Limmy
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Brian Limond, known as Limmy, is a Scottish comedian, author and streamer.[1] He created and starred in the BBC sketch series Limmy's Show, which ran for three series and a Christmas special between 2010 and 2013.[2][3] He received Scottish BAFTA awards in 2011 and 2013.[4]
From web design to television
Limond studied multimedia technology at Glasgow Caledonian University and graduated in 1996.[1] He worked in web development at BlackID, Flam Jam and Chunk, and created Limmy.com in 1999.[5] His daily podcast Limmy's World of Glasgow began in late 2006.[1] He performed a stand-up show in Glasgow in March 2007.[5]
Limmy appeared in Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe in 2014.[1] He performed Limmy Live! at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow in January 2016.[6][1] The first Limmy's Homemade Show special aired on 5 April 2018.[7] He performed, produced and filmed the subsequent 2020 series himself.[8][1]
Books and livestreaming
His first book, Daft Wee Stories, was published in 2015.[9] The short-story collection That's Your Lot followed in 2017.[10] He published his autobiography, Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny, in 2019.[8][11]
Limmy began streaming almost daily on Twitch in 2018. He plays games, talks with viewers and tells improvised comedy stories.[1]
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Personal information
- Real name
- Brian Limond [1]
- Gender
- Male [7]
- Birthday
- [1]
- Age
- 52 years
- Zodiac sign
- Libra
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, United Kingdom [1]
- Based in
- Scotland, United Kingdom [8]
- Occupation
- Comedian, author, actor, podcaster [1]
- Nationality
- Scottish [7]
- Education
- Multimedia technology, Glasgow Caledonian University (1996) [1]
- Siblings
- Older brother David [2]
General information
- Language
- EN
- On Twitch since
- 5 February 2010
- Twitch followers
- 495,058
- Channel age
- 16y 9m
- Twitch data updated
- Category
- Just Chatting
Sources
- "Limmy on English Wikipedia".
- "Limmy on Spanish Wikipedia".
- "Limmy on Portuguese Wikipedia".
- "A sit down with... Brian 'Limmy' Limond".
- "Brian Limond: How I got there and where to next | The Drum".
- "Limmy Live! review – comic coasts through sketchy stage show | Comedy | The Guardian".
- "BBC Scotland - Limmy's Homemade Show, Special".
- "Lockdown with Limmy: Trucking, tweeting and the joy of Mrs Brown's Boys | Television | The Guardian".
- "Daft Wee Stories".
- "That's Your Lot".
- "Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny by Limmy – HarperCollins Publishers UK".
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