Background
Limond grew up in Carnwadric before moving to Priesthill. His mother died in 1995.
Limond grew up in Carnwadric before moving to Priesthill. His mother died in 1995.
After school, he studied printing, electronic publishing, and multimedia technology before taking Jobseeker"s Allowance.
He first became known for his website and blog. In late 2006, his daily podcast Limmy"s World of Glasgow received interest from the mainstream British media. He is also a prolific user of the social networking applications Twitter, YouTube and Vine.
Scottish culture magazine The List listed Limond at number 14 in their Hot 100 list of 2006, which celebrated the people who made the biggest impact on cultural life in Scotland over that year.
In March 2007, Limond took to the stage for two sold out appearances at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. In 2007, he played a character called Zack Eastwood in Consolevania and Videogaiden.
In June 2009, the British Broadcasting Corporation commissioned a six-episode series of Limmy"s Show, which premiered on British Broadcasting Corporation Scotland in January 2010. The British Broadcasting Corporation commissioned a second series of Limmy"s Show, which premiered on British Broadcasting Corporation Scotland in February 2011.
On 7 July 2010, he appeared as a window cleaner with an unintelligible Glaswegian accent in the Information Technology Crowd episode "The Final Countdown".
In 2014, Limmy had a regular segment in the second series of the Charlie Brooker news satire show Weekly Wipe. Limond is also known for his webcam chats, in which he interacts with fans and makes music in 2015 Limmy wrote his first book titled Daft Wee Stories, published by Random House on 30th July. To promote the book Limmy had a United Kingdom book reading tour visiting Glasgow, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Manchester and London, and had three of the stories published in The Scotsman newspaper.
Limond has struggled with mental health issues such as depression and suicidal thoughts as well as a history of alcoholism.
He often openly discusses it on social media and in interviews. Limond is currently teetotal.
He has been in a relationship with Lynn McGowan since 2000. On 30 August 2010, McGowan gave birth to a boy.