Adam Hills Tonight

Adam Hills Tonight
Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight logo
Also known as Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight
Presented by Adam Hills
Starring Hannah Gadsby
Dave O'Neil
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 36 (list of episodes)
Production
Location(s) Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Melbourne, Australia
Running time 1 hour
Release
Original network ABC1
Original release 9 February 2011 – 31 July 2013
External links
Official website

Adam Hills Tonight, formerly known as Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight, is an Australian television interview show on ABC1 hosted by comedian Adam Hills[1] and co-starring comedians Hannah Gadsby and Dave O'Neil. The show features celebrity guests, comedy and live music.

The show has now ceased production with the 2013 series which ended in August 2013 being the last. On 28 November 2013, Adam Hills announced that the show was ending as he feared "running out of funny" and that trying to combine careers in Australia and the UK at the same time was proving to be impractical.[2]

The program was filmed at ABC TV's Melbourne studios in Gordon Street, Elsternwick and involved significant audience participation based on a questionnaire audience members fill in prior to the show[3] focusing on unusual traits, habits or belongings of audience members. These have included membership in "The Church of the Latter Day Geek"[4] and "Mousey", the bedtime companion of an adult audience member. Popular audience members are invited to return; for example Mousey's adventures became an ongoing theme in the first series, culminating in a hit single about the toy released on iTunes by Hills.[5]

The second series premiered on 8 February 2012[6] and the third series premiered on 15 May 2013.

As of May 2013, the title of the show was changed to Adam Hills Tonight, with the Gordon St set being removed from the studio. The removal of the Gordon St theme was only explained satirically during an ABC advertisement for the show, in which Adam Hills was told that the set was too high and was removed, instead of simply making it lower.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release dates
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 12 9 February 2011 (2011-02-09) 27 April 2011 (2011-04-27) N/A N/A 18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)[7]
2 12 8 February 2012 (2012-02-08) 25 April 2012 (2012-04-25) N/A N/A N/A
3 12 15 May 2013 (2013-05-15) 31 July 2013 (2013-07-31) N/A N/A N/A

See also

References

  1. Knox, David (15 January 2011). "Airdate: Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. AAP, Staff writer (28 November 2013). "Adam Hills calls it quits from ABC series Adam Hills Tonight". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. Knox, David (6 April 2011). "Gordon St Tonight: behind the scenes". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. Vickery, Colin (10 February 2011). "Impressive debut for Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. Coster, Alice; McMahon, Kate (26 April 2011). "Adam Hills' mate Mousey storms charts". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  6. Knox, David (25 January 2012). "Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight: Feb 8". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  7. "Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight – Season 1 DVD". ABC Store. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

External links

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