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Sammy J 简历,80后的
From Melbourne to Edinburgh, Sammy J has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting and inventive comedians on the international comedy scene.
Born in 1983 without incident, Sammy spent his teenage years avoiding alcohol, watching Disney films, and writing songs about his teachers. At age 15 he appeared on Hey Hey it's Saturday performing 'The Nerd Song', a heartbreaking ode to life in the schoolyard. He still has several copies available on audio cassette.
Having directed and appeared in the Melbourne University Law Revue, Sammy abandoned his law degree in 2006 to pursue a full-time career in comedy. That year he took out the Best Newcomer award in Melbourne for his debut solo show, Sammy J's 55 Minute National Tour. His next show, Cyclone, was described as 'uncomfortably brilliant' (The Age).
The world's largest arts festival in Edinburgh soon beckoned, and in 2007 Sammy made his UK debut in 58 Kilograms of Pure Entertainment. He also starred alongside Adam Hills, Brendan Burns and Rhys Derby in the Comedian's Theatre Company production of Breaker Morant, playing the role of Major Thomas in 'an exceptionally strong and nuanced performance'(Festmag). Sammy returned home to perform at The Famous Spiegeltent and appear as a guest in La Clique.
A collaboration with puppeteer Heath McIvor in 2008 led to Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams, an award-winning comedy musical praised as 'filthy, frenetic and gloriously funny' (Chortle). The show went on to earn five-star reviews in Edinburgh and sell out in London's West End.
At the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Sammy created the ridiculously ambitious 50 Year Show, a comedy spectacular that will continue until 2058, while his dark musical comedy 1999 was described as "brilliantly unpredictable and wonderfully nostalgic" (Three Weeks). Australian television appearances on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation have given Sammy a national profile, alongside a live album (Sticky Digits) and DVD release.
In 2010, Sammy reunited with Heath McIvor (aka Randy the purple puppet) to create the live sitcom Ricketts Lane, which took out the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. It then played at the Sydney Opera House, and the two debut the sequel, Bin Night, in 2011.
Sammy J's latest solo show - Skinny Man, Modern World - premiered at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe to critical acclaim, cementing his standing as as "an endlessly creative talent" (Time Out, London). |
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