Andy Hamilton: Encyclopedia - Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton is a British comedian, game show panelist, director and comedy scriptwriter for television and radio. He has appeared in The News Quiz, QI and If I Ruled the World, and is an occasional guest panelist in I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

He was born in Fulham, South West London and educated at grammar school before reading English at 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 1970's.

Andy Hamilton - 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)
• The Return of Shelley (1988)
• Drop the Dead Donkey (1990; with Guy Jenkin)
• Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)
• Never Mind the Horrocks (1996)
• Bedtime (2001-2003)
• Trevor's World of Sport (2003)
• The Million Pound Radio Show (with Nick Revell)
• The News Huddlines
• Old Harry's Game (in which he also stars as Satan)
• Revolting People (in which he also stars as Sergeant McGurk)
• The Two Ronnies
• Week Ending

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