Another year, another Brisbane Comedy Festival, another Sam Simmons set, another entry on our festival picks list. There's a reason for all of that. We'd waffle on about anticipating a tried and true comedy formula, but where this absurdist talent is involved, that'd require knowing what to expect — and if there's anything Simmons' previous shows have taught us, it's that expectation is futile. This is all the clues you get from Brisbane Powerhouse:
"Forty year old man sits on stage and reads the phone book. G Jones 08 323 7261. I wonder what he's up to these days."
His new show, A-K, does make one thing plain from the outset, though: he's moving up in the Brisbane Powerhouse world. Indeed, for seasoned fans who've caught his work over the years, watching him evolve from the depths of the venue to the main stage is quite something. Between then and now, he's casually sold out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, the West End and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
This is one of our top picks for this year's Brisbane Comedy Festival. Read the whole list.