Limmy Bio | Wiki
Limmy ( Full name: Brian Limond) is a Scottish comedian, Twitch streamer, and author. He started releasing comedy on his website and blog, Limmy.com while working as a website designer and Flash developer. His website contained various Flash-based projects.
Brian released a daily podcast called Limmy’s World of Glasgow in late 2006, which received interest from the mainstream British media. Brian was commissioned by BBC Scotland to create a sketch show, Limmy’s Show after continuing his comedy work for several years. The show ran for three series and a Christmas special between 2010 and 2013.
It won two BAFTA Scotland awards. Brian returned to BBC Scotland with another sketch comedy show called Limmy’s Homemade Show. It had a one-off episode in 2018 and a full series in 2020. Brian has been engaged in various other pursuits, such as writing several books as well as performing live shows. In addition to that, Brian is a prolific user of online media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Vine.
Limmy Age
He was born on October 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland. Brian is 48 years old.
Limmy Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Brian stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( Approx 1.75 m).
Limmy Family
He was born to his parents Jessie and Billy Limond in Glasgow and raised in the Carnwadric area of the city. Brian studied multimedia technology at Glasgow Caledonian University and graduated in 1996. He then started work at Glasgow-based new media company Black ID. While there, Brian found success as a website designer and Flash developer.
Employees of Black ID created a rival company called Flammable Jam, in the summer of 2000, where Brian was a director. While working there, he was asked to contribute to the book New Masters of Flash: The 2002 Annual, a resource for Macromedia Flash developers. Brian co-founded the company Chunk Ideas in 2001. However, he sold his stake in the company to co-founder Donnie Kerrigan in 2006, so he could concentrate on his comedy career.
Limmy Wife
He was in a relationship with Lynn McGowan from 2000. Lynny announced in January 2022, that they had separated. The duo shares a son. He has struggled with depression, suicidal thoughts, and alcoholism. Brian has discussed this on social media and in interviews. Brian has been teetotal since 2004. He is an atheist and supports Scottish independence.
Limmy Twitch | Comedy
Brian is a Twitch streamer who has a regular viewership of 3k+ people, 430k+ followers, and streams on most days. He was listed by Scottish culture magazine The List at No. 14 on their “Hot 100” list in 2006. The Magazine was celebrating the people who made the biggest impact on cultural life in Scotland over that year. Brian took to the stage for two sold-out appearances in March 2007 at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. He played a character called Zack Eastwood in Consolevania and VideoGaiden in the same year.
Limmy Show
The BBC commissioned a six-episode series of Limmy’s Show in June 2009. This was a sketch show which premiered on BBC Scotland in January 2010. In February 2011, the BBC commissioned a second series of Limmy’s Show, which premiered on BBC Scotland. Brian wrote a pilot for a sitcom based around Falconhoof, a recurring Limmy’s Show character. However, the show was turned down by BBC Scotland. Brian made a cameo appearance in The IT Crowd where he played a window cleaner with an unintelligible Glaswegian accent in the episode “The Final Countdown.”
The show aired in July 2010. He was given a regular segment in the second series of the Charlie Brooker news satire show called Weekly Wipe in 2014. Brian is best known for his live webcam chats, in which he interacts with fans and makes music. He wrote his first book titled Daft Wee Stories in 2015 which was published by Random House. Brian embarked on a UK book reading tour to promote the book. Three of the stories from the book were published in The Scotsman newspaper.
Brian performed four nights at the Clyde Auditorium in January 2016 and one night at the Hammersmith Apollo. He adapted material from these TV shows to become Limmy Live! Brian released his second book of short stories titled That’s Your Lot on May 1, 2017. He embarked on a similar UK book reading tour to his first. In 2015, 2017, and 2020, he appeared on Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast in. Also, he appeared on the Blindboy Podcast in 2020.
Limmy Tv Show
Brian has been noted for the parody tributes he always tweets on the announcement of a celebrity’s death. Brian invariably posts that he “had the pleasure of meeting [them] at a charity do once. [They were] surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.” His tweet was mistakenly reported as a genuine tribute by Sky News after the death of nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow. The BBC commissioned what was then a one-off special of Limmy’s Homemade Show in 2017. The show was broadcast in April 2018.
The show was originally intended to be a web series prior to being picked up by the BBC. Currently, the show is produced, performed, directed, filmed, and edited by Brian alone. It takes place in or around his home. A follow-up series was commissioned by the BBC and started airing in April 2020. Brian has stated the special is his final television program. He cited his mental health, as doing TV work made him “fucking suicidal”.
Limmy Movies
– 2007 Consolevania
– 2007 VideoGaiden
– 2010 The IT Crowd
– 2010–2013 Limmy’s Show
– 2011 Charlie Brooker’s 2011 Wipe
– 2014 Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe
– 2015 Pompidou
– 2018–2020 Limmy’s Homemade Show
– 2020 Limmy’s Other Stuff
Limmy Books
– 2015 Daft Wee Stories
– 2017 That’s Your Lot
– 2019 Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny
Limmy Net Worth
He is a Scottish comedian, Twitch streamer, and author with an estimated net worth of $17,493,840.
How Old Is Limmy
Brian is 48 years old. He was born on October 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Is Limmy Married
No. Brian is not married but was in a relationship with Lynn McGowan since 2000. Lynny announced in January 2022, that they had separated. The duo shares a son.