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In 2017, this comedy news roundup has remained - in the face of ever more bewildering world events - the sanest response on television. It is sharp and righteous, but also humble and inclusive, always punching up, never falling into the trap of seeming to be part of the establishment. For its festive farewell, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe welcome guests including the very funny Stephen Merchant.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 22nd December 2017Live comedy DVDs to fill those Christmas stockings
Some last-minute Christmas ideas as we round-up a bunch of live comedy DVD releases.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 18th December 2017Adam Hills: The bullies at my school weren't disablist
Adam Hills on spending time with Sean Hughes, blowing his chances in Hollywood - and dad dates with Russell Brand.
Jane Graham, The Big Issue, 11th December 2017Our pick of the best Christmas comedy DVDs
Need a bit of ho, ho, ho this Christmas? These stand-up comedy DVDs might help. Kathryn Knight picks her favourites...
Kathryn Knight, Daily Mail, 1st December 2017Adam Hills interview
The Last Leg presenter Adam Hills on the effects of attending an all-boys school - and his big career mistake at an LA restaurant
Theo Hooper, The Big Issue, 27th November 2017Michael McIntyre's Charity Show review
The comic is all laughs with a touch of Kim Jong-un about him...
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 7th November 2017Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe return for their 12th live series of Friday night irreverence, poking sharpened satirical sticks into the underside of events from the past seven days. Tonight's guests helping the triumvirate of tomfoolery tackle talking points from the worlds of comedy, entertainment and politics are New Avenger/Ab Fabber Joanna Lumley and - no stranger to topically tinged standup himself - Russell Howard.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 29th September 2017Radio Times TV 100
Who are the hottest talents on television now? RadioTimes.com asked some of the most powerful TV executives and broadcasting bigwigs in Britain to name the stars they believe have had an exceptional 12 months.
Radio Times, 18th September 2017The relentlessly hopeful comedy of The Last Leg
There is one show that consistently acknowledges the shock and anger but also challenges me to replace the despair with something else: hope. That show is Channel 4's The Last Leg, starring Adam Hills, Alex Brooker, and Josh Widdicombe.
Christine Brandel, Pop Matters, 16th August 2017The last in the current series of Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe's late-night talkshow comes complete with a special celebrity guest: US-vice-president-turned-environmental activist Al Gore. As well as helping the boys dissect the week's news - who knows, he may even have something to say on current matters in the White House - he'll be plugging his movie An Inconvenient Sequel, the follow-up to his 2006 doc An Inconvenient Truth.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 11th August 2017