment: Warehouse Comedy Festival “Fail”, Stand up DVD
2015: Winner, Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show
2015: Winner, Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2015: Nominee, 2015 Helpmann Award – Best Comedy Performer
2015: Winner, Underbelly Award – Adelaide Fringe Festival
2014: Winner, 2014 Helpmann Award – Best Comedy Performer
2014: Nominee, Fosters Comedy Award – Best Comedy Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2014: Winner, Sydney Comedy Festival – Director’s Choice Award
2012: Nominee, Helpmann Awards, Best Comedy Performer
2011: Nominee, Fosters Comedy Award, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2011: Winner, Best Comedy Show, Adelaide Fringe Festival
2011: Sydney Morning Herald, M Award for Best Comedy
2011: Nominee, Barry Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2010: Winner, Piece Of Wood Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2010: Winner, Golden Gibbo Award – Melbourne International Comedy Festival, with David Quirk for The Incident
2008: Winner Festival Directors’ Choice Award – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2006: Barry Award Nominee – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2006: Best Comedy – Adelaide Fringe Festival Emerging Artist Award
2006: Best Comedy – Squirrel Grip Award Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2005: Golden Gibbo Award Nominee – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2003: National Finalist in the Triple J RAW Comedy Competition
2003: Moosehead Award Recipient – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Adam Hills
Alex Ward
Anne Edmonds
Anthony Morgan
Bec Charlwood
Ben Kochan
Brett Blake
Cal Wilson
Celia Pacquola
Charlie Pickering
Claire Hooper
Colin Lane
Concetta Caristo
Corey White
Damien Power
Dave Hughes
Dave Thornton
Dave Woodhead
Denise Scott
Dilruk Jayasinha
Frank Woodley
Geraldine Hickey
Hannah Gadsby
Jordan Barr
Josh Thomas
Judith Lucy
Justin Hamilton
Lano & Woodley
Lewis Garnham
Lizzy Hoo
Lloyd Langford
Mel Buttle
Merrick Watts
Nath Valvo
Nikki Britton
Oliver Coleman
Peter Helliar
Rod Quantock
Rove McManus
Sam Simmons
Sam Taunton
Sarah Kendall
Tom Ballard
Tom Gleeson
Tommy Little
Vidya Rajan
Wil Anderson
Zoë Coombs Marr-
Need a comedian?
We acknowledge and respect the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we work and live.