Andy Hamilton
| Andy Hamilton | |
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Hamilton in 2007. | |
| Birth name | Andrew Neil Hamilton |
| Born |
28 May 1954 Fulham, London |
| Medium | Radio, television |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1972- |
| Genres | Political satire |
| Subject(s) | Politics |
| Spouse | Libby Asher |
| Notable works and roles |
Old Harry's Game Outnumbered |
Andrew Neil "Andy" Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, and novelist.[1]
Early life and education
Hamilton was born in Fulham, southwest London. He was educated at Westminster City School which was then a voluntary aided grammar school[2] and later read English at Downing College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society (CULES).
Career
Hamilton first came to notice while performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the 1970s. In the mid-1970s he sustained himself by taking jobs at Harrods and the Post Office before joining the BBC in 1976.[3]
His early radio work, mostly on BBC Radio 4 included Week Ending, The News Huddlines and The Million Pound Radio Show (with Nick Revell). He has since appeared regularly in Chelmsford 123, Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, QI, and If I Ruled the World. Hamilton is frequently invited as a panellist on The News Quiz and as a guest panellist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
He is the voice of Dr Elephant, the dentist in the children's show Peppa Pig. He was also the original voice of Bob Fish, who is also a dentist, in the cartoon Bob and Margaret. Hamilton is also voice of Captain Squid, the pirate in the children's show Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom.
On 16 March 2007, he co-presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme alongside usual presenter Martha Kearney as part of that day's Comic Relief fundraising activities after defeating Richard Hammond and Kelvin MacKenzie in a poll.
Since 1995, Hamilton has written and played the lead role of Satan in the Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry's Game. He toured with his UK stand-up show Hat of Doom in 2008.
In 2009, Hamilton presented the BBC Four series It's Only a Theory with Reginald D. Hunter.
Personal life
Hamilton is 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) tall.[4] He has no thumb on his right hand.[5][6]
He is married to Libby Asher and lives in Wimbledon, south London. The couple have three children, Pip, Robbie and Isobel.[6]
Writing
Hamilton has written for:
Television
- Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
- Shelley (1979)
- Scotch and Wry (1980)
- Who Dares Wins (1983)
- Alas Smith & Jones (1984)
- The Kit Curran Radio Show (1984; with Guy Jenkin)
- Scotch & Wry (1986)
- Drop the Dead Donkey (1990; co-creator with Guy Jenkin)
- Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)
- Never Mind the Horrocks (1996)
- Underworld (1997)
- Bedtime (2001–2003)
- The Exam (2002; for the National Theatre Connections Anthology)
- Trevor's World of Sport (2003)
- The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007)
- Outnumbered (2007–2014; co-written with Guy Jenkin)
- The Two Ronnies
- It's Only a Theory (2009)
- Ballot Monkeys (2015)
Radio
- The Million Pound Radio Show (with Nick Revell)
- The News Huddlines
- Old Harry's Game (creator, in which he also stars as Satan)
- Trevor's World of Sport (radio version broadcast years: 2004, 2005 and 2007)
- Revolting People (co-creator with Jay Tarses), in which he also stars as Sergeant McGurk)
- Week Ending
Film
- What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
Books
- The Thatcher Papers (New English Library, 1980) (with Alistair Beaton)
- Drop the Dead Donkey 2000 (Little, Brown, 1994) (with Alistair Beaton)
- The Star Witness (Unbound, 2015)[7]
References
- ↑ "Andy Hamilton". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ Westminster City School - A Brief History Retrieved 2015-04-21
- ↑ Have I Got News for You - Series 44 - Episode 10 (BBC), 21 December 2012
- ↑ Andy Hamilton trivia at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Drop the Dead Donkey Series 1 DVD
- 1 2 Wark, Penny (13 July 2005). "I was made to feel quite special". The Times (paywall restrictions apply) (London).
- ↑ https://unbound.co.uk/books/star-witness
External links
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