British Comedy Guide

Sam

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Sam Simmons: Champion of the Weird

Treading the fine line between genius and idiocy, Sam Simmons has found his audiences are finally getting the joke. Lyle Brennan journeys into the absurd with the off-the-wall Australian.

Lyle Brennan, Fest Mag, 9th August 2011

Sam Wills interview

An interview with Sam Wills, aka The Boy With Tape On His Face. He talks about returning to Edinburgh, and more.

Lucy Wood, British Comedy Guide, 8th August 2011

A minute of your time: Sam Simmons, comedian (Link expired)

"Touring does tend to become quite lonely, I miss the camaraderie of my old job in the zoo".

John Glen, Edinburgh Festivals, 6th August 2011

Interview: Sam Wills, aka The Boy With Tape On His Face

There aren't many performers who would cite Wile E Coyote as an influence. Yet he is for Sam Wills, who scored a popular hit at this year's Edinburgh Fringe as The Boy With Tape On His Face.

Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 30th November 2010

Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong Interview

It is said that the secret of good writing is to write about what you know. As such, you might expect the writers of Channel 4's Peep Show (which is definitely good writing) to be two miserable, socially inept losers holed up in a rather depressing flat, bickering relentlessly. It's something of a surprise, then, to find that they are a cheerful, seemingly well-adjusted duo, who work from of a Thameside office with glorious views to the Palace of Westminster.

Benjie Goodhart, Channel 4, 26th August 2010

Sam Simmons - Fail

Simmons is the most modest of men, and he has absolutely nothing to be even slightly modest about. Since starting out in comedy 2003 he has won more comedy awards than many shows here have sold tickets.

Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 24th August 2010

Edinburgh Fringe grilling: Sam Simmons

Next to take a running jump into Sport.co.uk's tumble dryer of titters is Australian stand-up Sam Simmons, who this month brings his FAIL show to the Gilded Balloon as well as appearing in The Incident at the Assembly Rooms...

Jonny Abrams, Sport.co.uk, 12th August 2010

Sam Bain 'fears Peep Show decline'

One of the writers of Peep Show has admitted that he fears the show could eventually go downhill.

Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 21st September 2009

Sam Wollaston Review

I'm going to give it another go. And that's because some of these guys' (they are all blokes, and probably always will be) ideas are actually pretty funny. Mark and his hood for example. He's hilarious, much funnier than either of the two professionals.

Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 21st March 2009

Sam Wollaston Review

A sketch show by G&S stars Mathew Horne and James Corden was never really going to be my thing. But I wasn't prepared for quite how awful it was.

Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 11th March 2009

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