# John Simmit

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**John Simmit** is a British actor and stand-up comedian.[1] He played the character Dipsy in BBC TV's children's television show *[Teletubbies](/source/Teletubbies)* from 1997 to 2001.[2][3]

## Career

His many other TV credits include *[The Real McCoy](/source/The_Real_McCoy_(TV_series))*,[4] *[The Gadget Show](/source/The_Gadget_Show)* and *[The Big Fat Quiz of the '90s](/source/The_Big_Fat_Quiz_of_the_Year)*, whilst live he has performed internationally from Bahrain[citation needed] to Budapest.[5]

As a producer through Upfront Comedy he has put comedy shows into UK theatres nationwide[6] for 25 years,[7] including two major shows in London's west End, in New York & North Carolina.[citation needed] Previewing Upfront's 10th anniversary show, *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)* noted,

 "[T]his anniversary show is yet another excellent standup bill from the most enterprising black comedy promoters in the country. Upfront's first Croydon gig featured [Felix Dexter](/source/Felix_Dexter) (the first black comic to become a regular performer at Jongleurs and the Comedy Store), plus lapsed Pentecostal choir boy [Junior Simpson](/source/Junior_Simpson) and Nigerian cockney [Gina Yashere](/source/Gina_Yashere). Also on that first bill was the brains behind Upfront, John Simmit […] Thanks to pioneering outfits like Upfront, Britain's black comics are getting some of the mainstream exposure that their talents deserve - and now a growing number of African-American standups are coming here to gig alongside them".[8]

## Filmography

- *[The Real McCoy](/source/The_Real_McCoy_(TV_series))* (1994) - Guest
- *[Teletubbies](/source/Teletubbies)* (1997–2001) - Dipsy
- *Teletubbies Everywhere* (2002) - Dipsy
- [*Today*](/source/Today_(American_TV_program)) (2007) - guest (as Dipsy and himself)
- *[The Paul O'Grady Show](/source/The_Paul_O'Grady_Show)* (2009) - guest (as Dipsy)
- *[The Big Fat Quiz of the '90s](/source/The_Big_Fat_Quiz_of_the_Year)* (2012) - Himself
- *Respect: A Felix Dexter Special* (2013) - Himself
- *[The Gadget Show](/source/The_Gadget_Show)* (2014) - Himself

## References

1. ["London listings: Pick of the week: Comedy"](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jan/31/london-comedy-picks). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. Runcie, Charlotte (24 December 2014). ["Teletubbies: 16 things you didn't know"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10903566/Teletubbies-16-things-you-didnt-know.html). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. Thorpe, Vanessa (25 March 2007). ["New York throws a party for the Teletubbies"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/mar/25/usnews.broadcasting). *[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)*. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. Hamilton, Davina (2 February 2013). ["BBC: ‘We will not be releasing The Real McCoy on DVD'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181028190319/http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/bbc-%E2%80%98we-will-not-be-releasing-real-mccoy-dvd). *[The Voice](/source/The_Voice_(British_newspaper))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/bbc-%E2%80%98we-will-not-be-releasing-real-mccoy-dvd) on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. Nelson, Alex (31 March 2017). ["Offbeat: I played Dipsy in Teletubbies – it’s a manageable kind of fame"](https://inews.co.uk/essentials/culture/television/dipsy-teletubbies-john-simmit/). *[i](/source/I_(British_newspaper))*. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. Cook, William (8 October 2002). ["Colour blind"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2002/oct/08/comedy.williamcook). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. Brady, Poppy (1 May 2017). ["Save the date: John Simmit is still on comedy's front line"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190603053918/https://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/save-date-john-simmit-still-comedys-front-line). *[The Voice](/source/The_Voice_(British_newspaper))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/save-date-john-simmit-still-comedys-front-line) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. Cook, William (2 April 2005). ["Preview: Peter Kay, London - Fathers 4 Justice Benefit, London - Upfront's 10th Birthday, Croydon"](https://www.theguardian.com/theguide/comedy/story/0,14696,1450240,00.html). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

## External links

- [John Simmit](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799619/) at IMDb

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