Andy Hamilton, Blackheath Halls

Lo-fi but laugh-filled show with satirist and panel-show regular

by Veronica LeeSunday, 16 May 2010

Andy Hamilton: watching his show feels like being down the pub with a witty and erudite mate

Most people know Andy Hamilton from his frequent (and very droll) appearances on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You and The News Quiz on television and radio, but he is also a prolific writer. His writing credits could take up the whole of this review, but a brief CV includes Not the Nine O’Clock News, Drop the Dead Donkey, Old Harry’s Game and, most recently, the equally excellent Outnumbered on BBC One, which he co-writes with Guy Jenkin. But now, with Hat of Doom, he is going back to where he started in comedy and doing a stand-up tour.

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