Wil Hodgson
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Wil Hodgson | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Comedian |
Wil Hodgson (born 1978) is an English comedian. He has lived in Chippenham his whole life and began performing comedy in 2003.[1] Prior to this he had worked part-time as a lecturer at Wiltshire College and had a stint training to be a wrestler during which he participated in 30-man "Battle Royals".[citation needed]
Hodgson is known for his fast and almost monotone delivery[citation needed] which along with his bizarre persona has been known to divide audiences.[citation needed] He is also known for his bright pink hair (until recently, a mohican) and his love of 1980s girl's toys such as Care Bears and My Little Pony.[1]
Hodgson is also known for his material on women's bodies which he claims to be nature's greatest invention. He is vocal in his dislike of size zero models and airbrushed photos, expressing a preference for magazines such as Readers' Wives and for larger female celebrities such as Fern Britton and Liza Tarbuck.
Hodgson was a member of the Socialist Workers Party[1] and the Anti Nazi League whilst a student at the University of Luton but claims to have no specific political allegiance besides his stance against racism, sexism and homophobia.
Hodgson's Edinburgh Festival shows have largely consisted of stand up material about his lifestyle and opinions combined with lengthy monologues about "The Red Team" a possibly fictional primary school sports day team made up of outcasts and misfits and their daily battles with the bullying "Green Team".
Hodgson's material tends towards autobiography rather than straight observation.
In 2004 he won a Perrier Award for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[2]
He supported Ian Cognito on his national tour in 2005 and began his own national tour in January 2007. He supported Mark Thomas on some dates of his "It's The Stupid Economy Tour"
In December 2010, Hodgson filmed a cameo appearance in the independent feature film, What Happened After Macbeth directed by Jack Doyle which had been intended for release in 2013. The film also features cameos from stand-up comedians Seymour Mace and Des Sharples.
DVDs
He has so far released three DVDs distributed by Go Faster Stripe.
- Skinheads, Readers' Wives and My Little Ponies
- Hatful of Hodgson
- Live on Bonfire Night
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- 2004 The Passion of the Hodgson (Perrier Best Newcomer Award)
- 2005 Good Wil Hodgson
- 2006 The Wil Hodgson Holiday Special
- 2007 Straight Outta Chippenham
- 2008 Chippenham on My Shoulder
- 2009 Punk Folk Tales
- 2010 Punkanory
References
- ^ a b c Johnstone, Doug (1 February 2005). "Wrestling with demons of deepest, darkest Wiltshire". Scotsman.com News. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "City festival opens with a bang". BBC News. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- "Interview With Wil Hodgson". Paramount Comedy. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
- "Wil Hodgson". Comedy CV. Retrieved 10 February 2007.