{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/6a306f0f685069f99f22faf1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Repeat Transmission: Sam Simmons","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1781558843118-538bec43-7f97-4d9b-a212-7eec735ef751.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this repeat transmission, Sam Simmons shares his strong opinions about Come Dine With Me, Celebrity Big Brother, and the global standing of Australian sitcoms — and delivers all of them with the kind of sideways energy that makes everything funnier than it should be.</p><p>Sam Simmons is an Australian comedian, actor, and writer known for his surreal humour and absurdist style, with a career spanning multiple continents and credits including Last One Laughing Australia and multiple Edinburgh Fringe runs.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why Come Dine With Me and Celebrity Big Brother have become such enduring fixtures in modern pop culture — and what that says about us</li><li>The state of Australian sitcoms and why they've yet to fully break through on the global stage</li><li>The creative impulses behind his comedy — and how he leans into chaos, imagination, and unpredictability</li><li>What the best absurdist comedy refuses to explain — and what happens to audiences when it doesn't</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Sam here:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/samthebamsimmons/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/samsimmonscomedy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Jilted Maggot"}