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Limmy
Birth Name:Brian Limond
Birth Date:20 October 1974
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Years Active:2006–present
Television:Limmy's Show, Limmy's Homemade Show, Limmy's Other Stuff, Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
Partner:Lynn McGowan (2000–2022; separated)
Children:1
Awards:Two BAFTA Scotland Awards
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Subbox:yes
Channel Name:Limmy
Followers:472 thousand
Follower Date:February 2024
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Subbox:yes
Years Active:2008–present
Channel Direct Url:@DaftLimmy
Channel Display Name:Limmy
Subscribers:523 thousand
Views:107.3 million
Stats Update:06 March 2024
Silver Button:yes

Brian Limond (born 20 October 1974), known as Limmy, is a Scottish comedian, author, and Twitch streamer.

While working as a website designer and Flash developer, Limmy began releasing comedy on his website and blog, Limmy.com, which contained various Flash-based projects.[1] In late 2006, he released a daily podcast called Limmy's World of Glasgow, which received interest from the mainstream British media.[2] [3]

After continuing his comedy work for several years, Limmy was commissioned by BBC Scotland to create a sketch show, Limmy's Show. It ran for three series and a Christmas special between 2010 and 2013, and won two BAFTA Scotland awards. Limmy returned to BBC Scotland with another sketch comedy show, Limmy's Homemade Show, with a one-off episode in 2018 and a full series in 2020.[4] Limmy has also engaged in various other pursuits, such as writing several books and performing live shows. He is a prolific user of online media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, Twitch and formerly Vine.

Early life

Brian Limond was born on 20 October 1974 to Jessie and Billy Limond in Glasgow, and grew up in the Carnwadric area of the city. He studied multimedia technology at Glasgow Caledonian University, graduating in 1996.[5] He found success as a website designer and Flash developer after starting work at Glasgow-based new media company Black ID.[6] In the summer of 2000, employees of Black ID created a rival company called Flammable Jam, where Limmy was a director.[7] During his time there, he was asked to contribute to the book New Masters of Flash: The 2002 Annual, a resource for Macromedia Flash developers.[8] In 2001, he co-founded the company Chunk Ideas, selling his stake in the company to co-founder Donnie Kerrigan in 2006, so he could concentrate on his comedy career.[9] [10] [11]

Career

Scottish culture magazine The List listed Limmy at No. 14 on their "Hot 100" list in 2006, which celebrated the people who made the biggest impact on cultural life in Scotland over that year.[12] In March 2007, Limmy took to the stage for two sold-out appearances at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. In 2007, he played a character called Zack Eastwood in Consolevania and VideoGaiden. In June 2009, the BBC commissioned a six-episode series of Limmy's Show, a sketch show which premiered on BBC Scotland in January 2010.[13] The BBC commissioned a second series of Limmy's Show, which premiered on BBC Scotland in February 2011. Limmy wrote a pilot for a sitcom based around Falconhoof, a recurring Limmy's Show character, but the show was turned down by BBC Scotland.[14] He made a cameo appearance in The IT Crowd, playing a window cleaner with an unintelligible Glaswegian accent in the episode "The Final Countdown", which aired in July 2010.[15]

In 2014, Limmy had a regular segment in the second series of the Charlie Brooker news satire show Weekly Wipe. He is also known for his live webcam chats, in which he interacts with fans and makes music.[16] In 2015, Limmy wrote his first book titled Daft Wee Stories, published by Random House.[17] [18] To promote the book, Limmy embarked on a UK book reading tour. Three of the stories were also published in The Scotsman newspaper.[19] [20]

In January 2016, Limmy performed four nights at the Clyde Auditorium and one night at the Hammersmith Apollo, adapting material from this TV shows to become Limmy Live![21] On 1 May 2017, he released his second book of short stories, That's Your Lot, embarking on a similar UK book reading tour to his first.[22] [23]

Limmy appeared on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast in 2015,[24] 2017,[25] and 2020.[26] He also appeared on The Blindboy Podcast in 2020.[27]

Limmy has been noted for the parody tributes he often tweets on the announcement of a celebrity's death; he invariably posts that he "had the pleasure of meeting [them] at a charity do once. [They were] surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny". Following the death of nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow, his tweet was mistakenly reported as a genuine tribute by Sky News.[28]

In 2017, the BBC commissioned what was then a one-off special of Limmy's Homemade Show, which was broadcast in April 2018. Originally intended to be a web series before being picked up by the BBC, the show is produced, performed, directed, filmed, and edited by Limmy alone, and takes place in or around his home.[29] A follow-up series was commissioned by the BBC and began airing in April 2020.[30] [31] After the airing of his one-off commentary Limmy's Other Stuff in October 2020, Limmy announced his retirement from television, citing his mental health, as doing TV work made him "fucking suicidal".[32] Since 2018, Limmy has been livestreaming almost daily on the website Twitch, where he plays video games, chats to fans and tells improvised comedy stories.[33]

Personal life

Limmy has struggled with depression, suicidal thoughts and alcoholism, and has discussed this on social media and in interviews.[34] [35] He has been teetotal since 2004.[36] Limmy was in a relationship with Lynn McGowan from 2000;[37] In January 2022, she announced they had separated.[38] They have a son.[39] [40] Limmy is an atheist[41] [42] and supports Scottish independence.[43]

Filmography

Year TitleRoleNotes
2007ConsolevaniaZack Eastwood
2007VideoGaidenZack Eastwood
2010The IT CrowdWindow cleanerSeries 4, episode 2: "The Final Countdown"
2010–2013Limmy's ShowVarious characters20 episodes
Creator, writer, director, animator
2011Charlie Brooker's 2011 WipeHimself
2014Charlie Brooker's Weekly WipeHimselfFive episodes
2015PompidouHandyman
2018–2020Limmy's Homemade ShowVarious charactersCreator, writer, director, producer, editor
2020Limmy's Other StuffHimselfCreator, writer, director, producer, editor

Bibliography

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Limmy. Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography. HarperCollins. 2019. 978-0-00-829466-3. London. 1091996487.
  2. Web site: 2006-11-13. Welcome to the world of Limmy. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131208065158/http://www.scotsman.com/news/welcome-to-the-world-of-limmy-1-1416785. 2013-12-08. 2020-06-13. The Scotsman.
  3. News: Eighteen. Stephen. 2016-12-21. Limmy to perform in Dundee to promote his new book. en-GB. Evening Telegraph. 2020-06-13. 0307-1235.
  4. Web site: Limmy's Homemade Show. 2020-04-05. BBC. en-GB.
  5. Web site: 1996-11-15. Degrees day at Glasgow Caledonian University. 2022-01-09. Herald Scotland. en.
  6. Web site: 2010-01-20. Brian Limond: How I got there and where to next. 2020-06-15. The Drum. en.
  7. Web site: ltd. company check. FLAMMABLE JAM LIMITED. Free business summary taken from official companies house information. Free alerts. Registered as SC207350. 2020-10-18. Company Check. en.
  8. Book: New Masters of Flash: The 2002 Annual. Friends of ED. Gay, Jonathan. 2001. 1903450365. Birmingham. 47439878. registration.
  9. Web site: 2001-11-28. Flammable Jam directors split but agency goes on. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212014847/https://www.thedrum.com/news/2001/11/28/flammable-jam-directors-split-agency-goes. 2019-12-12. 2019-06-25. The Drum. en.
  10. Web site: ltd. company check. CHUNK IDEAS LIMITED. Free business summary taken from official companies house information. Free alerts. Registered as SC220894. 2020-10-18. Company Check. en.
  11. News: Ranscombe. Peter. 2011-12-11. Game maker cracks combination with tie-in for Bank Job TV show. The Scotsman. 2020-06-15.
  12. Web site: Apter . Kelly . Pick of 2006 - Hot 100 - Pick of 2006 . The List . 12 December 2006 . 29 December 2021.
  13. Web site: BBC Two Programmes - Limmy's Show . Bbc.co.uk . 20 February 2010 . 24 March 2011.
  14. News: Limmy's Falconhoof sitcom was turned down and he has no plans for new Limmy's Show . Tom . Eames . . 9 June 2016 . 31 May 2017.
  15. News: The IT Crowd series 4 episode 2 review #2 . Jake . Laverde . Den of Geek! . 2 July 2010 . 5 August 2017.
  16. Web site: LimmyLive on USTREAM: Hiya, welcome to the webcam show of Brian "Limmy" Limond!. Blog . Ustream.tv . 2014-03-31 . 16 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122401/http://www.ustream.tv/channel/limmy-live . dead .
  17. News: Limmy to write new book, titled 'Daft Wee Stories'. The Scotsman . 20 June 2014 . 5 January 2022.
  18. Book: Daft Wee Stories. www.penguin.co.uk. 2016-02-06.
  19. DaftLimmy. Limmy. 605684447296503808. 2 June 2015. Come along to my first live thing since 2008 and my very first book reading for my very first book, Daft Wee Stories!.
  20. News: The Write Stuff: Three tales from Limmy's Daft Wee Stories . The Scotsman . 15 August 2015 . 5 January 2022.
  21. News: Review: Limmy Live! Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow . Scott . Mullen . The Herald . 28 January 2016 . 5 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Limmy: That's Your Lot . Time Out . 6 March 2017 . 31 May 2017.
  23. Web site: Limmy interview: 'The one thing that makes me happy is accepting people are stupid' . . 5 May 2017 . 31 May 2017.
  24. Web site: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast: RHLSTP 80 - Limmy. British Comedy Guide. 30 September 2015. 18 October 2020.
  25. Web site: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast: RHLSTP 146 - Limmy. British Comedy Guide. 22 September 2020. 18 October 2020.
  26. Web site: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast: RHLSTP 274 - Limmy. British Comedy Guide. 6 May 2020. 18 October 2020.
  27. Web site: Limmy The Blindboy Podcast. acast. en. 2020-04-05.
  28. News: Limmy's parody tribute makes it onto Sky News' Peter Stringfellow segment - NME. 2018-06-07. NME. 2018-08-01. en-US.
  29. Web site: Limmy returns to the BBC : News 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Bennett. Steve. www.chortle.co.uk. en. 2020-04-05.
  30. Web site: Limmy's Homemade Show gets series. 2019-08-21. British Comedy Guide. en-GB. 2020-04-05.
  31. News: Limmy's Homemade Show, series one, episode one, review . Alison . Rowat . . 11 April 2020 . 29 December 2021.
  32. News: Limmy to quit TV with final special – News – British Comedy Guide . British Comedy Guide . Richardson . Jay . 5 September 2020 . 1 May 2021.
  33. Web site: Richardson . Jay . Limmy's Homemade Show is back - and he is living his dream . . 4 October 2023 . 3 April 2020.
  34. Web site: Ross. Peter. Limmy on how nothing is funnier than unhappiness. 12 November 2012. 29 December 2021. The Scotsman.
  35. Web site: Comedian Limmy opens up about depression. Alex . Godfrey . www.gq-magazine.co.uk. GQ. 19 May 2014. 29 December 2021.
  36. Web site: Crooks. Lauren. Limmy: Drink fight was no joke . The Glaswegian. 8 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130623014128/http://www.theglaswegian.co.uk/glasgow-news/news/2010/04/08/limmy-drink-fight-was-no-joke-102692-22170548/ . 23 June 2013.
  37. News: 2016-07-17. Limmy on taking Daft Wee Stories to Edinburgh Fringe and why marriage isn't for him. Daily Record. 2019-12-28.
  38. Web site: "Myself & @DaftLimmy thought it was about time we let everyone know that we have separated, we separated quite a long time ago & have just been getting used to it, ourselves, before saying anything. We remain best of pals and still live together with our brilliant wee boy, Daniel.". 2022-01-01. Twitter. en.
  39. Web site: 2019-12-24 . twitch.tv/Limmy on Twitter: "By Daniel McGowan Limond, aged 9." . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191224222549/https://twitter.com/DaftLimmy/status/1209599036275253248 . 2019-12-24 . 2019-12-28 . Twitter.
  40. News: English. Paul. 2010-11-17. Limmy: Fatherhood's made me more responsible - but it won't change my dark style of comedy. Daily Record. 2019-12-28.
  41. Web site: Limmy's Show: Confessions of an internet troll. November 9, 2012. December 24, 2020. TheGuardian.com. Limond, Brian. For example, I enjoy trolling atheists. I'm an atheist myself, but arguing with the religious is infuriating, draining and it actually hurts my head. Atheists always seem to come out of religious arguments worse, in terms of how much it ruins their day..
  42. Web site: I'm an atheist, but I've no doubt they'd let me in upstairs. I never sold oot. God will say "WAIT. I like this kid. He's got balls". January 23, 2015. December 24, 2020. Limmy on Twitter.
  43. News: English. Paul. Limmy: I think self-destructive Scots will vote no. The Times. 2020-04-05. en. 0140-0460.
  44. Web site: 2011-11-13. British Academy Scotland Awards Winners in 2011. 2020-06-13. BAFTA Scotland.
  45. Web site: 2013-11-17. British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2013. 2020-06-15. BAFTA Scotland.

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