Sam See

{{Infobox person

| name = Sam See

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|Voice Actor|Host|}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| website = {{Official website|mrsamsee.com}}

| image = Samuel See, Comedian.png

}}

Sam See (born 30 September 1993) is a Singaporean stand up comedian and improvisor.

Early life

Sam had his primary and secondary education at Saint Andrew's School, Singapore. After, he studied at Temasek Polytechnic, and was awarded The Integrated Infocomm Scholarship from the Infocomm Media Development Authority in 2010.{{Cite web|title=32 Students Awarded Integrated Infocomm Scholarship for Polytechnic and University Studies|url=http://www.imda.gov.sg/news-and-events/Media-Room/archived/ida/Media-Releases/2010/20070601111701|access-date=7 November 2021|website=Infocomm Media Development Authority|language=en}}{{cite press release |author= |title=LIST OF INTEGRATED INFOCOMM SCHOLARSHIP 2010 RECIPIENTS|url=https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/Imda/Files/Inner/Archive/News-and-Events/News_and_Events_Level2/20070601111701/IISAwardsCeremonyAnnexB_List-of-Scholars.pdf|agency=IMDA|date=2010|access-date=7 November 2021}}

Career

= Comedy =

In 2012, Sam started performing stand-up comedy in Singapore at an open mic called Talking Cock. He had previously discovered comedy online, performed by Kumar (Singaporean entertainer) and Eddie Izzard while schooling. He had also started to perform publicly as an openly gay man during this time.{{Cite web|date=3 September 2020|title=Singaporean comedian Sam See: "The whole point of comedy is that it's open to all"|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/tv-interviews/sam-see-singapore-coming-out-loud-comedian-2743359|website=NME}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 September 2018|title=Stand-up Singapore: Interview with comedian, Sam See|url=https://www.thephuketnews.com/stand-up-singapore-interview-with-comedian-sam-see-68635.php|access-date=9 October 2021|website=The Phuket News|language=en}} He has also worked as a showrunner and producer, and was the director of The Comedy Club.{{Cite web|date=6 March 2020|title=Uncovering humour with local stand-up comedian Sam See|url=https://www.augustman.com/sg/culture/uncovering-humour-with-local-stand-up-comedian-sam-see/|access-date=26 October 2021|website=Augustman Singapore|language=en-US}}

In 2019, See brought his stand-up comedy show, Coming Out Loud, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.{{Cite web|title=Sam See: Coming Out Loud|url=https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/1297991-sam-see-coming-out-loud/|access-date=9 October 2021|website=Edinburgh Festival|language=en-GB}} In August 2020, he released Coming Out Loud online.{{Cite web|title=Local stand-up comedian Sam See to perform a live LGBTQ+-themed special|url=https://www.timeout.com/singapore/comedy/coming-out-loud|access-date=9 October 2021|website=Time Out Singapore|date=28 July 2020 |language=en}}

In 2022, See returned to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a second stand-up show, Government Approved Sex.{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Sam See: Government-Approved Sex |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2022/sam-see/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} The show was based on See's experience of being approached by the National Library Board to run a panel course about sex and romance education.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=A chat with comedian Sam See, the brains behind stand-up show Government Approved Sex |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/chat-comedian-sam-see-brains-behind-stand-show-government-approved-sex |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}} During that same year, See was also one of ten writers long-listed for the 2023 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.{{Cite web |title=PRESS RELEASE - 2023 EBFP Longlist |url=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/goba5xa0785p1nu/AAAZmUopGcftelh53hU63rY1a?dl=0&preview=2023+EBFP+Longlist+Press+Release.pdf |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Dropbox |language=en}}

In 2023, See brought Government Approved Sex to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=Sam See: Government Approved Sex {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review |url=https://www.lilithia.net/sam-see-government-approved-sex-micf2023/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=LILITHIA REVIEWS |language=en-AU}} and back again to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.{{Cite web |last=Now |first=Entertainment |date=2023-08-06 |title=Sam See: I Was Asked by the Government to talk about Sex |url=https://entertainment-now.com/2023/08/sam-see-i-was-asked-by-the-government-to-talk-about-sex/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Entertainment Now |language=en-GB}} He performed the show in Singapore at the Drama Centre Theatre, before moving to London.{{Cite web |last=bakchormeeboy |date=2023-11-14 |title=An Interview with comedian Sam See on the comedy scene, moving to the UK, and his critically-acclaimed show 'Government Approved Sex' |url=https://bakchormeeboy.com/2023/11/14/an-interview-with-comedian-sam-see-on-the-comedy-scene-moving-to-the-uk-and-his-critically-acclaimed-show-government-approved-sex/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Bakchormeeboy |language=en}} In December, See performed for the United Nations Human Rights Council's Stand-Up for Human Rights in Bangkok, in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=A Night of Comedy to Stand-Up For Human Rights |url=https://bangkok.ohchr.org/a-night-of-comedy-to-stand-up-for-human-rights/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=OHCHR |language=en-US}}

In 2024, See brought a comedy-storytelling show And I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore to the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-07 |title=Sam See: And I Can’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review |url=https://www.lilithia.net/sam-see-and-i-cant-feel-at-home-in-this-world-anymore-micf-2024/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=LILITHIA REVIEWS |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Sam See: And I Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2024/sam-see/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} He also started making appearances with No Rolls Barred, a YouTube channel that creates board game content, known for their Blood On The Clocktower videos. {{Cite web |last=Hingley |first=On The Mic, Martin Walker, James |title=Sam See Interview - On The Mic |url=https://www.onthemic.co.uk/2024/10/01/sam-see-interview/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=onthemic.co.uk |language=en}}

He also performs improv with the troupe The Latecomers.{{Cite web|last=yodamo|date=15 February 2019|title=An Interview with Sam See|url=https://mumblecomedy.net/2019/02/15/an-interview-with-sam-see/|access-date=7 November 2021|website=Mumble Comedy|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Kaur|first=Gurveen|date=1 May 2017|title=See, I was the weird kid in school|language=en|work=The Straits Times|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/see-i-was-the-weird-kid-in-school|access-date=7 November 2021|issn=0585-3923}}

= Television =

In 2016, Sam was a performer on OK Chope!, a weekly live comedy panel show in Singapore where he appeared in all thirty episodes as a panelist and an on-location reporter. The show was cancelled after a joke made by another panelist about Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak.{{Citation|title=OK Chope! - meWATCH|url=https://www.mewatch.sg/show/OK-Chope-28703|language=en|access-date=9 October 2021}}

In 2019, See appeared on Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia! for its fourth season.{{Cite web|date=7 November 2019|title=COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP, ASIA! SEASON 4 PREMIERES ON 12 NOVEMBER IN ASIA|url=https://vimnasiapress.pr.co/183436-comedy-central-stand-up-asia-season-4-premieres-on-12-november-in-asia-nbsp|access-date=9 October 2021|website=ViacomCBS Networks Asia newsroom|language=en}} He also appeared on The Jim Jefferies Show in an interview segment about Singaporean civil liberties.{{Cite web|title=The Jim Jefferies Show takes stab at reporting on civil liberties in S'pore, provides sympathetic take|url=https://mothership.sg/2019/05/jim-jefferies-singapore/|access-date=26 October 2021|website=mothership.sg|language=en}} He also appeared on BBC World Service to discuss performing stand-up in Singapore.{{Cite web|title=BBC World Service - The Cultural Frontline, Sam See: The comedian that changed me|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07g38gz|access-date=7 November 2021|website=BBC|date=5 July 2019 |language=en-GB}}

In 2022, See provided the voice for various characters on Channel 5's Puberteens, including Winston, Marco & Benji.

= Online streaming =

In 2020, Sam started streaming online in March on Facebook and YouTube, before moving to Twitch under the username 'MrSamSee'. Besides streaming video game content, he also ran a tabletop roleplaying series called Red Dot Wrestling, which featured various professional wrestlers like Singapore Pro Wrestling Champion Da Butcherman, Malaysia Pro Wrestling Champion Cornelius LOW, Jake De Leon, and NXT wrestler Dante Chen.{{Citation|title=MrSamSee - Twitch|url=https://www.twitch.tv/mrsamsee|access-date=9 October 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Arias|first=Jackie|title=Smark Henry: Meet Sam See: the Comedian-Streamer Behind Wrestling RPG Series, Red Dot Wrestling|url=http://www.smarkhenry.com/2020/11/meet-sam-see-comedian-streamer-behind.html|access-date=7 November 2021|website=Smark Henry}}