Amos Gill

Amos William Gill (born 22 June 1991) is an Australian comedian and television and radio presenter.

Gill was born in the South Australian regional town of Berri. He attended Mercedes College in Adelaide and Aquinas College in Perth, graduating from the former. He later went on to study Law at the University of Adelaide. He is of Croatian-Australian descent.[1]

Career

Stand-up

Gill's stand-up career started in 2010 when he entered the Triple J Raw Comedy Competition, where he reached the State Final. In 2012, he was a runner-up in the National Final. Gill went on to earn a nomination for the "Best Emerging Comedian" and "People's Choice" awards at the 2013 Adelaide Fringe for his show You've Changed. At the 2013 Melbourne Comedy Festival, Amos was hand-selected by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the prestigious "Comedy Zone". In 2014, he was nominated for the MICF "Best Newcomer" award.[2]

Radio

In October 2014, Adelaide radio station SAFM rebranded under the name of hit107, and Gill and Dani Pola were announced as the station's first breakfast team.[3]

Television

In 2013, Gill began filming a children's comedy program called Wacky World Beaters for Australian Channel ABC3, under the name of "William Gill", with Amberley Lobo.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/funnyman-amos-finds-his-voice/story-e6fredq3-1226346259497
  2. ↑ http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2014/season/about-us/awards/
  3. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/amos-gill-and-dani-pola-named-as-breakfast-team-on-hit-107-formerly-safm/story-fnnspw2t-1227092867051?nk=2aa6625ce95a8035e9a45fccce76734a
  4. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/04/airdate-wacky-world-beaters.html
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