Adam Hills

New boutique comedy festival For Brighton

The first ever Brighton Comedy Garden will take place this summer with five nights of stand-up comedy presented in a boutique festival in the glorious surroundings of Preston Park from 19 - 23 June.

Adam Hills interview

The Last Leg's Adam Hills talks Brexit, his friendship with Nick Clegg, and how he almost ended up playing wheelchair tennis for Australia.

If you only watched one thing on Hogmanay before the bells I do hope you made it The Last Leg, which is very much not tottering on that eponymous limb. In so many ways this was the perfect end to an often laughable year, and featured no pomp and precious little politics. Instead, just a studio full of genuinely funny and irrepressible guests, a gospel choir, the magnificent house band led by Alex Horne and, chiefly, the near-alchemical chemistry and interplay between Adam Hills and Alex Brooker. And, on the filmed sections in Austria, the establishment of Brooker as the first disabled person to descend an Olympic-standard double-luge run was, away from the laughter and the cavorting, actually rather impressive.

The Last Leg rings in the new year with a lineup that includes Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade and Nish Kumar. There will also be a look at Alex Brooker's attempt to become the first disabled man to take part in the double luge.

Best comedy books of 2018

Some top funny tomes from this past year, featuring everything from Brexit to feminism, and daft games to theoretical musings.

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker introduce the first in a welcome new run of the scurrilous review show in the company of celebrity guests including comedy elder statesman John Cleese. Join them as they lampoon the significant moments from the past seven days.

Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills review

Adam Hills is surely the most positive man in comedy. So it would be delicious to report that had used his autobiography to settle old scores, start new feuds and indiscreetly call out all the bastards he's encountered over his career. But, no. Best Foot Forward is as hospitable, heartwarming and uplifting as you could expect from the ever-affable Aussie.