Five-time Gold Logie nominee Adam Hills is one of Australia’s most beloved comedians—and he’s conquered Britain too.
Aussies know him as the charismatic host of ABC’s Spicks and Specks, the music quiz show that became essential viewing. Across the pond, he’s a household name thanks to The Last Leg, his Channel 4 talk show that was supposed to be a one-off for the 2012 London Paralympics. Over a decade later, the Brits still can’t get enough. (You can catch it on SBS TV too.)
When he’s not behind a desk, Adam’s on stage with a mic – where he’s earned three Perrier Award nominations at Edinburgh Fringe.
But Adam’s impact goes beyond laughs. In 2022, he received an MBE for services to Paralympic sport and disability awareness. He’s brought those passions to the screen with Adam Hills: Take His Legs (2019), documenting the creation of the Warrington Wolves physical disability rugby league team, and its sequel Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot (2023), covering the inaugural PDRL World Cup. He also created Foot Fault (2024), a documentary about para standing tennis. And in 2025, Adam won the Para Standing Tennis Doubles World Championships – proving he’s as talented on the court as he is on stage.
Comedy is so central to his life, he wrote a book about it. His memoir Best Foot Forward is a Times bestseller. He’s also penned three books in the Rock Star Detectives children’s series – which, he insists, is definitely not a memoir.
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