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GLASGOW'S internet cult comic Limmy is making his television debut tonight.

After months of nervous anticipation he will find out if his BBC Scotland comedy show will propel him into the big time.

Limmy - real name Brian Limond - spent years recording comedy sketches in the bedroom of his Partick flat.

They were so successful he built up a cult following, with more than 2000 people downloading his no holds barred podcasts - Limmy's World of Glasgow - every day.

Last year Limmy was offered the chance to make a TV pilot by the Comedy Unit, the production team behind Rab C. Nesbitt and Only An Excuse?

And Limmy, 34, hopes his one-off pilot Limmy's Show, on BBC2 Scotland at 10pm, will be a success and lead to a TV series.

"It feels fantastic to finally get the show on air," he said.

"But it's been a long wait. I finished writing it in October, the filming was done in November and now it's ready to go. And I can't wait to see how it goes down."

It's an incredible opportunity for the freelance web designer, whose comedy is based on reflections of Glasgow life, featuring brutally funny characters such as ultra-violent ned John Paul and ex-heroin addict Jacqueline McCafferty.

"I have quite a dark outlook," he said. "There are lots of references to violence and hate and the dark stuff.

"And there are the little observations, like the signpost 20s Plenty. You know someone, somewhere who came up with this idea must be under the illusion that the words actually rhyme.

"Another thing I really hate is people who call lassies guys'. They're not guys, they're females, for God's sake!"

Limmy's podcasts and videos feature fairly strong language, but the Comedy Unit didn't impose restrictions.

"I was fairly good at self-censoring," he said. "I knew there were certain words I'd never get away with on the telly."

Limmy, who lives with long-term girlfriend Lynn, is a paradoxical character - a shy bloke who somehow can communicate with thousands via the web.

"There's an anonymity that goes with putting your stuff on the web," he said. "For example, a person might be showing their pals their holiday photos on a bus and be embarrassed to find a stranger taking a peek at them. Yet the same person will post the pics on Facebook.

"I guess it's the same with me and what I do on the web."

He has an answer for those who will accuse the guerilla film-maker of selling out to commercial forces.

"Everybody sells out - Mitchell and Webb, David Walliams and Matt Lucas," he said. "And you can be sure I'll sell out if I get the chance. Fame, riches, a big house - aye, that's what I want."