Hils Barker

An exciting and thought-provoking stand-up with a satirical and very silly edge, Hils can also be seen in spring 2006 in BBC3's new sketch show, The Message, which she co-wrote. She was a finalist in two major stand-up newcomer competitions; Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny? (2001) and Avalon's Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award (2002), as well as appearing in the BBC New Talent Showcases (BBC Choice, 2002).

"Hilarious…star of the night." The Edinburgh Guide 2003

Television
- The Late Edition, BBC4, writer-performer, six-part series, March-April 2005
- The Comic Side of Seven Days, BBC3, writer-performer, 2005
- The Message, 6-part sketch show in development for BBC3 (2005)
- The Most Extraordinary Thing, guest on panel show, pilot for BBC4 (2004)
- Hello, I'm Jack Berry, sketch show, performer, BBC2 (2002)
-The Last Word, comic chat show, guest, ITV Central (2003)
-The Japanese Christmas Cracker, writer, Trouble TV (2003)
-Phoneys, writer-performer, pilot for Channel 4 (2003)
-Voice-over and impressions for Channel 4 comedy animations such as Celebrity High and Origen's Wake. (2002)

Radio
-Radio9, 2 series of for BBC Radio 4: created, written and performed by Hils Barker and Johnny Daukes. 1st series was a four-part half-hour sketch show broadcast Autumn 2003, repeated Spring 2004. The six-part 2nd series broadcast in summer 2005.
-The Milk Run, Radio1, writer and performer. Weekly one-hour sketch show with music.
-Spanking New, recorded set for stand-up show, BBC 7
-Late Night Currie, appearances on Five Live, topical chat.
-Comic's Diary, Sunday mornings, LBC Radio

Live
Hils was the opening act at the hugely successful Big Value stand-up showcase at the Edinburgh Festival, August 2004, promoted by Just The Tonic.
She performs regularly at many comedy clubs in London, including Comedy Cafe, Ha Bloody Ha, Headliners, Banana Cabaret, Comedy Store, Roar With Laughter etc, and nationwide at the Stand, the Glee, Rawhide, The Other Side and Komedia, as well as regular work for the Paramount Comedy and Student Network gigs across the U.K.

Praise for Radio9:
"From the first raucous jingle, you know Radio9 is going to be a lot of laughs." Sunday Times
"In the great English tradition of nonsensical humour, laced with a dash of social satire. Spot-on." Financial Times
"Last in the series of Johnny Daukes and Hils Barker's peculiar yet splendid show about a radio station in a parallel universe. Kind of. * * * *" Heat
"A hoot." The Independent

And for Hils Barker:
"Tore the roof off - far, far funnier than I can explain here." XS Malarkey
"Sharp, fine-tuned material. * * * *" Sunday Herald
"Multi-talented guitar playing comedian" bbc.co.uk
"Hilarious and quite brilliant." Time Out
"A cynical intelligence and keen wit at work…definitely one to watch" Chortle
"Barker's multi-faceted humour has more teeth than the sweet smile suggests." The List
"Superbly witty… she does not seem afraid to try out new material and stay away from the standard. Hilarious." funny.co.uk
"Absolutely fantastic" Charles Nevin, The Guardian