A five-time Gold Logie nominee, Adam Hills is one of Australia’s best-known comedians.
He is adored across Australia for his iconic role as host of ABC TV’s music-orientated quiz show Spicks and Specks and for his talk show, Adam Hills Tonight. Most recently, Adam hosted a reboot of ‘Spicks’ for a series of specials airing in 2021 on the ABC. It was such a success that they went on to record a brand-new full season which aired in September 2022.
Across the pond Adam has likewise become a household name with his talk show on Channel Four. The Last Leg was originally commissioned as a one-off series for the 2012 London Paralympics, but the Poms loved our mate Adam so much it has been on air ever since! You can also catch The Last Leg on ABC TV in Oz.
He’s not always sitting behind a desk on TV – Adam also spends a lot of time standing on stage with a mic in hand. Adam has been nominated three times for the Perrier award at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His latest stand-up show, Shoes Half Full, was performed at the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the 2021 Sydney Comedy Festival.
Comedy is such a massive part of Adam’s life that he wrote a whole book about it, his memoir Best Foot Forward went on to become a Times best seller. Adam wrote a second book Rock Star Detectives which was released in early 2022 – it’s not a memoir, at least, that’s what he’s told us.
2012 – ongoing – Channel 4: The Last Leg (Host)
2022 ABC TV – BLUEY (Cricket Commentator)
2022 ABC TV – Spicks & Specks (2022 Series)
2021 – ABC TV: Spicks & Specks (2021 Series)
2020 – Channel 4: Take His Legs (Documentary)
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2020 – ABC TV: Australian Story: Performers and the Pandemic (Personal Appearance)
2020 – ABC TV: Spicks & Specks 2000s Special (Host)
2020 – ABC TV: Spicks & Specks 1990s Special (Host)
2019 – ABC TV: Spicks & Specks Aus Music Month Special (Host)
2018 – ABC TV: Spicks & Specks Reunion Special – Host
2017 – Channel 4: The Last Leg – British Election Special (Host)
You can download full list of television credits below
2022 – Rock Star Detectives: Penguin Books
2018 – Hachette Australia/UK: Best Foot Forward
2006 – BBC Radio Scotland: Fred MacAulay Show (Guest during Commonwealth Games OB)
2004 – Triple J: Triple J Breakfast (Co-host x 1 Week)
2004 – SA-FM: Drive (Co-host x 3 Weeks)
2003 – BBC Radio 2 (UK): Broadcasting House (Stand Up Appearance)
2002 – BBC Radio 2 (UK): We Say Tomay-to (Writer & Performer)
2002-2003 – Radio Scotland: The Fred MacCaulay Show (Regular Guest)
2000 – BBC Radio 4 (UK): Loose Ends (Regular Guest)
1999-2000 – BBC Radio 4 (UK): Fringe Cuts (Interview x 2)
1996-1997 – Austereo Network: Gotcha Calls (Writer & Performer)
1996 – SA-FM: The Adam Hills Morning Show (Host)
1993-1996 – SA-FM: The Morning Crew (Co-host)
1992 – 2Day FM: The Morning Crew (Writer)
1991 – Triple M Sydney: The Doug Mulray Breakfast Show (Writer)
2021- Shoes Half Full – Solo Show:
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival
2020 – Easey Comedy (Host)
Streamed from Easey Comedy in Melbourne
2018 – Best Foot Forward – Solo Show for Book Launch: Sydney Opera House, Hamer Hall Melbourne.
2017 – Clown Heart – Solo Show filmed for DVD (Universal): Leicester Square Theatre London.
2015-2016 – Clown Heart – Solo Show: Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, UK Tour (incl Hammersmith Apollo), Dubai World Trade Centre, Sydney Opera House. Just for Laughs Montreal 2016.
2013 – Happyism – Solo Show: Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sutherland Entertainment Centre, Hobart Entertainment Centre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, National Convention Centre Canberra, Brisbane Convention Centre, Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, Enmore Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
2011-2012 – Spicks and Speck-tacular – The Finale: Hordern Pavilion – Sydney, Newcastle Entertainment Centre – Newcastle, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre – Brisbane, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre – Gold Coast, WIN Entertainment Centre – Wollongong, National Convention Centre – Canberra, Adelaide Entertainment Centre – Adelaide, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre – Perth, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre – Melbourne.
2007-2008 – Spicks and Speck-tacular: The Comedy Theatre – Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Thebarton Theatre – Adelaide, The Lyric Theatre – Brisbane, The Civic Theatre – Newcastle, Enmore Theatre – Sydney, Perth Convention Exhibition Centre – Perth, Civic Square – Canberra, WIN Entertainment Centre – Wollongong, Empire Theatre – Toowoomba, Lismore City Hall – Lismore, Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts – Tweed Heads.
You can download the full list of Live Show credits below
2016: JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL (MONTREAL)
2016: CAT LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL – KILKENNY
2014: JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL (MONTREAL)
2012: JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL (SYDNEY) CURATE AND HOST GALA 2012 JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL (MONTREAL) MESS AROUND (SOLO SHOW)
2011: JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL (MONTREAL) INFLATABLE (SOLO SHOW)
2003-2009: JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL (MONTREAL) INCLUSIVE
2009: ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE (LONDON)
2008, 2009: AMSTERDAM COMEDY FESTIVAL
2005: ASPEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
2003: LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL
2003: GLASGOW COMEDY FESTIVAL
2002: MANCHESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL
2000: KILKENNY CAT LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL 2001,2002, 2006-2009, 2012 OFFSHORE
2000: NEWCASTLE COMEDY FESTIVAL (UK)
2000: SMIRNOFF COMEDY FESTIVAL – CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
1999: MURPHY’S UNGAGGED COMEDY FESTIVALS – KINSALE
1998: MURPHY’S UNGAGGED COMEDY FESTIVALS – GALWAY & DUBLIN 1998,
2021 – British Academy Television Awards
Nominated for Best Entertainment Performance (The Last Leg)
2018 – British Academy Television Awards:
Nominated for Best Entertainment Performance (The Last Leg)
2017 – British Academy Television Awards:
Nominated for Best Entertainment Performance (The Last Leg)
2016 – British Academy Television Awards:
Nominated for Best Entertainment Performance (The Last Leg)
2015 – Royal Television Society Awards:
Winner for Best Entertainment Program (The Last Leg)
2014 – British Comedy Awards:
Nominated for Best Comedy Entertainment Program (The Last Leg)
Nominated for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality 2014
2014 – TV Week Logie Awards:
Nominated for the TV Week Silver Logies for Most Popular Presenter
2013 – TV Week Logie Awards:
Nominated for Gold Logie and the TV Week Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
2013 – British Comedy Awards:
Winner of the British Comedy Awards Best Breakthrough Artist
Nominated for Best Comedy Entertainment Program (The Last Leg)
2012 – TV Week Logie Awards:
2012 Winner of Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter and Winner for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program (Spicks & Specks)
Nominated for Gold Logie and the TV Week Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
2011 – TV Week Logie Awards:
2011 Winner of Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program (Spicks & Specks)
Nominated for Gold Logie and the TV Week Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter
2010 – 2010 TV Week Logie Awards:
Nominated for Gold Logie, Most Popular Presenter, Most Popular Light Entertainment
2009: Winner AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Series (Spicks & Specks)
2009: Nominated for 2009 Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer – Inflatable.
2009 – 2009 TV Week Logie Awards:
Nominated for Gold Logie and Most Popular Presenter
2008 – 2008 TV Week Logie Awards:
Nominated for Gold Logie and Most Popular Presenter
2007: Winner of 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer – Joymonger
2007 – GQ Awards:
Winner of TV Personality of the Year award
2006: Nominated for Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent, Most Popular New Male Talent, Most Popular Light Entertainment / Comedy Program (Spicks & Specks) & Most Outstanding Comedy Program (Spicks & Specks)
2004: Winner Chortle Best Live Comedy Awards Best Compere
2003: Winner Radio Forth Award
2003: Nominated for the Perrier Award for Best Show in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Cut Loose
2003: Nominated for the Chortle Live Comedy Awards Best Compere (UK)
2002: Winner of the People’s Choice Award in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Happy Feet
2002: Nominated for the Perrier Award for Best Show in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Happy Feet
2001: Nominated for the Perrier Award for Best Show in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Go You Big Red Fire Engine
2015: Aussie Comedian Boxset with Dave Hughes and Wil Anderson Happyism DVD through Universal
2013: Release of Happyism DVD through Universal
2013: Release of Happyism Live at the Hammersmith Appollo
2011: Release of Inflatable DVD through Universal
2011: Release of Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight – season one through ABC Enterprises
2008: Release of characterful and joymonger DVD through ABC Enterprises, distributed through Roadshow
2006: Release of Adam Hills Live In The Suburbs DVD through ABC Enterprises, distributed through Roadshow (recorded live at Kyneton Town Hall)
2002: Release of Go You Big Red Fire Engine through Chart Records, distributed by Warner Music
2002: Release of Working Class Anthem CD single through Chart Records, distributed by Warner Music
2001: Release of the Melbourne Comedy Festival CD compilation through Rubber Music, distributed by BMG Australia
Various clients including: Qantas, Colgate-Palmolive, KPMG, Collingwood Football Club, Cream Advertising Awards, the Financial Planning Association, the National Associated Retail Traders of Australia and Targa Tasmania, BMW, Honda, KPMG, STA Travel, Adelaide Zoo, Collingwood Football Club, Australia Post.