Hamish Blake

Hamish Blake
OAM
Hamish Blake in 2005
Birth nameHamish Donald Blake
Born (1981-12-11) 11 December 1981 (age 42)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MediumStand-up, television, radio
NationalityAustralian
EducationCaulfield Grammar School
St Leonard's College
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children2
Websitehamishandandy.com

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]

  1. ^ Bahar (15 April 2012). "Hamish Blake Wins 2012 Gold Logie and Full List of Winners". Be Ageless. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Burke, Kelly (19 June 2022). "Hamish Blake wins gold at 2022 Logie awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 Logie Winners: Hamish Blake Wins The Gold Logie And Bert Newton Award". Triple M. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Hamish Blake wins Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television". www.9news.com.au. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.