Wil Anderson
| Wil Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1974 Heyfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Television Presenter Comedian Radio Host |
| Website | |
| www.wilanderson.com.au | |
William James "Wil" Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer, performing stand-up, and television and radio presenter and personality.
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[edit] Early life
Anderson grew up in the small town of Heyfield, in the Gippsland region of Victoria on a dairy farm. He attended Gippsland Grammar School in Sale and later the University of Canberra.
[edit] Career
Anderson is well known as host of popular Australian panel show The Gruen Transfer and prior to that The Glass House, both on ABC. His radio and television career has made Anderson a highly recognised comedian in Australia, but he is foremost a standup comedy performer and known for naming his solo shows with a pun on his name.
[edit] Live shows
- Man vs Wil (2011)
- Wilful Misconduct (2010)
- Wilosophy (2009) This was also the title of Wil's debut DVD
- BeWILdered (2008)
- Wil of God (2007)
- Wil Communication (2006)
- Kill Wil (2005)
- Licence to Wil (2004)
- Jagged Little Wil (2003)
- Wil By Mouth (2002)
- Wil Of Fortune (2001)
- Who Wants To Be A Wilionaire (2000)
- 5ive Thirty with Adam Spencer (2000)
- Willenium and Terra Wilius (1999)
- I am the Wilrus (1998). Wilrus made a return tour for the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe.
- Diet Life (1997)
- Show Pony - a ten-week season with Corinne Grant
Anderson aroused controversy over some jokes he made about the late father of Australian Idol finalist Shannon Noll at the 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[1]
Anderdson has also performed at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.
[edit] Television
Anderson was the host of the ABC TV show, The Glass House from 2001 to 2006, with Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes. In November 2006 the show was cancelled amid speculation that the cancellation was made due to pressure from the Howard government.[2] Howard responded with, "I do not tell the ABC what programs it should run. I respect the independence of the ABC."[citation needed] In 2007, Anderson was nominated for the "Most Popular Presenter" award at the Logies for his role on the show.
Anderson has also made numerous appearances on Good News Week, both the original and the revamped version.
He is the current host of a panel talk show about advertising called The Gruen Transfer, which debuted on ABC1 on 28 May 2008.[3] It was the water-cooler show of the year, debuting with a record-breaking audience of 1.287 million viewers, the highest rating debut entertainment program in the history of the ABC.[4]
[edit] Radio
From 2001 to 2004 he was best known as one half of Triple J's breakfast radio team, co-presenting with Adam Spencer on the show which aired nationally across Australia. In 2005 after 5 years Wil and Adam stood down from breakfast radio to pursue their solo careers. They went on a national farewell tour together just before their final shows. They were replaced by Frenzal Rhomb members Jay and the Doctor.
From 2 April 2007 to 4 November 2008, Anderson and co-host Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann presented a new show called Wil & Lehmo in the 4–6 PM (Monday to Friday) timeslot on the Triple M network. The show was cancelled due to less-than-average ratings. Anderson and Lehmo have maintained a close friendship.[5]
[edit] Podcast
From 2010, Anderson has collaborated on a free weekly podcast, TOFOP (aka 30 Odd Foot Of Pod), [6] with actor Charlie Clausen.
[edit] Awards
[edit] 2011
- WINNER Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF), Man vs Wil “People’s Choice”
- WINNER GQ Man Of The Year, “Media Performer Of The Year”
[edit] 2010
- WINNER Helpmann Award, Wilful Misconduct “Best Comedy Performer”
- WINNER Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF), Wilful Misconduct “People’s Choice”
- NOMINEE Barry Award MICF, Wilful Misconduct “Best Show”
- NOMINEE Gold Logie, The Gruen Transfer, “Most Popular Personality”
- WINNER GQ Man Of The Year, “Media Performer Of The Year”
- WINNER AFI Award, The Gruen Transfer “Best Light Ent” (Hosted by Anderson)
- WINNER Couch Potato Awards, Gruen Nation “Best Light Ent” (Hosted by Anderson)
[edit] 2009
- NOMINEE AFI Award, The Gruen Transfer “Best Light Ent” (Hosted by Anderson)
- WINNER Couch Potato Awards, The Gruen Transfer “Best Light Entertainment” (Hosted by Anderson)
[edit] 2008
- WINNER GQ Man Of The Year “Comedic Talent”
- NOMINEE GQ Man Of The Year “Radio Presenter”
- NOMINEE GQ Man Of The Year “TV Presenter”
- NOMINEE Australian Commercial Radio Awards “Best New Talent”
- NOMINEE Aust Commercial Radio Awards “Best Sketch”
- NOMINEELogie Award, The Gruen Transfer, “Best Light Entertainment” (Hosted by Anderson)
[edit] 2007
- NOMINEE GQ Man Of The Year “Radio Presenter”
- NOMINEE GQ Man Of The Year “Comedic Talent”
- NOMINEE Logie Award, The Glass House, “Most Outstanding Comedy Prog” (Hosted by Anderson)
- NOMINEE Logie Award. The Glass House “Most Popoular TV Presenter”
[edit] 2006
- NOMINEE AFI Awards, The Glass House, “Best Light Entertainment Series” (Hosted by Anderson)
- NOMINEE Logie Award, The Glass House, “Most Outstanding Comedy Prog” (Hosted by Anderson)
- NOMINEE Logie Award, The Glass House,“Most Popular Light Entertainment Program” (Hosted by Anderson)
[edit] Recordings
- 2009 DVD - Wilosophy released through Universal
- 2009 DVD - The Gruen Transfer: Season 2 released through ABC Enterprises
- 2008 DVD - The Gruen Transfer: Season 1 released through ABC Enterprises
- 2007 DVD - MICF: Best of Gala Collection
- 2006 DVD - Release of The Best of The Glass House (2002-2006) by ABC Enterprises and distributed through Roadshow Entertainment
- 2001 CD - Release of the Melbourne Comedy Festival CD compilation through Rubber Music, distributed by BMG Australia
[edit] References
- ^ Where there's a Wil there's a way out by David Braithwaite, May 1, 2006, The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ McManus, Gerard (2006-11-01). "I didn't axe Glass House: PM". News.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,10221,20681474-10229,00.html?from=public_rss. Retrieved 2006-11-03. By staff writers, Gerard McManus and AAP
- ^ Ziffer, Daniel: Anderson plays nice with Aunty, The Age, February 7, 2008.
- ^ Speaker Profile of Wil Anderson at The Celebrity Speakers Bureau
- ^ Wil Anderson, Tony Lehmann sacked from Triple M November 04, 2008, The Daily Telegraph
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