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Adam Hills
Date Of Birth: 1970
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| Stand Up: 2005: Chortle award nominee for best compere Chortle award |
| Stand Up: 2004: Edinburgh, and Melbourne, show Go You Big Red Fire Engine 2: Judgement Day Go You Big Red Fire Engine 2: Judgement Day |
| Stand Up: 2004: Chortle Award winner for Best Compere, and nominated for Best Headliner. Chortle Award |
| Stand Up: 2003: Melbourne and Edinburgh show: Cut Loose nominated for the Perrier Cut Loose |
| Stand Up: 2003: Melbourne and Edinburgh show: Cut Loose nominated for the Perrier Perrier |
| Stand Up: 2003: Chortle Award nominee for best compere. Chortle Award |
| Stand Up: 2002: Edinburgh show Happy Feet nominated for the Perrier Happy Feet |
| Stand Up: 2002: Edinburgh show Happy Feet nominated for the Perrier Perrier |
| Stand Up: 2001: Perrier-nominated Edinburgh show Go You Big Red Fire Engine Perrier |
| Stand Up: 2001: Perrier-nominated Edinburgh show Go You Big Red Fire Engine Go You Big Red Fire Engine |
| Stand Up: 2000: Edinburgh show |
| Stand Up: 1999: Edinburgh one-man show My Own Little World |
| Stand Up: 1989: First appearance at the Sydney Comedy Store, aged 19 |
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Adam Hills: Happyism |
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![]() One of the most widely-reported highlights of The Last Leg with Adam Hills was his monologue berating Joan Rivers for making fat jokes at Adele’s expense. Publicly urging Rivers to curb decades of meanness further cemented the Australian stand-up’s reputation as the nicest man in comedy, standing up for civility and the gags’ victim. But, as he discusses in Happyism, he fell into the same trap of cruelty himself, when he was invited on to Chelsea Handler’s chat show. The producers told him to be as nasty as he could, to fit the style of the show. He did just that... and bombed terribly with out-of-character jokes about Megan Fox and Charlie Sheen. Turns out that in comedy trying to do what you think other people want, rather than what you want, usually doesn’t work. Perhaps that’s why he almost threw away his chance to appear with his childhood heroes The Muppets last year, when he was told he’d have to drop an unsuitable gag. He threw a hissy fit, and it was only the common-sense advice of fellow comics that persuaded him that when there’s a felt frog involved, it’s no time to be standing on artistic principle. Oh, and did Hills mention he met the Dalai Lama, too? Yes, Happyness is a show all about the big stars he got to hang out with over the last couple of years as international career has soared. Yet it’s done with neither arrogance nor boastfulness – if anything it’s mildly self-deprecating as he’s humbled in the presence of those he admires. But niceness need not equal toothless, as his message to Rivers proved; and across this feelgood hour Hills has some points to make as he builds towards the irresistible, uplifting ending that has become his trademark. He belatedly takes Handler to task for bringing American racist baggage with her when she came to Australia, a country which has got plenty of its own, thank you very much. He mulls over offensive language and the purpose of his own existence as a comic. And he ascertains #isitok to take the mickey out of disabled audience members that other comics might pussyfoot around? The answer is yes, when it’s done with the affection that Hills displays in his playful, improvised opening banter, performed from in among the stalls, which perfectly sets the jovial spirits up from the start. In this, and his prepared material, Hills makes it all look so easy, but this is a show that’s sharp in both thought and wit behind the good-natured, jokey badinage. He has the charisma to lead a cult... which is exactly what it turns out he wants Happyism to be. Of course that’s pie in the sky, but you are guaranteed to leave the theatre with joy in your heart, a smile on your face, and a more positive attitude to life than when you went in. Now that’s good use of a microphone: the Muppets – and the Dalai Lama – would be proud. |
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| Date of live review: Sunday 14th Apr, '13 | |
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Review by Steve Bennett |
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Adam Hills has done sterling work raising awareness for differently abled people. But his view of other communities in the world is ill-conceived. Bluntly, he uses the language and justifications of a racist. He claims that in his native Australia, immigrants have reclaimed the w** word. As he is not a member of the community against whom this word was aimed, I don't see how he is in a position to judge this. But I do understand that, at least in this country, we spent a long and difficult campaign trying to educate people to eradicate this word from our language. And now here stands Adam Hills, white, Australian, to tells us that now this word is OK. It's not. Not here. Not now. Not ever. As if to eliminate any doubt that this may be a terribly ill-judged one-off piece of "comedy", he than proceeds to tell us that slavery in America was a "socially awkward" period in their history. It wasn't. Not now. Not then. Not ever. papyrus2222@hotmail.com, April 2013 |
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Funny as hell AMY HOWARD, January 2011 |
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Saw Adam at the Stables in Milton Keynes; it was such an amazing gig, and Adam's material was brilliant. He is such a great comedian, and i was very lucky to meet him after the show. Top Bloke. 'Inflatable' deserves the 5 star reviews it's been getting. Barry, September 2009 |
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Bland material? Have you been watching the same guy? Exceptional comedian. Tasha, December 2008 |
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Good stage presence, exceptionally bland material though. ns, September 2008 |
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Refreshing is the best way to describe this stand-up. Very funny while not being offensive in any way. That might sound tame but you cannot fail to like this guy. Fully recommended and I can't wait to get the chance to see him again Duncan, July 2007 |
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One word: breathtaking gooey, October 2006 |
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Just seen Adam at Armagh. This guy is brilliant.he is the best comedian I've ever seen. He`s clever, easy going and very very funny. you must see this guy, you won`t be disappointed. Pete Sutton, September 2006 |
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Adam Hills: Go You Big Red Fire Engine
Edinburgh Fringe 2002
Adam Hills: Happy Feet Perrier nominee
Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit
Edinburgh Fringe 2003
Adam Hills: Cut Loose
Nokia Orange Best of the Fest 2003
Edinburgh Fringe 2004
Adam Hills: Go You Big Red Fire Engine 2: Judgemen
Stand Up For Freedom
Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Adam Hills: Characterful
Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Adam Hills: Joymonger
Breaker Morant
Comedy Gala 2007
Edinburgh Fringe 2008
Adam, Jason & Friends
Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Adam Hills: Inflatable
Adam, Jason & Friends [2009]
A Night of Comedy for Ray - Hosted by Michael McIntyre
Edinburgh Fringe 2012
Adam Hills: Mess Around [2012]
Mark Watson's Edinborolympics
Edinburgh Fringe 2013
Adam Hills: Happyism
Comedy Gala In Aid Of Waverley Care 2013
Melbourne 2005
Die On Your Feet
Melbourne 2010
Adam Hills: Mess Around
Montreal 2007
Late Nite Down Under 2007
Montreal 2008
Late Nite Down Under 2008


