Amos Gill
 |
Amos William Gill (born 22 June 1991) is an Australian comedian and television and radio presenter.
Gill was born in Adelaide. He attended Mercedes College in Adelaide and Aquinas College in Perth, graduating from the former. He later went on to study Law at the University of Adelaide. He is of Croatian-Australian descent.[1]
Career
Stand-up
Gill's stand-up career started in 2010 when he entered the Triple J Raw Comedy Competition, where he reached the State Final. In 2012, he was a runner-up in the National Final. Gill went on to earn a nomination for the "Best Emerging Comedian" and "People's Choice" awards at the 2013 Adelaide Fringe for his show You've Changed. At the 2013 Melbourne Comedy Festival, Amos was hand-selected by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the prestigious "Comedy Zone". In 2014, he was nominated for the MICF "Best Newcomer" award.[2]
Gill performed at Sydney Comedy Festival 2018.[3]
Radio
In October 2014, Adelaide radio station SAFM rebranded under the name of hit107, and Gill and Dani Pola were announced as the station's first breakfast team.[4]
Gill now presents the Breakfast Show with Angus O'Loughlin and Cat Lynch. He is "the funny guy." Quote: "I'm the funny guy."
Television
In 2013, Gill began filming a children's comedy program called Wacky World Beaters for Australian Channel ABC3, under the name of "William Gill", with Amberley Lobo.[5]
Gill then attempted an online spin off show of his own called "Wacky World Beaters 2" about the world's wackiest egg beaters. This was pulled after two episodes, with Gill giving an interview saying "You'd think there would have been more wacky egg beaters in the world - but it seems like people are just happy to live their generic lives with their generic standard egg beaters. Sad."
Music
In 2017, Gill pursued a career as a rapper under the name of "Priv Ledge". His releases received mixed reviews, although mostly negative, which led to the demise of this career that same year.
Social Media
In 2018, after several years of campaigning by Gill and his supporters, Gill gained a "blue tick" on Instagram.
References
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/funnyman-amos-finds-his-voice/story-e6fredq3-1226346259497
- ^ http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2014/season/about-us/awards/
- ^ Sydney Comedy Festival http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/single-event?show_id=1946. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/amos-gill-and-dani-pola-named-as-breakfast-team-on-hit-107-formerly-safm/story-fnnspw2t-1227092867051?nk=2aa6625ce95a8035e9a45fccce76734a
- ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/04/airdate-wacky-world-beaters.html