Sam Campbell

Biography

Sam Campbell is an Australian stand-up comedian and actor who performs live stand-up comedy, as well as creating online comedy shows. He made a short comedy series which was broadcast on Comedy Central Australia, and appeared as a guest on ABC TV’s The Checkout. He won the Best Newcomer award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2015, and the Most Outstanding Show award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2018. In 2022, he won the Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, for his show entitled Comedy Show. This same year, he was also a writer and actor on the cult TV show Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. In 2023, Comedy Show was also nominated in the Best Stand-up category at the UK National Comedy Awards. Campbell was confirmed as a contestant on the sixteenth series of long-running Channel 4 comedy gameshow Taskmaster. In February 2024, Campbell was nominated in the Best TV Comic category and Best Breakthrough Act category at the Chortle Awards.[16] He won in the Best Breakthrough Act category and was voted Comedian's Comedian by his peers. British Comedy Guide revealed Campbell is piloting a Channel 4 series called Make That Movie!, in which he will create films based on the dreams of strangers.

Known For

QI

Taskmaster

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Richard Osman's House of Games

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

The Russell Howard Hour

All Movies (14)

• The Big Fat Quiz of Telly2026 · as Self - Panelist
• Straight Line2025
• Chess Ham2025 · as Self
• Grandmaster-level baddie Sam Campbell being ‘somewhat’ foolish @ Bill Murray comedy club2025 · as Self
• Beautiful Generations2024 · as Self
• Gympie2023 · as Jared Meadle
• 70%2023 · as Andrew
• The 2IC2023 · as Candidate
• Sam Campbell: Companion2022
• Ultromedia Please2022 · as Spiderbite95
• The Trough @ Lyric Hyperion2020 · as The Performer
• Get Real Dude2019 · as Self
• Red Christmas2016 · as Cletus
• Heidi Fires Everyone2013 · as Ashley

All TV Shows (24)

• Make That Movie2026 · as Sam
• What Have You Done? With Chi + Lucas2026 · as Self
• Sam Pang Tonight2025 · as Self - Guest Announcer
• Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee2024 · as Self - Assistant
• Live at the Moth Club2022 · as Self - Live Performer
• Don't Hug Me I'm Scared2022 · as Green Apple (voice)
• Don't Hug Me I'm Scared2022 · as Red Guy's ID Card (voice)
• Blankety Blank2021 · as Self - Panellist
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks2021 · as Self - Panellist
• The Hundred with Andy Lee2021 · as Self - Panellist
• The Moth Effect2021 · as Mitch Daniels
• Bloods2021 · as Darrell
• Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains2021 · as Self - Guest
• Michael McIntyre's The Wheel2020 · as Self - Expert
• Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival2020 · as Self
• Stath Lets Flats2018 · as Nile
• Taskmaster: Champion of Champions2017 · as Self
• The Russell Howard Hour2017 · as Self
• Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Panellist
• Taskmaster2015 · as Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013 · as Self - Dictionary Corner
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self - Panellist
• QI2003 · as Self