{{short description|Ugandan actor and comedian}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} {{Infobox person | name = Arthur Simeon | image = Arthur Simeon by Robert Trick Johnston.jpg | caption = Simeon in 2017 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|14}} | birth_place = Kampala, Uganda | alma_mater = Trent University | occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|Writer}} | years_active = 2001–present | website = {{URL|arthursimeon.com}} }}
'''Arthur Simeon''' is a stand-up comedian based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Kampala, Uganda on November 14, 1983<ref name="UG">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugpulse.com/arts/ugandan-comedians-meet-arthur-simeon-omaset-the-bishop/779/ug.aspx| title=Ugandan Comedians: Meet Arthur Simeon Omaset - the Bishop |website=UGpulse.com |archive-date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117163551/http://www.ugpulse.com/arts/ugandan-comedians-meet-arthur-simeon-omaset-the-bishop/779/ug.aspx }}</ref> and attended the prestigious Namilyango College between 1996 and 2001. In the fall of 2001, Simeon moved to Canada to attend university in Peterborough, Ontario.<ref name="NOW">{{Cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/culture/stage/arthur-simeon|title = Arthur Simeon|date=February 2, 2010}}</ref>
Simeon first tried stand-up comedy as a teenager while attending Trent University.<ref name="UG"/> He has performed multiple times at Just for Laughs and appeared on HBO and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://dailyhive.com/montreal/montreal-events-saturday-july-6| title = 13 things to do in Montreal today: Saturday, July 6 {{!}} Listed}}</ref>
In February 2010, Simeon was featured as the cover story of ''NOW'' in Toronto.<ref name="NOW" /> His debut comedy album, ''Born and Raised'', was released in 2014 on Comedy Records.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://exclaim.ca/comedy/article/arthur_simeon-born_raised| title = Arthur Simeon Born and Raised {{!}} Exclaim!}}</ref> His sophomore album, ''The Blackest Panther'', came out in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://exclaim.ca/comedy/article/arthur_simeon-the_blackest_panther| title = Arthur Simeon The Blackest Panther {{!}} Exclaim!}}</ref> In the summer of 2020, he wrote and performed on the CBC series ''Humour Resources''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2020/10/29/just-for-laughs-wraps-production-on-humour-resources-for-cbc/|title = Just for Laughs wraps production on Humour Resources for CBC | TV, eh?| date=29 October 2020 }}</ref>
Arthur Simeon is part of the Toronto-based label Comedy Records and was featured on their ten-year anniversary album.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/an-oral-history-of-10-years-of-comedy-records-home-to-k-trevor-wilson-arthur-simeon-and-more-1.5699080| title = An Oral History of 10 years of Comedy Records, home to K. Trevor Wilson, Arthur Simeon and more! {{!}} CBC Comedy}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} *[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/four-comics-walk-into-a-breakfast-bar/article4330658/ Four Comics Walk Into A Breakfast Bar]
==External links== *{{Twitter}} *{{facebook|299925820252}} *{{IMDb name|5371007}}
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