Justin Hamilton (comedian)

Justin Hamilton
Pseudonym	Hammo
Born	South Australia, Australia
Medium	stand-up, radio, television
Website	http://www.justinhamilton.com.au

Justin Hamilton (aka "Hammo") is an Australian comedian, writer and radio host.

Early life

Hamilton grew up in Adelaide, South Australia.

Career

He is a standup performer who started his comedy career in Adelaide in 1994 as part of a duo called The Bunta Boys with school mate Damien. They wrote and performed songs such as "Red Necked Boy" and "I Wanna Be Hip". The latter an inspired tribute to Rick Astley. Justin would regularly end up gyrating in an (often male) audience member's lap, or running across the stage without trousers. Both would attract much laughter. Justin appeared in the 1995 Adelaide Fringe parade as the second half of 'Buttman and Throbbin': a comedy crime fighter, wearing red fishnets and a yellow cape.

He has performed at the 'Sit'n'Spin' in Seattle and the prestigious 'Gershwin Room' in New York. Hamilton has been involved in shows at the Adelaide Fringe Festival since 1994. He has also been a regular at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and its Roadshow, and been a support act for Wil Anderson's live stand up shows.

He has a podcast, which is released twice weekly, called Can You Take This Photo Please, in which he chats to other comedians about their craft. The name comes from when Hamilton would be hanging out with his famous friends, and people would invariably ask him to take their photo.

Television

Hamilton has appeared on programs such as The Glass House and The Librarians (2010), and he made a small guest appearance in Upper Middle Bogan, in Episode 4 of season 1.

Radio

Hamilton has been the regular movie reviewer for the Perth Mix FM Breakfast Show and was a regular guest on the Triple M radio program Wil & Lehmo.

Awards

2003 MICF Piece of Wood Award for Justin Sane^[1]
2007 Moosehead Award for Three Colours Hammo
2007 MICF Directors' Award for Three Colours Hammo
2008 Adelaide Fringe Festival Advertiser Overall Fringe Award for Three Colours Hammo
2008 MICF Barry Award nomination for The Killing Joke
2011 Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for The Librarians

References

↑ "Bio – Justin Hamilton". Official Home Page. Retrieved 2010-02-11.

External links

Official Website
Toast – Triple M home page

Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

The Librarians (2010): Heidi Arena; Stephen Ballantyne; Keith Brockett; Robyn Butler; Victoria Eagger; Bob Franklin; Justin Hamilton; Roz Hammond; Fiona Harris; Wayne Hope; Tony Moclair; Nicole Nabout

At Home With Julia (2011): Joel Barker; Jonathan Biggins; Amanda Bishop; Peter Carmody; Jack Dawes; Michael Denkha; Al Dukes; Drew Forsythe; Phil Lloyd; Paul McCarthy; Craig McLachlan; Georgina Naidu; Wildenfox Pavarotti; Jim Russell; Jack Versace

A Moody Christmas (2012): Ian Meadows; Patrick Brammall; Jane Harber; Danny Adcock; Tina Bursill; Rachel Gordon; Phil Lloyd; Darren Gilshenan; Guy Edmonds

Upper Middle Bogan, Series 1 (2013): Dougie Baldwin; Michala Banas; Patrick Brammall; Harrison Feldman; Madeleine Jevic; Robyn Malcolm; Annie Maynard; Rhys Mitchell; Robyn Nevin; Glenn Robbins; Lara Robinson

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