Hamish Blake OAM | |
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Birth name | Hamish Donald Blake |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 11 December 1981
Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Caulfield Grammar School St Leonard's College |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Website | hamishandandy |
Hamish Donald Blake OAM (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program Hamish & Andy. As a solo performer, Blake has appeared on various Australian television programs, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's televised 2008 Great Debate, and has been a regular guest on TV programs such as Spicks and Specks, Rove, and Thank God You're Here.
In April 2012, Blake and Lee won a Logie Award for their television program Hamish and Andy's Gap Year. Individually, Blake is a two-time winner of the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, winning the award in 2012 for Hamish and Andy's Gap Year and in 2022 for Lego Masters.[1][2] In 2022, Blake was the recipient of the TV Week Bert Newton Award for most outstanding presenter.[3][4]