Harry Hill

Harry Hill

Date of birth: 01-10-1964

Harry Hill was born in Woking in 1964, grew up in Kent and lived as a teenager in Hong Kong. He trained as a doctor, holds a medical degree from the University of London, and is still registered as a medical practitioner.



He made his comedy debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1992, winning the Perrier best newcomer prize. It lead t comedy series for BBC Two and Channel 4, before he created Harry Hill's TV Burp for ITV, which ran for 11 years from 2001. More recently he created Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule, two series of Harry Hill’s Tea-Time and Harry Hill's World of TV.

He is the long-standing voice of ITV's You've Been Framed and is the co-host of Channel 4's Junior Bake Off.

Hill has written several joke books, the children’s novel series Matt Millz and the autobiography, Fight: Thirty Years Not Quite At The Top. He is also an artist and has shown his work at the Royal Academy.

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Sky to air four stand-up specials

From Jack Dee, Katherine Ryan, Harry Hill and Josh Widdicombe

Sky is to air four stand-up specials from next month, featuring Jack Dee, Katherine Ryan, Harry Hill and Josh Widdicombe.

The shows are all part of a deal with Off The Kerb Productions, the TV arm of the agency which represents all the acts.

Dee’s special, Small World, will be first to air on Sky Comedy on December 4 followed by Ryan’s First Born Daughter later the month, with Hill and Widdicombe next year.

Here’s the description of all the shows:  

Jack Dee: Small World
Recorded live at the London Palladium, join Jack Dee as he guides you through his varied life and career with his customary charm and well-known gift for talking absolute rubbish on any given subject.

Katherine Ryan: First Born Daughter
Katherine Ryan returns with her brand new special: First Born Daughter. Delivering her signature brand of quick-witted social commentary, Katherine tackles marital dynamics and motherhood to media scandals, whilst answering real-life audience dilemmas and offering no holds barred advice.

Harry Hill: New Bits & Greatest Hits
Harry Hill celebrated 60 years of fun, laughter and low-level disruption with a critically acclaimed tour. Harry will be recording this special at the newly renovated Soho Theatre Walthamstow in February.

Josh Widdicombe: Not My Cup Of Tea
Josh Widdicombe returns with his brand-new show dealing with all the big issues; party bags, his time on Strictly and finding out he’s a direct descendant of Henry VIII. Josh will be filming this special at London’s Hackney Empire.

The specials will also be made available on streaming service Now,

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Published: 17 Nov 2025

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