Sam Simmons Is Not a People Person

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Sam Simmons Is Not A People Person

Sam Simmons

Henry Paker

Sarah Kendall

Mike Wilmot

Freya Parker

Joe Nunnery

Alexandra Smith

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Award-winning comedian Sam Simmons presents a show about birds.

Hunting down a fiddle warbler in Toronto. Sam and Henry are trying to make a bird show – but there’s distractions. From 2016.

Comedian. Writer. Ex-Zoo Keeper. Bird Watcher. Definitely NOT a people person. 

Sam and Henry are making a series about birds, and armed with Sam's 'Big Book of Birds' they're looking out for a different species in each episode.  

Sadly, and despite Henry's very best efforts, Sam keeps being distracted by the people they run into. Each encounter sparks an investigation into Sam's past, because once they've sorted out his issues, then they'll really be able to focus on the bird-watching. 

They're kicking off in Toronto, on the hunt for a fiddle warbler. 

The unique talents of the multi-award winning Sam Simmons have landed.  

“If you can imagine someone combining the rage of Basil Fawlty with the lunacy of Spike Milligan you are getting somewhere close to Simmons. Painfully frank, riotously inventive and a deserving award winner.” The Evening Standard (UK)

Written by and starring Sam Simmons 

With: 

Henry Paker
Sarah Kendall
Mike Wilmot
Freya Parker

Sound design by Craig Schuftan.   

Producers: Joseph Nunnery and  Alexandra Smith. 

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2016.

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Comedy written by and starring award-winning comedian Sam Simmons.

Comedy series. Sam and Henry are making a show about birds. Or at least they would be, if Sam could stop being so distracted. Written by and starring Sam Simmons.

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