Adam Hills is an Australian TV presenter and stand-up comedian. In the UK, he is best known for hosting The Last Leg alongside Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker.

Born without a right foot, Hills has worn a prosthetic leg for his entire life.

He began his stand-up comedy career in 1989 in Sydney, Australia, and for the first decade of his career did not make any mention of his prosthesis.

However, he would later use it as a source of comedy in his act, even taking it off and passing it around the audience.

In 2001, after touring his show You Go Big Red Fire Engine internationally, he was nominated for his first Perrier Award.

His follow-up shows, Happy Feet and Cut Loose, were also nominated.

From 2007 to 2011, he hosted the Australian TV series Spicks and Specks.

During the London Paralympics in 2012, Hills joined the Channel 4 commentary team in the UK, hosting an alternative look back at the day’s events on a show called The Last Leg with Adam Hills with comedian Josh Widdicombe and journalist Alex Brooker, who also wears a prosthetic leg and has congenital abnormalities in his hands and arm.

The show proved so popular that it was brought back away from the Paralympics. Retitled to The Last Leg, the Friday night show was turned into one focusing on socio-political comedy as they reflected on the previous week’s world events.

As well as his presenting work, Hills is a disability activist who works closely with charities. He also uses his work to advocate for better inclusivity and highlight issues those with disabilities face in their day-to-day lives, especially in the world of sports.

In 2020, he became an official ambassador for British charity The Children’s Trust, which helps young people with neurodisabilities and brain injuries, after nearly a decade of supporting the cause, appearing at comedy night fundraisers and meeting those who were helped by it.

In 2022’s New Year’s Honours list, Hills was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his contributions to Paralympic sport and disability awareness.

He has dual citizenship for Australia and the UK, and lives in Melbourne, Australia most of the year with his wife, Ali, and two children.

The Last Leg is still a mainstay on Channel 4, with over 333 episodes to date (as of June 2024). It is currently off-air but expected to return later this year.

Adam Hills: Take His Legs (2019) and Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot (2023) are both documentaries that follow the launch of Warrington Wolves Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) and the subsequent launch of their inaugural World Cup.

In 2023, he executive produced the documentary Amputating Alice, which follows Alice Tai, a British Paralympic swimmer who competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after having her leg amputated just a year prior.

Adam Hills: Foot Fault is available now on Sky Documentaries and NOW.