| Brian Limond | |
|---|---|
| Pseudonym | Limmy |
| Birth name | Brian Limond |
| Born | 20 October 1974 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Notable works and roles | Limmy's Show |
| Website | limmy.com |
Brian Limond (born 20 October 1974), better known as Limmy, is a Glasgow-based Scottish comedian, actor, web developer, writer and occasional musician . In early 2010 Limond achieved success through his premier series of Limmy's Show. Limond first became known through his website and its accompanying blog. In late 2006, a successful daily podcast, Limmy's World of Glasgow, resulted in him receiving interest from the mainstream UK media.[1][2]
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Scottish culture magazine The List listed Limond at number 14 in their Hot 100 list of 2006, which celebrated the people who made the biggest impact on cultural life in Scotland over that year.[3]
In March 2007, Limond took to the stage for two sold out appearances at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. His shows at Blackfriars sold out due to word of mouth alone and he was featured for BBC2's The Culture Show as part of their coverage.
He has also introduced the Australian rock outfit Jet twice. Once at their appearance at the Carling Academy Glasgow on 3 March and once at their appearance in the King Tut's Tent at the Scottish music festival T in the Park. At their Carling Academy gig, Limond performed an a cappella version of their song 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl?', complete with air guitar. At T in the Park, he walked onto the stage acting as a sound engineer testing microphones then unexpectedly burst into song before saying "Ladies and Gentlemen, Jet!". Before the band's gig at the Carling Academy, Limond and Chris Cester, drummer from Jet, re-enacted one of Limond's sketches Gies Yer Jaiket.
In 2007, he appeared in Consolevania and Videogaiden playing a character called Zack Eastwood.
In June 2009 the BBC commissioned a six part Series of Limmy's Show which began on BBC Scotland in January 2010.[4] The BBC recommissioned Limmy's Show for a second series which was shown on BBC Scotland from February 2011.
On July 7, 2010, he briefly appeared in an episode of The IT Crowd entitled "The Final Countdown" as a window cleaner with an unintelligible Glaswegian accent.
On November 13, 2011, he won a British Academy Scotland Award for the second series of Limmy's Show.[5]
On August 30, 2010, Limond became a father to a baby boy named Daniel (Danny) with his partner of 10 years, Lynn McGowan.
| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Consolevania (Online TV) | Zack Eastwood | Distributed Online |
| videoGaiden (TV) | BBC Scotland | BBC Three | |
| 2009 | Limmy's Show, pilot (TV) | Various | BBC Two Scotland |
| 2010 | The IT Crowd, series 4, episode 2 (TV) | Window cleaner | Channel 4 |
| Limmy's Show, series 1 (TV) | Various | BBC Two Scotland | |
| 2011 | Limmy's Show, series 2 (TV) |