FOLLOWING a sold-out tour this spring, star of Channel Four’s The Last Leg and Aussie favourite Adam Hills is heading back out on the road in autumn 2016, including a show at Plymouth Pavilions on October 22.
Adam has fast become one of the most popular comedians in the UK, with 15 tours that have travelled internationally. His combination of positive, uplifting comedy and dynamic spontaneity has seen him receive numerous awards, glowing reviews and a legion of fans around the world.
Adam’s solo shows are established highlights at several international comedy festivals. He is the only Australian comedian to have performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and is a regular star of the Cat Laughs Kilkenny Comedy Festival in Ireland and The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal where he makes a welcome return in 2016.
As host of Channel 4’s groundbreaking The Last Leg, which has recently been taken to Rio to cover the Paralympics, Adam won best breakthrough act and was nominated for best entertainment personality at the British Comedy Awards in 2013.
This year, Adam was nominated for best entertainment performance at the 2016 Royal Television Society Awards. The show itself won best entertainment programme at the 2015 Royal Television Society Awards and received another nomination in the same category this year.
Adam’s recent notable UK TV appearances include; being the host of Celebrity 15 To 1 (Channel 4), Mock The Week (BBC1) and Alan Carr Chatty Man (Channel 4).