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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Revealed: Who's in series 3 of Last One Laughing

Ten more comedians enter the room

The ten comedians taking part in the third series of Last One Laughing have been named.

They are Lee Mack, Katherine Ryan, Harry Hill, Katherine Parkinson, Michelle de Swarte, Jon Richardson, Morgana Robinson and  Josh Jones plus the return of Richard Ayoade, who narrowly lost the trophy to Bob Mortimer in the first series. 

In addition, Roisin Conaty – who was host Jimmy Carr’s No2 in the first two seasons – enters as a contestant.  Her former role will be taken by Mel Giedroyc, who herself was a contestant in series 2.

Last One Laughing series 3 will launch in 2027 and as usual, the comedians must maintain a straight face while their rivals try to make them crack up.

The programme is also returning for a four-episode Halloween special starting on October 23. That will feature Jack Dee,  Phil Wang, Reece Shearsmith, Harriet Dyer and Tom Allen – plus the return of Daisy May Cooper and Lou Sanders from series one

Adapted from a Japanese series entitled Documental, versions of Last One Laughing have been made for 25 countries.

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Published: 27 Aug 2026

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