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Sammy J

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About

Sammy J is an award-winning comedian, writer and musician. A proud nerd, he abandoned his law degree to travel the world and sing funny songs for a living. You may have seen him on TV, at a festival, or as one half of the man/puppet duo Sammy J & Randy.

He is the host of ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast and the star of his own AACTA-nominated, weekly political satire on ABC TV.

With three ARIA-nominated albums under his belt and a Helpmann nomination for Best Comedy Performer, Sammy J is truly one of the most inventive and likeable performers in the country.

Upcoming Events

Art on the Fringe: Forty Years of Melbourne Fringe

Moira Finucane, Sammy J, Vidya Rajan, Richard Watts

20 Jun
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Past Events

The Show of the Year

Maxine Beneba Clarke, Tripod, Sammy J, Chloe Hooper, Henry Wagons, Hannah Gadsby, Casey Bennetto, Lally Katz, George Megalogenis, Tony Birch, Catherine Deveny, Alan Brough

Past event

12 Dec

Sammy J's Democratic Party

Geoff Shaw

Geoff Shaw, Sammy J

Past event

13 Jun

Sammy J's Democratic Party

Lindsay Tanner

Sammy J, Lindsay Tanner

Past event

10 Jul

Sammy J's Democratic Party

Kelly O'Dwyer

Sammy J, Kelly O'Dwyer

Past event

26 Sep

Sammy J's Democratic Party

Tim Fischer

Tim Fischer, Sammy J

Past event

17 Oct

The Interrobang: A Festival of Questions

Questions on notice

Abdul Abdullah, Benjamin Law, Alan Duffy, Graeme Innes, Gregory Phillips, Kristin Alford, Maggie Ryan Sandford, Mark Colvin, Mary Norris, Nakkiah Lui, Sammy J, Tom Elliott, Upulie Divisekera, Michael Williams

Past event

27 Nov

The Interrobang: A Festival of Questions

Why are people nicer when it’s your birthday? Questions of relativity and hope

Benjamin Law, Jane Caro, Kristin Alford, Raimond Gaita, Sammy J

Past event

28 Nov

The Interrobang: A Festival of Questions

Does science fiction give us an unrealistic expectation that we can effectively inhabit Mars? Questions on discovery, imagination and progress

Cory Doctorow, Maggie Ryan Sandford, Sammy J, Upulie Divisekera

Past event

28 Nov
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