I wanted to do it that way, rather than having to write it and get everyone together and have crew and vans and cables ­everywhere.” I always wondered if I was schizophrenic... Maybe just an overactive imagination. My mind likes to come up wi lots of thoughts and ideas, whether or no they're useful or make sense. I think that sort of thing can make you mental, depending on how severe it is and what kind of environment you're in. Fortunately I managed to find a place to put my kind of mind to good use.

a b "British Academy Scotland Awards Winners in 2011". BAFTA Scotland. 13 November 2011 . Retrieved 13 June 2020. They asked me to write a book about mental health, because I sometimes talk about my mental health in tweets and interviews, like suicidal thoughts and anxiety, and what I’ve done to try and deal with it. Was writing the book a cathartic process? In terms of revisiting some of the things you struggled with as a younger man.It's about being strange in a normal, subclinical* way: intrusive thoughts, groundless anxiety, reduced affect display, auditory hallucination, mild paranoia, misanthropy, hysteroid dysphoria. Welcome to the world of Limmy". The Scotsman. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013 . Retrieved 13 June 2020. a b Limmy (2019). Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-829466-3. OCLC 1091996487. In 2014, Limmy had a regular segment in the second series of the Charlie Brooker news satire show Weekly Wipe. He is also known for his live webcam chats, in which he interacts with fans and makes music. [19] In 2015, Limmy wrote his first book titled Daft Wee Stories, published by Random House. [20] [21] To promote the book, Limmy embarked on a UK book reading tour. Three of the stories were also published in The Scotsman newspaper. [22] [23] LimmyLive on USTREAM: Hiya, welcome to the webcam show of Brian "Limmy" Limond!. Blog". Ustream.tv. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014 . Retrieved 31 March 2014.

Limmy has long mined the shadows for three series of BBC Scotland TV sketch programme Limmy’s Show.Hello! I’m Brian Limond, aka Limmy. You might know me from Limmy’s Show. Or you might not know me at all. Don’t worry if you don’t. I know several people with the same mix of terrible impulses and good intentions, charisma and anti-social solitude: folk whose adolescence lasted twenty years. They're the funniest people I know, by far. I don't know how class comes into it, but they're all working-class. Maybe middle-class people as strange as them direct it inward, rather than outward as comedy or violence. (They're also all Scots but that's a selection effect, I hope.) This honesty has led to stories of others speaking to medical professionals about their own mental state. Now Brian Limond is set to follow his sketch show and collections of short stories by telling a tale even darker than those he’s created for his characters. Godfrey, Alex (19 May 2014). "Comedian Limmy opens up about depression". www.gq-magazine.co.uk. GQ . Retrieved 29 December 2021.

Again, it’s something that allows him to stay in and stay creative. “I love that you’re not putting on a big show, you just go live and talk about whatever comes to mind,” he says. “That’s my social life.” Richardson, Jay (5 September 2020). "Limmy to quit TV with final special – News – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 1 May 2021. Office boss Mr Mulvanney had ­problems with paranoia, stoner Dee Dee was lost in a permanent cannabis fug and recovering heroin addict Jacqueline was battling a world of prejudice. English, Paul (17 November 2010). "Limmy: Fatherhood's made me more responsible - but it won't change my dark style of comedy". Daily Record . Retrieved 28 December 2019.Limmy has struggled with depression, suicidal thoughts and alcoholism, and has discussed this on social media and in interviews. [37] [38] He has been teetotal since 2004. [39] Limmy was in a relationship with Lynn McGowan from 2000; [40] In January 2022, she announced they had separated. [41] They have a son. [42] [43] Limmy is an atheist [44] [45] and supports Scottish independence. [46] Filmography [ edit ] Year Eames, Tom (9 June 2016). "Limmy's Falconhoof sitcom was turned down and he has no plans for new Limmy's Show". Digital Spy . Retrieved 31 May 2017.

At one point here he apologises for telling a story from his childhood that’s been grim and intense… and then tells another that’s every bit as grim. In discussing the occasion from his youth when he attempted suicide by slashing his wrist, he admits that he enjoyed the attention it got him, and says ‘If you’re feeling down, I definitely recommend it. No, I’m joking.’ For some this will be too much to stomach, but there are plenty of twisted laughs to be had. Essentially Limmy’s a compulsive wind-up merchant and he freely admits that he’ll say or do something awful just to cause a stir if he’s bored. Love him or hate him, you can’t fault him for being honest about it. Degrees day at Glasgow Caledonian University". Herald Scotland. 15 November 1996 . Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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Although he’s now sober, Limmy has spoken previously about his alcoholism, drug issues and suicidal tendencies. We might not be living through a golden age for TV sketch shows just now, but Limmy’s Show was a brilliant one. For three series between 2010 and 2013, it doled up a rapid-fire succession of set-ups and characters united by a dark, disorientating, stoned-at-three-in-the morning tone. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the show was named in honour of the strange liminal space it inhabits, but no. It was actually by a guy from Glasgow called Brian ‘Limmy’ Limond. Because, as well as being a compelling first-person account of living with mental health issues, Surprisingly Down to Earth is, as the title promises, very funny. Uproariously, even. Limmy’s chatty, seemingly off-the-cuff patter marks him out as a natural storyteller, and the humour is easy and unforced, allowed to grow organically out of his skewed outlook on the world. And it’s genuinely interesting to see how Limmy’s varied talents, obsessions, hang-ups and life experiences coalesced into a successful career achieved on his own terms.