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Sam Simmons is an award-winning Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter. He is currently based in Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
.

Career
Since 2003 Simmons has performed on Australian radio, initially at 3RRR
3RRR

3RRR is a popular Australian community radio, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world.3RRR first commenced broadcasting in 1976 from the studios of 3ST, the student radio station of the RMIT University , on an educational licence with the name 3RMT....
 in Melbourne
Melbourne

Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
 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, government-funded Australian Radio in Australia , mainly aimed at youth . Music played on the station is generally more alternative music than commercial stations with a heavy emphasis on Music of Australia music and new music....
 as a regular guest on the Dave Callan
Dave Callan

Dave Callan is a comedian based in Melbourne, Australia. He currently works as a Triple J disc jockey....
 show.






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Sam Simmons is an award-winning Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter. He is currently based in Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
.

Career


Since 2003 Simmons has performed on Australian radio, initially at 3RRR
3RRR

3RRR is a popular Australian community radio, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world.3RRR first commenced broadcasting in 1976 from the studios of 3ST, the student radio station of the RMIT University , on an educational licence with the name 3RMT....
 in Melbourne
Melbourne

Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
 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, government-funded Australian Radio in Australia , mainly aimed at youth . Music played on the station is generally more alternative music than commercial stations with a heavy emphasis on Music of Australia music and new music....
 as a regular guest on the Dave Callan
Dave Callan

Dave Callan is a comedian based in Melbourne, Australia. He currently works as a Triple J disc jockey....
 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 in Australia announcer best known for his work at the national youth broadcaster Triple J. Over the years he has hosted various shows including Lunch, Weekend Lunch and the afternoon drive....
. 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. In 2006 he was one of the nominees for the Barry Award
Barry Award

The Barry Award is an annual prize presented to the most outstanding comedy act at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. It has been awarded since 1998, when it was introduced as the Stella Award, and was renamed in 2000 in honour of Barry Humphries, one of the festival's founding patrons....
, and in 2008 won the Directors' Choice Award (see also below).

Simmons currently appears in spots on triple j tv, as well as on the week-day afternoon Triple J Dools show with Scott Dooley
Scott Dooley

Scott Dooley is an Australian comedian and radio announcer on national youth network Triple J. On January 7, 2008 Dooley joined Linda Marigliano to present the afternoon drive shift from 3pm-5.30pm weekdays....
, where he continues to present Shitty Trivia.

Television work


  • 2003 - 2004: On The Streets, The Comedy Channel
    The Comedy Channel

    The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television....
  • 2003 Raw Comedy National Finals, ABC Television
    ABC Television

    ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcaster, the ABC provides two main channels within Australia as well a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
  • 2004 Stand Up, ABC Television
  • 2005 Comic Relief, Seven Network
    Seven Network

    The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne....
  • 2006 Stand Up! Australia, The Comedy Channel
  • 2007 The Sideshow (stand-up appearance), ABC Television
  • 2007 The Urban Monkey (pilot), ABC Television
  • 2008 jtv Regular host and contributor, ABC Television


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
  • 2006: Sam Simmons: Tales From The Erotic Cat, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival
    Adelaide Fringe Festival

    The Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is Australia's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe theatre in the world....
    , 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
  • 2009: Sam Simmons in the Net, Melbourne International Comedy Festival


Awards


  • 2003 Moosehead Award for The Steve Promise Story
  • 2006 Best Emerging Comedy Award, Adelaide Fringe Festival, for Tales from the Erotic Cat
  • 2006 The Groggy Squirrel Critics’ Award, for Tales from the Erotic Cat
  • 2008 Directors' Choice Award , Melbourne International Comedy Festival, for Where can I win a bear around here?


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