Craig Hill is a Scottish comedian, TV presenter and actor known for his cheeky, irreverent and camp act.
Biography
Hill's first public success came at age ten when he won a local talent contest in his native East Kilbride, impersonating
Cleo Laine
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Edinburgh in order to study drama at
Queen Margaret University College
Queen Margaret University is a university, founded in 1875 and located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is named after the Scottish Queen Saint Margaret.
History
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, graduating in 1994. Hill's comedy characters as well as his ability to improvise and write material led him into stand-up. He was still an actor, working in Theatre in Education and pantomimes when a friend secretly booked him in for an 'open spot' in 1998.
In 1997 and 1998, Hill performed a lead role (Jeremy Weller) in the Grassmarket Project's theatre production "Mad" at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Since 2002, Hill has extensively toured with his solo comedy shows throughout Scotland, Ireland and the UK. His international work includes Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival 2008 where he hosted the prestigious Britcom series as well as Bubbling With Laughter and shows in Toronto, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, New York, Singapore, Amsterdam, Brussels, Ghent, Athens, Stockholm and Berlin. He previously hosted Edinburgh's Hogmanay coverage for the BBC and from 2011–2016 has been the host of the Inverness Hogamanay Street Party "Red Hot Highland Fling" on 31 December to bring on the new year. In 2017 he made his Glastonbury Festival debut and 2018 sees his 20th year of performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Selected work
Edinburgh Festival Fringe seasons and touring shows
*1999 ''Three Weird Beards'', (fringe debut as part of Scottish triple bill, Gilded Balloon)
*2000 ''Craig Hill’s Alive with the Sound of Music'', (Gilded Balloon)
*2001 ''Craig Hill’s Wiz To Oz'', (Gilded Balloon)
*2002 ''Craig Hill – The People’s Friend'', (Assembly Rooms)
*2003 ''Craig Hill – Live!'', (Assembly Rooms)
*2004 ''Craig Hill – One Man & His Kilt!'', (Pod Deco + touring)
*2005 ''Craig Hill’s Got the Ballroom'', (Assembly Rooms + touring)
*2006 ''Craig Hill – Kilty Pleasures'', (Assembly Rooms + touring)
*2007 ''Craig Hill – Makin' A Big Song & Dance'', (Assembly Universal Theatre + touring)
*2008 ''Craig Hill Makes Your Whole Week!'', (Gilded Balloon + touring)
*2009 ''Craig Hill – 40 Love…?'', (Gilded Balloon + touring)
*2010 ''Craig Hill – Why Don’t You Come Down the Front?!'', (Gilded Balloon + touring)
*2011 ''Craig Hill – Blown By a Fan'', (Underbelly, Bristo Square + touring)
*2012 ''Craig Hill – Jock’s Trap!'', (Underbelly, Bristo Square + touring)
*2013 ''Craig Hill – Tartan About!'', (Underbelly, Bristo Square + touring)
*2014 ''Craig Hill – Give Him an Inch...'', (Underbelly, Bristo Square + touring)
*2015 ''Craig Hill – Playing with My Selfie!'', (EICC Edinburgh International Conference Centre + touring)
*2016 ''Craig Hill – Up and Coming!'', (EICC Edinburgh International Conference Centre + touring)
*2017 ''Craig Hill – Someone's Gonna Get Kilt!'', (EICC Edinburgh International Conference Centre + touring)
*2018 ''Craig Hill – C'Mon the Lads!'', (EICC Edinburgh International Conference Centre + touring)
Radio
* 2002 ''Craig Hill’s Passionate Encounters'' (presenter, BBC Radio Scotland)
* 2002 ''Famous for Five Minutes'' (host, comedy quiz, BBC Radio Scotland)
Television
* 1998 – '' Edinburgh or Bust'', (Featured artist, Channel 4)
* 2001 – '' Ralf Little's Edinburgh Nights'', (guest, BBC Scotland)
* 2001 – '' T IN THE PARK'', (roving reporter & anchor, BBC Scotland & BBC2 coverage of the live music festival)
* 2002 – 2003 series I, II & III'' Live Floor Show'', (featured weekly artist, BBC Scotland comedy programme)
* 2002 – '' Music Live'', (festival for Queen's jubilee celebrations, live-to-air co-presenter, BBC Scotland)
* 2002 – '' T IN THE PARK'', (roving reporter & anchor, BBC Scotland & BBC2 coverage of the live music festival)
* 2003 – '' Melbourne Comedy Festival Live'', (Host, Channel 9, Australia)
* 2010 – ''
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'', (live-t-air performance, Network Ten Australia)
* 2003 – '' Hogmanay Live 2003'', (live-to-air presenter from Edinburgh for BBC 1's New Year's show)
* 2003 – '' T IN THE PARK'', (roving reporter & anchor, BBC Scotland & BBC2 coverage of the live music festival)
* 2004 – ''
Floor Show
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Premise
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'', (guest, BBC Scotland)
* 2008 – '' Just For Laughs'', (CBC TV gala at the Montreal Comedy Festival)
* 2009 – ''
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'', (STV)
* 2010 – '' Good News Week'', (panellist, Network Ten Australia)
* 2010 – ''
Spics & Specs
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'', (panellist, Network Ten Australia)
* 2011-2014 – ''
Cracker Night
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