Sponsors of the C4 London 2012 Paralympic Games site
29th August - 9th September
Adam Hills
Adam Hills
About Adam
Aussie Adam earned his reputation as a sharp-tongued stand-up comic who incorporated his prosthetic leg – he was born without a right foot - into his bold and original shows.
The three-time Perrier Comedy Award nominee is well known as the presenter for Australian music trivia show Spicks and Specks, which he has hosted since its premiere in 2005.
His outstanding performances have earned him numerous nominations for the Logies – Australia's answer to the BAFTAs – as well as Australia Film Institute awards.
In 2008, he co-hosted the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s live coverage of the opening and closing Ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, impressing audiences with his knowledge as well as his irreverent observations.
And in the UK he has become a regular on programmes such as 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' and 'Mock the Week’, while his stand-up shows regularly sell out at the Edinburgh festival.
Did you know? Adam once based a show around a 'dad joke' he was once accused of telling.
It goes (slightly edited for length): "There was an inflatable boy who had an inflatable family and lived in an inflatable home. He went to an inflatable school, with inflatable students, inflatable teachers and inflatable books. One day he was sent to the headmaster’s office for bringing a pin to school. The headmaster said: 'You've let me down and you've let the whole school down.'"
Kurt Fearnley makes Usain Bolt look like a pussy - Adam HillsQ & A
Q. Who do you think will be the star of the 2012 Paralympics?
A. Kurt Fearnley is the world wheelchair marathon champion. He won the marathon in Athens on a flat tyre, won again in Beijing, is a lovely bloke, and the ladies love him. He also crawled the Kokoda Trail a few years back, and was on the winning Sydney to Hobart yacht this year. Seriously, he makes Usain Bolt look like a pussy.
Q. Which event – or which athlete – are you most looking forward to watching and why?
A. Last Paralympics I fell in love with wheelchair basketball. In particular an Aussie girl called Kylie Gauci. I watched her wheel down the court at breakneck speed, and complete a flick pass behind her back, and the back of the wheelchair, that lead to a three-pointer. If I can see her do that at least once this year I will be a happy man.
Q. Which of the ParalympicsGB team do you think will surprise us?
A. Nothing about the ParalympicsGB team will surprise me. They were so clearly focused on winning in Beijing, but also on making sure they are at the top of their games when it comes to London. The public may end up surprised by just how well the British team do, but I am bracing myself for it.
Q. What aspect of covering the Paralympics are you most excited about?
A. I am most excited about getting to meet some amazing athletes and hearing their stories. For me, the joy of the Paralympics is that everyone has a story, a life outside sport that has led them to where they are now. I remember in Beijing, a lot of people told me they thought there was a lot more heart and soul at the Paralympics than at the Olympics. I am looking forward to experiencing that again.
Q. What is your biggest fear about the Games?
A. My biggest fear about the Games is that the ParalympicsGB Team will win more medals than the Aussie team. As an Aussie in Britain I will never hear the end of it.
Q. The GB team won 42 golds last time, how many will they get at London 2012?
A. I know the GB team want to do their level best at their home Games. And why not? If you invite people to your house for a party, you don't wanna be the first one to go to bed. I have a sneaky feeling they will crack the half century these Games. And maybe even make it to 60.
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