Adam Hills

Adam Hills
MBE
Hills in 2008 at the Paralympic Village
Birth nameAdam Christopher Hills[1]
Born (1970-07-10) 10 July 1970 (age 54)
Loftus, Sydney, Australia
MediumTelevision, radio
Years active1989–present
GenresSocial satire, observational comedy
Subject(s)Everyday life, current events, disability
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Children2
Notable works and roles
Websiteadamhills.com.au

Adam Christopher Hills MBE (born 10 July 1970) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. In Australia, he hosted the music quiz show Spicks and Specks from 2005 to 2011, and again in 2021 onwards,[2] and the talk show Adam Hills Tonight from 2011 to 2013. In the United Kingdom, he has hosted the talk show The Last Leg since 2012. He has been nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award, the Gold Logie Award and numerous BAFTA TV Awards.

Born in Loftus, Sydney, he began performing as a stand-up comedian in 1989 at the age of 19 and, since 1997, has produced ten solo shows which have toured internationally. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Montreal Just for Laughs festival, earning three consecutive Edinburgh Award nominations for his Edinburgh shows in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

In 2002, he scored a minor hit in Australia with his single "Working Class Anthem", in which he sang the lyrics of the Australian National Anthem to the tune of "Working Class Man", a song by Scottish-born Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes.

Hills playing for the Warrington Wolves PDRL side in 2019
  1. ^ "Adam Christopher HILLS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "Spicks and Specks will return with new episodes this April" by Dan Condon, ABC Double J, 16 March 2021