Repeat Transmission: Sam Simmons

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.

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.

Why Come Dine With Me and Celebrity Big Brother have become such enduring fixtures in modern pop culture — and what that says about usThe state of Australian sitcoms and why they've yet to fully break through on the global stageThe creative impulses behind his comedy — and how he leans into chaos, imagination, and unpredictabilityWhat the best absurdist comedy refuses to explain — and what happens to audiences when it doesn't

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