Bec Hill
{{Short description|Australian comedian, writer, presenter, actor, director, and YouTuber}}
{{for|the English singer|Becky Hill}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| name = Bec Hill
| image = Bec Hill 2023 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Hill in 2023
| birth_name = Rebecca Natani Hill
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia
| other_names = BeChill
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|Writer|Presenter|Actor|Director|YouTuber}}
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| website = {{URL|BecHillComedian.com}}
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes
| channel_handle = BecHillComedian
| channel_display_name = Bec Hill
| years_active = 2009–present
| subscribers = 49.7 thousand
| views = 6.08 million
| stats_update = 4 October 2023
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2024}}
Rebecca Natani Hill{{cite web|url=https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/tag/Bec+Hill|title=Bec Hill|publisher=Then Do Better|date=14 October 2021}} is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, actor, director, and YouTuber born in Adelaide who is now based in the UK.{{cite web|last=Andrews |first=Kernan |url=https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/72956/bec-hill-all-aboard-for-time-fun-and-paper-puppets |title=Bec Hill - all aboard for 'Time Fun' and paper puppets |publisher=Galway Advertiser |date=16 October 2014}}
Career
Hill incorporates arts and crafts into her stand-up routines in something she calls paper puppetry.{{Cite web|url=https://thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/comedians/bec-hill/|title=Bec Hill Top Secret Comedy Club Covent Garden London|website=Top Secret Comedy Club|language=en|access-date=2019-12-24}} It can be likened to pop-up books or the Japanese storytelling technique Kamishibai.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
She took part in the first edition of the UK Kids' Comedy Festival, part of the 2019 Leicester Comedy Festival. Her show, "Bec Hill Treats You Like a Child", won the festival's award for Best Kids' Show.{{citation |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6993/leicester-comedy-jo-brand |first=Bruce |last=Dessau |title=Leicester Comedy Festival Awards For Jo Brand, Vikki Stone, Bec Hill & More |website=beyondthejoke.co.uk |date=1 April 2019 |accessdate=21 October 2021}}
In 2016 she was a co-host of Sky's "DC Fancast" and "DC Fancast: Unmasked" with Des Taylor and Rick Edwards.{{Citation|title=DC Fancast - Thursdays 9pm - Exclusively On Demand|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGqsj9vAt0M|language=en|access-date=2019-12-24}}{{Citation|title=DC Fancast: Unmasked| date=2 May 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2knfNYUhVDk|language=en|access-date=2019-12-24}} She has also appeared on several series of CBBC's panel show The Dog Ate My Homework,{{Cite web|title=Bec Hill|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/bec_hill/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB}} and starred in the 2014 Sundance UK Grand Jury Prize-winning short film "Russian Roulette", directed by Ben Aston.{{Cite web|title=russian-roulette|url=http://www.sundance.org/projects/russian-roulette|access-date=2016-12-24|website=www.sundance.org}}
In February 2021 she appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (episode 5, series 21) alongside Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown/episode-guide|title=8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - All 4}}
She hosts podcasts including A Problem Squared with Matt Parker, The DesignSpark Podcast, and Con Sessions, as well as a 'Hatewatch' podcast of the Netflix show Emily In Paris, aptly named Enemy in Paris.
She has collaborated with Jay Foreman on three of his YouTube videos, entitled "Dinosaurs", "Fiddle With Your Balls" and "Robot Olympics".
Hill also presents CITV show Makeaway Takeaway, an arts-and-crafts comedy sketch show for 6-11-year-olds.{{cite web |title=Makeaway Takeaway |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/makeaway-takeaway/10a0696a0008 |website=itv.com}}
Awards and recognition
Her one-liners have featured in best-joke lists for media outlets such as The Telegraph,{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/the-80-best-jokes-from-the-edinburgh-fringe/|title=The 79 best jokes from the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=2016-12-24}} Dave,{{Cite web|url=http://dave.uktv.co.uk/dave-faces/tim-vine/article/daves-joke-fringe/|title=Dave's Joke of the Fringe {{!}} Tim Vine {{!}} Dave Faces {{!}} Dave Channel|website=dave.uktv.co.uk|access-date=2016-12-24}} The Guardian,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/nov/19/bec-hill-wateraid-world-toilet-day-best-joke-humour|title=Revealed: the nation's No 1 toilet joke|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2014-11-19|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-12-24}} The Independent,{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/edinburgh-festival-fringe-2014-the-best-one-liners-9672232.html|title=Festival's funniest: The 60 best one-liners from Edinburgh Fringe|date=2014-08-16|newspaper=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-12-24}} Daily Record{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-news/top-100-jokes-edinburgh-fringe-4075470#qe0mccvRp249DoDB.97|title=Top 100 jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival will brighten up your day|last=Davies|first=Trevor|date=2014-08-19|newspaper=mirror|access-date=2016-12-24}} and Buzzfeed. She has also appeared in a worst-joke list.{{cite web|date=22 August 2010|title=Top ten best and worst jokes from this year's Edinburgh Fringe . . .|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/top-ten-best-and-worst-jokes-from-this-year-s-edinburgh-fringe-1-822128|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029153114/http://www.scotsman.com/news/top-ten-best-and-worst-jokes-from-this-year-s-edinburgh-fringe-1-822128|archive-date=29 October 2012|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.scotsman.com}}{{cite web|date=26 August 2010|title=Fringe interview – Bec Hill|url=http://www.edinburghspotlight.com/2010/08/fringe-interview-bec-hill/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214113746/http://www.edinburghspotlight.com/2010/08/fringe-interview-bec-hill/|archive-date=14 February 2011|access-date=22 May 2021|website=edinburghspotlight.com|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2010/08/23/edinburgh-fringe-festival-the-best-and-worst-jokes-487704/|title=Edinburgh Fringe Festival: The best and worst jokes|first=Metro Reporter for|last=Metro.co.uk|date=23 August 2010|publisher=}} She has also written for The Amazing World of Gumball, Bluestone 42 and The Now Show. Her short animation directorial debut, "Scoring Pointes", aired on Disney XD in 2016.{{Citation|last=Disney Arabia|title=Disney XD F.C - Scoring Points|date=2016-07-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZeH9qe9Rm0|accessdate=2016-12-24}}
Hill won two awards for her shows at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival. "Bec And Tom's Awesome Laundry", a children's show performed with Tom Goodliffe, won a ThreeWeeks Editors' Award. Her show "Ellipsis" won the Barry Award for Best Performer, voted on by other performers at the Fringe.{{citation |url=http://www.threeweeks.co.uk/awards2014/ |title=ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards 2014 |first=Caroline |last=Moses |publisher=ThreeWeeks |year=2014 |accessdate=21 October 2021}}{{citation |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1033/news-franken-hill-buckley-hill-slayer-win-barry-awards |title= Franken, Hill, Buckley Hill & Slayer Win Barry Awards |first=Bruce |last=Dessau |website=beyondthejoke.co.uk |date=25 August 2014 |accessdate=21 October 2021}}
Publications
In 2021, Hill worked with Hachette to publish a series of children's books, Horror Heights.{{Citation |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/03/05/47950/childrens_book_deal_for_bec_hill |title=Children's book deal for Bec Hill |date=5 March 2021 |website=chortle.co.uk |accessdate=21 October 2021}}
Books
- {{cite book |last=Hill |first=Bec |title=Horror Heights: The Slime |year=2021 |publisher=Hachette |isbn=9781444962314}}
- {{cite book |last=Hill |first=Bec |title=Horror Heights: Now Livescreaming |year=2022 |publisher=Hachette |isbn=9781444962345}}
- {{cite book |last=Hill |first=Bec |title=Horror Heights: Dead Ringer |year=2023 |publisher=Hachette |isbn=9781444962369}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|people|bec_hill}}
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Category:Australian women comedians