Aaron Simmonds
- Stand-up comedian
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Line ups announced for Just The Tonic's Edinburgh Fringe Big Value shows
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Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2022Interview with comedian Aaron Simmonds
Aaron talks about Edinburgh Fringe, cancel culture, and offers up some advice for those thinking about taking a show up to Fringe.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 16th July 2022Aaron Simmonds interview
Easiest place to start is the title, I got given the nickname Hot Wheels after a one-night stand five years ago. Since finding out about it I went through a bit of an identity crisis of questioning whether my disability was a good thing or not. So the show is me trying to answer that, whilst telling stories about having sex in a disabled toilet.
On The Mic, 15th July 2022Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read book
Jenni Frazer's pick as the arts bonanza bounces back.
Jenni Frazer, The Jewish Chronicle, 14th July 2022Final acts announced for Wells Comedy Festival
Reginald D Hunter, Spencer Jones, Aaron Simmonds, Olga Koch, Sean McLoughlin, Sunil Patel and Babatunde Aleshe are announced as the final acts to join the bill for Wells Comedy Festival 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd March 2022Pleasance launches first official Edinburgh shows on sale
With shows already on sale from Ben Hart, Nina Conti, The Showstoppers, NewsRevue and Cirque Berserk, the first official on-sale sees the Pleasance Theatre Trust presenting the comedy big guns.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2022Henley Festival reveals line-up including lots of comedy
Performers include Jo Brand, Andy Parsons, Milton Jones, Russell Kane, Tom Houghton, Ivo Graham, Jonny Awsum, Maisie Adam, Lauren Pattison, Geoff Norcott, Alice Fraser, Aaron Simmonds, Holly Stars, Helen Bauer, Ria Lina and Glenn Moore.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th February 2022Aaron Simmonds recalls his most memorable gigs
Later this month, Aaron Simmonds take his stand-up show Hot Wheel - named in honour of a reductive but pretty cool nickname he once got because of his wheelchair - to London's Soho Theatre. But first, he recalls some of his most memorable gigs...
Chortle, 4th August 2021Comedy podcasts round-up 3
No fewer than three comics launch podcasts related to the one thing we can't do - travel.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 3rd February 2021New Edinburgh Fringe shows go on sale
A new batch of Fringe shows at the Pleasance, including Dane Baptiste, Paul Merton, NewsRevue and Wizard Presents, are now on sale.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th February 2020