Craig Hill

Craig Hill is a Scottish comedian, TV presenter and actor known for his cheeky, irreverent and camp act. His first public success came at age ten when he won a local talent contest in his native East Kilbride, impersonating Cleo Laine. In 1991, he moved to Edinburgh to study drama at Queen Margaret University College, graduating in 1994.

Hill's comedy characters, along with his ability to improvise and write material, led him into stand-up. He was still an actor, working in Theatre in Education and pantomimes, when a friend secretly booked him for an "open spot" in 1998. In 1997 and 1998, he performed a lead role in the Grassmarket Project's theatre production "Mad" at the Edinburgh Fringe. Since 2002, Hill has extensively toured his solo comedy shows throughout Scotland, Ireland and the UK, making his Fringe debut in 1999 with Three Weird Beards as part of a Scottish triple bill.

Hill's international work includes Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival in 2008, where he hosted the Britcom series, as well as shows in Toronto, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Melbourne, Sydney, New York and Berlin among others. He previously hosted Edinburgh's Hogmanay coverage for the BBC, and from 2011 to 2016 hosted the Inverness Hogmanay Street Party "Red Hot Highland Fling." In 2017 he made his Glastonbury Festival debut, and 2018 saw his 20th year of performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has also appeared on television programmes including the BBC Scotland Live Floor Show.