Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, director and comedy scriptwriter for television and radio. He has appeared in Chelmsford 123, Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, QI and If I Ruled the World, and is an occasional guest panellist in I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. He is noted for his sharp wit and irreverent sense of humour. Fulham is a suburban area of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... Quiz show redirects here. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... This list is poorly defined, permanently incomplete, or has become unverifiable or an indiscriminate list or repository of loosely associated topics. ... Chelmsford 123 was a situation comedy produced for British Channel 4 television by Hat Trick Productions. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... For other uses, see QI (disambiguation). ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 1972-04-11. ...

Since 1995 Hamilton has written and played the lead role of Satan in the Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry's Game. This article is about the concept of Satan. ... Old Harrys Game is a UK radio comedy written and directed by Andy Hamilton, who also plays the cynical, world-weary (or rather, underworld-weary) Satan. ...

Background

Hamilton was born in Fulham, south-west London. Educated at a grammar school, Hamilton read English at Downing College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society (CULES). Hamilton first came to major notice whilst performing in the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the 1970s. Fulham is a suburban area of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology... Full name Downing College Motto Quaerere Verum Seek the truth Named after Sir George Downing Previous names - Established 1800 Sister College(s) Lincoln College Master Prof. ... The Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society (CULES) is a student drama society at Cambridge University. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ...

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. He is currently married to Libby Asher^[1] is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Womans Hour is a magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom. ... Martha Catherine Kearney (born October 8, 1957) is a British broadcaster and journalist. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... Richard Mark Hammond (born December 19, 1969 in Birmingham), nicknamed Hamster, is an English television and radio presenter best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear along with James May and Jeremy Clarkson from 2002 onwards, and co-hosting the live annual motoring show, MPH, in Earls Court... Kelvin Calder MacKenzie (born October 22, 1946) is a British media executive and former newspaper editor. ...

Trivia

• He starred as the voice of an elephant dentist in Channel Five's Peppa Pig.

• Hamilton has no right thumb.

• Supports Chelsea FC

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Scripts

Hamilton has written scripts for:

• Not the Nine O'Clock News (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)
• Shelley (1979)
• Drop the Dead Donkey (1990; co-creator with Guy Jenkin)
• Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)
• Never Mind the Horrocks (1996)
• The Exam (2002; for the National Theatre Connections Anthology)
• Bedtime (2001–2003)
• Trevor's World of Sport (2003)
• Outnumbered (2007; co-written with Guy Jenkin)
• The Million Pound Radio Show (radio, with Nick Revell)
• The News Huddlines (radio)
• Old Harry's Game (radio, creator, in which he also stars as Satan)
• The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007)
• Revolting People (radio; co-creator with Jay Tarses), in which he also stars as Sergeant McGurk)
• The Two Ronnies
• Week Ending (radio)

Not the Nine OClock News is a comedy television programme that was shown on the BBC, broadcast from 1979 to 1982. ... Scotch and Wry was a Scottish comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC One Scotland and starred Rikki Fulton. ... Who Dares Wins was an Aus television daring gameshow. ... Alas Smith and Jones was a British comedy sketch series featuring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. ... Guy Jenkin is a comedy writer, most famous for working on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey, Jeffery Archer: The Truth and the forthcoming Outnumbered. ... Scotch and Wry was a Scottish comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC ONE Scotland and starred Rikki Fulton. ... Video Cover, with main cast Drop the Dead Donkey was a situation comedy that ran on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1998. ... Guy Jenkin is a comedy writer, most famous for working on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey, Jeffery Archer: The Truth and the forthcoming Outnumbered. ... Never Mind the Horrocks was a one-off television show for British television comedian Jane Horrocks. ... Bedtime is a popular parenting tradition that involves, to a greater or lesser extent, rituals made to help children feel more secure [1], and become accustomed to a comparatively more rigid schedule of sleep than they would sometimes prefer. ... Trevors World of Sport was a 2003 BBC sitcom written by Andy Hamilton and starring Neil Pearson as Trevor. ... Outnumbered is a British sitcom that first aired on BBC One on 28 August 2007. ... The Million Pound Radio Show was a long-running radio program featuring Nick Revell and Andy Hamilton that aired on Britains BBC Radio 4. ... Nick Revell is a British stand-up comedian turned writer for radio and television. ... The News Huddlines was a long-running BBC Radio 2 half hour comedy show, consisting of sketches, songs and one-liners. ... Old Harrys Game is a UK radio comedy written and directed by Andy Hamilton, who also plays the cynical, world-weary (or rather, underworld-weary) Satan. ... Satan is a fictional character from the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Old Harrys Game by Andy Hamilton based on the concept of Satan from various religions. ... The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. ... Revolting People is a BBC Radio 4 situation comedy set in colonial Baltimore, Maryland, just before the American Revolutionary War. ... Jay Tarses (born 3 July 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television comedy writer and producer. ... The Two Ronnies was a British sketch show that aired on BBC One from 1971 to 1987. ... Week Ending. ...

References

External links

• Official Hat Trick Productions Website
• Andy Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database