Hamish Blake
Hamish Blake | |
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Born | Hamish Blake |
Spouse | Anna Jennings-Edquist |
Website | hamishandandy.com.au |
Hamish Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian from Melbourne, Australia.
Biography
Blake was educated at St Leonards College and Caulfield Grammar School and studied Commerce/Science at the University of Melbourne where he drew for first place in the university's annual stand up comedy competition. There he met comedic partner Andy Lee, with whom he hosted the short lived comedy program on Australia's Seven Network, Hamish & Andy. Before this, Hamish appeared with Andy, Ryan Shelton and Duncan Campbell on Channel 31's Radio Karate, and had various spots on the radio stations FOX FM and 3SYN 90.7.
Currently he is a regular on ABC music trivia program Spicks and Specks (where he holds the record of most appearances - 19) and shares the Fox FM Drive Time program with Andy Lee. Recently, the radio show was moved to a drive slot in Sydney. Blake also appeared on the Network Ten program Australia's Brainiest Comedian, and with Andy Lee and Rove McManus' company Roving Enterprises developed a parody current affairs program, Real Stories, which also screened on Network Ten from 22 August to 10 October.Him and Andy are also regulars on Rove LIve.
Blake has appeared on five episodes of improvisational comedy show Thank God You're Here, winning twice and receiving an honourable mention and a dishonourable mention.
He also has a monthly column in the Australian women's magazine, Cosmopolitan.
References
External link
- Hamish Blake at IMDb