Justin Hamilton
is Adelaide's best comic and has more than six years experience in Australia and over seas including performing at the 'Sit'n'Spin' in Seattle and the prestigious 'Gershwin Room' in New York. Justin has been involved in shows at the Adelaide Fringe Festival since 1994. A weekly guest on Triple J Drive, Justin has also appeared on The Glass House. His good natured, high energy ranting has made him a favourite in his home town and the rest of Australia is catching on fast.
Justin Hamilton is one of the most in demand stand up comedians working the Australian Comedy Scene today.
“An unforgettable performance… his jokes are intelligent, witty and very entertaining. You should not miss this. Absolute stand out.” Adelaide Advertiser 2008
2008 is off to a cracking start with Justin receiving 14 ½ stars out of 15 for his trilogy Three Colours Hammo at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In its initial season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2007, Three Colours Hammo was applauded by industry and audiences alike and was both a popular and deserving winner of the Festival Director’s Choice Award. at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In its initial season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2007, was applauded by industry and audiences alike and was both a popular and deserving winner of the Festival Director’s Choice Award.
Justin is a regular on radio stations across the country. He can be heard each week on The Wil & Lehmo Drive Show with his weekly segment “Hammo Time with Justin Hamilton”. Justin is also the regular movie reviewer for the Perth Mix FM Breakfast Show, where he gets to put his obsession with the silver screen to good use!
"Hamilton's style is easygoing, conversational and he is genuinely funny. " Adelaide Advertiser, 2006 with his weekly segment “Hammo Time with Justin Hamilton”. Justin is also the regular movie reviewer for the Perth Mix FM Breakfast Show, where he gets to put his obsession with the silver screen to good use!
Justin also returned to Triple M with his own new Saturday morning radio show, aptly named Toast, with Terri Psiakis and Charlie Pickering. , with Terri Psiakis and Charlie Pickering.
Justin has consistently sold out solo seasons at the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festivals, has been a regular on the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow for the last five years and the support act on Wil Anderson’s National Tours for the last three years.
"Frankly, it's a mystery that this local fella isn't stalking bigger stages and commanding a more monumental wage. He's filthy but sensitive - the kind of delicate lout with whom one would love to knock about. See this reconstructed yob before his tickets cost a whole lot more." The Age, 2006
Justin started performing stand up in his hometown of Adelaide in 2000 and very quickly established himself as one of the most exciting new talents on the scene. A move to Melbourne, the Australian Comedy capital, soon followed and Justin is now one of the busiest stand ups in the country.
"A fluent and unique delivery coupled with delicate material makes this a special hour" The Age 2005
