Hamish & Andy
Hamish & Andy | |
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| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Medium | Television, radio, podcasting |
| Website | www |
Hamish & Andy are an Australian comedy duo formed in 2003 by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee after becoming friends at the University of Melbourne. Best known for their radio shows, which were broadcast nationally for over a decade and included the highest rated drive time show in Australian history, the duo have also hosted several television series including Gap Year, Caravan of Courage and True Story.
Blake and Lee started radio presenting at student network SYN before becoming comedy writers. Their first shows on Fox FM found success and were syndicated nationally in the mid-2000s. From 2006 they hosted their self-titled weekday show, broadcast on the Hit Network in all seven major cities, which became the highest rated radio show in Australian history, attracting around two million regular listeners. After changes to their show's format through the mid-2010s with the shorter Business Brunch and Happy Hour programmes, they returned to drive time from 2015, and retired from radio at the end of 2017. The duo started to produce a weekly self-titled podcast from 2018, and have since presented spin-off programmes including the Remembering Project, where they reminisce on their old radio work.
In television, Blake and Lee gained popularity as correspondents on Rove, and for their various seasons of Hamish & Andy's Gap Year which won multiple Logie Awards including Most Popular Light Entertainment Program in 2012, 2014 and 2015. They have also made numerous appearances hosting events, competing on game shows and in celebrity sporting events. From 2016, they also performed in a touring rock cover band, Cool Boys and the Frontman, which featured several notable guest vocalists.