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Adam Hills
Adam Hills

Adam Hills

  • 54 years old
  • Australian
  • Stand-up comedian and writer
Adam Hills

Adam Hills is an Australian comedian and radio and TV presenter based in England, best known in the UK for hosting the comedy talk show The Last Leg (2012-) on Channel 4. He ha also appeared on British comedy shows such as Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Mock The Week, QI, and Ask Rhod Gilbert.

Year Production Role
2025 Slapstick Festival Self
2024 The Last Leg - Series 31
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2024 The Last Leg - Series 31
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2024 The Last Leg - The Last Leg In Paris
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  1. E5 - Day 4
  2. E6 - Day 5
  3. E7 - Day 7
  4. E8 - Day 8
Writer
2024 The Last Leg - The Last Leg In Paris
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  1. E1 - Opening Ceremony
  2. E2 - Day 1
  3. E3 - Day 2
  4. E4 - Day 3
  5. E5 - Day 4
  6. E6 - Day 5
  7. E7 - Day 7
  8. E8 - Day 8
  9. E9 - Day 9
  10. E10 - Day 10
  11. E11 - Day 11
Host / Presenter
2024 Adam Hills: Shoes Half Full Self
2024 The Last Leg - Election Special Writer
2024 The Last Leg - Election Special Host / Presenter
2024 The Last Leg - Series 30
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Writer
2024 The Last Leg - Series 30
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Host / Presenter
2023 Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh Self
2023 The Last Leg - Series 29
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2023 The Last Leg - Series 29
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Writer
2023 The Comedy Roast For SU2C Self
2023 The Last Leg - Series 28
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Writer
2023 The Last Leg - Series 28
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2023 The Last Leg - Series 27
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Writer
2023 The Last Leg - Series 27
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2022 The Last Leg - Series 26
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Writer
2022 The Last Leg - Series 26
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Host / Presenter
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
  1. Special - The History Of... Part 1
Guest
2022 Edinburgh Unlocked - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Self
2022 The Last Leg - Series 25
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2022 The Last Leg - Series 24
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2022 Adam Hills: Clown Heart Writer
2022 Adam Hills: Clown Heart Host / Presenter
2021 The Last Leg - Series 23
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Host / Presenter
2021 The Last Leg - The Last Leg Of Tokyo 2020
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2021 The Last Leg - Series 22
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2021 The Last Leg - Series 21
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Host / Presenter
2020 Live At The Apollo - Access All Areas
  1. Access All Areas
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2020 The Last Leg - Series 20
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
Self
2020 The Last Leg - Series 20
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Host / Presenter
2020 The Last Leg - The Last Leg: Locked Down Under
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2020 The Last Leg - Series 19
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Host / Presenter
2019 Harry Hill's ClubNite
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Self
2019 The Last Leg - Series 18
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2019 The Last Leg - Series 17
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2019 The Last Leg - Series 16
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Host / Presenter
2018 12 Days Of Jessmas
  1. E6 - Little Donkey as Britney Spears
Self
2018 The Last Leg - Series 15
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2018 The Last Leg - Series 14
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2018 The Last Leg - Series 13
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2017 The Last Leg - Series 12
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2017 The Last Leg: Correspondents
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Announcer
2017 The Last Leg - Series 11
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Host / Presenter
2017 Billy & Me Self
2017 The Last Leg - Series 10
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Host / Presenter
2016 Live At The Apollo - Series 12
  1. E4 - Adam Hills, Jamali Maddix, Michelle Wolf
Host / Presenter
2016 The Last Leg - Series 9
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Host / Presenter
2016 Adam Hills: Clown Heart Self
2016 The Last Leg - The Last Leg: Live From Rio
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Host / Presenter
2016 The Last Leg - Series 8
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Host / Presenter
2016 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2016
Self
2016 The Last Leg - Series 7
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Host / Presenter
2016 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 10
  1. E5 - Jo Brand, Freddie Flintoff, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker, Josh Widdicombe, Jason Derulo
Guest
2015 Sue Perkins' Big Night Out Guest
2015 Gilded Balloon 30th Anniversary Gala Self
2015 Comedy Gala 2015: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2015 Adam Hills: Clown Heart Self
2015 The Last Leg - Series 6
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Host / Presenter
2015 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2015
Self
2015 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 14
  1. E7 - Noel Gallagher, Last Leg hosts, No Offence cast
Guest
2015 The Last Leg - General Election Specials
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Host / Presenter
2015 Adam Hills: Happyism Live Writer
2015 Adam Hills: Happyism Live Host / Presenter
2015 The Last Leg - Series 5
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2015 The Last Leg - Last Leg Of The Year 2015 Host / Presenter
2014 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E2 - British Comedy Awards 2014
  2. E3 - British Comedy Awards: Even More Awards
Self
2014 QI - Series L
  1. E10 - Lying
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 11
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 12
Guest
2014 Celebrity Squares - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2014 The Last Leg - Series 4
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Host / Presenter
2014 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2014
Guest
2014 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 12
  1. E10 - Amanda Seyfried, Adam Hills, Orange Is The New Black cast, Keith Lemon
Guest
2014 Room 101 - Series 3
  1. E6 - Gyles Brandreth, Melanie Chisholm, Adam Hills
Guest
2014 The Last Leg - Series 3
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Host / Presenter
2013 Adam Hills Mess Around Writer
2013 Adam Hills Mess Around Host / Presenter
2013 Live At The Apollo - Series 9
  1. E4 - Adam Hills, Andi Osho, Terry Alderton
Host / Presenter
2013 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E1 - British Comedy Awards Nomination Show 2013
Self
2013 Fighting Talk - Series 11
  1. Special - Ashes special
Guest
2013 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 11
  1. E12 - Russell Brand, Adam Hills, Derren Brown, The Wanted
Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 1 (Channel 4: Series 2)
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
2013 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2013
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Host / Presenter
2013 The Last Leg - Series 2
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Host / Presenter
2013 Comedy Gala 2013: In Aid Of Waverley Care Self
2013 Adam Hills: Happyism Self
2013 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
Guest
2013 Comic Relief's Big Chat With Graham Norton Guest
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
  1. E1 - Health
  2. E2 - Animals
  3. E3 - Education
  4. E7 - Travel
  5. E8 - Britain
  6. E9 - Royals
Self (Archive Material)
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 4
  1. E4 - Jools Holland, Rose Byrne, Adam Hills, Alicia Keys
Guest
2013 The Last Leg - Series 1
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Host / Presenter
2012 The Last Leg - Last Leg Of The Year 2012 Host / Presenter
2012 Adam Hills Stands Up Live Writer
2012 Adam Hills Stands Up Live Host / Presenter
2012 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 9
  1. E1 - Pink, Gok Wan, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker, Paralympians
Guest
2012 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2012
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2012 Adam Hills: Mess Around Self
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
  1. E4 - 100th Episode
  2. Special - Christmas Special
Guest
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy
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Self
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2011 Ask Rhod Gilbert - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2011 Mock The Week - Series 10
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
  2. Special - Christmas Special
Guest
2011 It's Your Round - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2010 Anything, Anywhere, Anytime Self
2010 Ask Rhod Gilbert - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
2010 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2010
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2010 Comedy Gala 2010: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2010 Stand Up For Freedom Self
2010 Adam Hills Mess Around Self
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 5
  1. E5 - Ed Byrne, Adam Hills and Gina Yashere
Guest
2009 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2009 Jason Manford And Friends
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2009 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2009
  1. E8 - Wednesday 19th
Guest
2009 Mock The Week - Series 7
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2009 4 In A Field - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2008 Sean Lock And Friends At The Fringe
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2008 Mock The Week - Series 6
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. Special - Christmas Special
Guest
2007 4 At The Fringe - Series 2
  1. Episode One
Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 5
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2006 28 Acts In 28 Minutes - Series 1
  1. Special - Edinburgh Festival Special
Guest
2005 Return Of The Goodies Self
2005 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 17
  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2004 4 At The Store - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
Host / Presenter
2003 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 13
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
Guest
2003 4 At The Fringe - Series 1
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Host / Presenter
2003 4 At The Store - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
Host / Presenter
2003 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 12
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
Adam Hills: Cut Loose Self
Adam Hills: Happy Feet Self
Adam Hills: Go You Big Red Fire Engine Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Adam Hills on IMDb

Born
Friday 10th July 1970 (54 years-old)
Title
Adam Hills MBE
Nationality
Australian

Born in Sydney, Australia, Adam Hills' first taste of stand-up comedy came in 1989, at the age of 19, and since 1997 he has performed ten solo shows across the globe. In 2001, 2002 and 2003, he earned three consecutive Edinburgh Award nominations.

In 2002 he went viral in Australia with a hit musical single "Working Class Anthem". This saw him sing the words of the Australian National Anthem to the tune of "Working Class Man", a song by Scottish-born Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes.

Hills began hosting the music trivia show Spicks And Specks from 2005, and alongside several appearances on Australian comedy shows, he started to feature on the British staples Never Mind The Buzzcocks, QI, and Mock The Week. He also presented his own weekly talk show, Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight, on the ABC from early 2001. It was renamed Adam Hills Tonight in 2012, but was brought to an end in 2013.

Hills became a household name in the UK with the triumphant success of The Last Leg, a Channel 4 show that began life as a daily comedy and late-night review of each day of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Hills has an artificial right foot, a fact which initially made him a perfect fit to host, alongside regular co-presenters Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, the latter of whom was also born with hand and arm deformities, and had his right leg amputated when he was a baby.

The show, known during its first series as The last Leg With Adam Hills, has morphed since then into a weekly comedy and news review show looking back on the last days in politics and current affairs, featuring guests (memorably former Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg, but often comedians, sportspeople, or other public figures).

Hills once described the show as 'Three guys with four legs talking about the week', and is broadcast live, encouraging interaction with viewers using several polls and the hashtag #isitok (a feature whereby the public asks awkward, funny questions that are later read out in real time during the show).

Moreover, the show coined the 'Bullshit Button', used by Alex Brooker[/] during his aforementioned interview with Nick Clegg, which is pressed whenever the interviewer thinks that the interviewee is telling lies. Since 2017, after an appearance on the show, Armando Iannucci now provides the voice of this button, and more buttons have since been added, including 'A shite in shining armour' and 'Thomas the Wank Engine'.

Following the news of MP Jo Cox' murder by a far-right terrorist on 16 June 2016, a two-hour special was broadcast one year later, on 16 June 2017, entitled 'Re-United Kingdom'. Dozens of comedians and politicians took part, aiming to heal a divided nation and find common ground, even with people you dislike or even loathe with a passion. Politicians appeared together in pre-recorded skits with another MP with views often entirely opposite to their own; however, some harmony and 'agreeing to disagree' was possible.

Known for his energetic and politically committed style, it is often said that Hills is the nicest man in comedy.

National Comedy Awards, The 2023
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance (Longlisted)
BAFTA Television Awards 2021
Best Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
National Television Awards, The 2021
TV Presenter (Longlisted)
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance (Longlisted)
I Talk Telly Awards 2021
Best TV Presenting Partnership (Nominee)
Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2020
Best TV Presenter (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 2018
Best Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
RTS Awards 2018
Entertainment Performance (Winner)
BAFTA Television Awards 2017
Best Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
RTS Awards 2017
Entertainment Performance (Winner)
RTS Awards 2016
Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 2014
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 2013
Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist (Winner)
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality (Nominee)
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2013
BPG Breakthrough Award (Winner)
Loaded LAFTAs 2013
Funniest TV Personality (Nominee)
Dave Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award 2009
Main Award (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2005
Best Compere (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2004
Best Compere (Winner)
Best Headliner (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2003
Best Compere (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2003
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2002
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2001
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)

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