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Harry Hill overheard savage BAFTA criticism
17 Mar
Summary
- Actress Keeley Hawes found comedian Harry Hill not funny.
- Hill was burned out by his TV Burp show's demanding schedule.
- He qualified as a doctor but chose comedy after his stepdad's death.
Comedian Harry Hill has shared a stinging critique he overheard actress Keeley Hawes make about him at the 2008 BAFTA awards. Hawes, presenting an award with Nicholas Hoult, reportedly told Hoult she had never found anything Hill said remotely funny. This revelation comes as Hill reflects on his career, including the demanding six-day-a-week production schedule of his popular show, TV Burp, which ran for a decade until 2012. The show's intense pace led to burnout, with Hill once experiencing paranoia about a potential assassination after finding a hole in his car's windscreen. Hill, who qualified as a doctor more than 35 years ago, pivoted to comedy after his stepdad's death in 1989, deciding life was too short to not pursue his ambitions. He has been married to artist Magda Archer since 1996 and they divide their time between London and their coastal home in Kent.
