Wil Anderson

Wil Anderson

Infobox Celebrity
name = Wil Anderson


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birth_date = birth date and age|1974|1|31
birth_place = Heyfield, Victoria, Australia
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occupation = Television Presenter
Comedian
Radio Host
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children =
website = [http://www.wilanderson.com.au/ www.wilanderson.com.au]
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William James (Wil) Anderson (born 31 January, 1974) is an Australian comedian, performing stand-up, as well as on television and radio.

Currently he is the co-host on the Wil & Lehmo radio show on Triple M in Australia with Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann.

Early life

Anderson grew up in the small town of Heyfield (in the Gippsland region of Victoria). He attended Gippsland Grammar School in Sale, and later the University of Canberra.

Career

He is a comedy standup performer; known for naming his solo shows with a pun on his name. These shows include "BeWILdered" (2008),"Wil of God" (2007), "Wil Communication" (2006), "Kill Wil" (2005), "Licence to Wil" (2004), "Jagged Little Wil" (2003), "Wil By Mouth" (2002), "Wil Of Fortune" (2001), "Who Wants To Be A Wilionaire" (2000), "Willenium" and "Terra Wilius" (1999) and "I am the Wilrus" (1998) "Wilrus" made a return tour for the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe.

Since 2006 Anderson has prepared each show by testing his new material in front of small audience in Canberra [ [http://www.canberratheatre.com.au/pages/event/performance835.asp Canberra Theatre Centre ] ] .

In 2000 Anderson performed the show "5ive Thirty" with Adam Spencer. Prior to these shows, 1997 saw a solo show, "Diet Life", and a ten-week season with Corinne Grant named "Show Pony".

He aroused controversy over some jokes he made about the late father of "Australian Idol" finalist Shannon Noll at the 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/where-theres-a-wil-theres-a-way-out/2006/05/01/1146335659168.html Where there's a Wil there's a way out - People - Entertainment - smh.com.au ] ] .

Television

Anderson was host of the ABC TV show, "The Glass House" from 2001 to 2006, with Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes. In November 2006 the show was cancelled, amid speculation that this cancellation was made due to pressure from the Howard government.cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,10221,20681474-10229,00.html?from=public_rss|title=I didn't axe Glass House: PM|publisher=News.com.au|date=2006-11-01|accessdate=2006-11-03] Prime Minister Howard responded with, "I do not tell the ABC what programs it should run. I respect the independence of the ABC."

Anderson has also made numerous apperance's on Good News Week, both the original and the revamped version.

He hosted a "panel-ish" talk show about advertising called "The Gruen Transfer", which debuted on ABC1 on 28 May 2008. [Ziffer, Daniel: [http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/anderson-plays-nice-with-aunty/2008/02/07/1202234045376.html Anderson plays nice with Aunty] , "The Age", February 7, 2008.]

Radio

From 2001 to 2004 he was best known as one half of Triple J's breakfast radio team, co-presenting with Adam Spencer on the show which aired nationally across Australia. In 2005 after 5 years Wil and Adam stood down from breakfast radio to pursue their solo careers. They went on a national tour together to farewell all loyal fans just before their final shows. They were replaced by Frenzal Rhomb members Jay and the Doctor.

From 2 April 2007, Anderson had taken over the drive-time shift previously held by The Shebang who had moved to the morning shift for Triple M Sydney in 2007. This move bewildered many of Wil's long time fans after his years of berating the Austereo Network. [http://www.austereo.com.au/corporate/press/2006/triplem_lineup.php] The new show is called Wil & Lehmo which also stars co-host Lehmo and is aired from 4:00pm - 6:00pm (Mon to Fri).

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0027576|name=Wil Anderson
* [http://www.wilanderson.com.au/ Official Wil Anderson home page]
* [http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/willehmo/index.html Wil & Lehmo Official Site @ Triple M]
* [http://www.token.com.au/html/artists/wil/body.html Token Artists page] (sub-frame, alternatively navigate from [http://www.token.com.au/ Token front page] )
* [http://www.abc.net.au/glasshouse/wilbio.htm Wil's Glasshouse biography]
* [http://www.who.com/who/magazine/article/0,19636,7401061231-1569160,00.html Interview with Wil on WHO.com]
* [http://www.australiancomedy.net/forum/comedian-profiles/501-wil-anderson-profile.html Wil Anderson's MOSH profile]


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