The Last Leg (2012)

Genre

late-night talk show

Country

United Kingdom

Length

34 seasons, 307 episodes

Rated

M

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Australian comedian Adam Hills hosts a British comedy chat show that reviews the week's news and politics. He is joined by regular co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker for celebrity interviews and humorous sketches. The show often includes comedy about disability and parasports.

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What happens

The Last Leg (known during its first series as The Last Leg with Adam Hills and in Australia as Adam Hills: The Last Leg) is a British comedy chat show broadcast by Channel 4. Presented by Australian comedian Adam Hills, the series primarily features commentaries and comedy sketches satirising news, politics, and other current events from the past week, as well as interviews with celebrities and other public figures; some of the programme's humour is derived from discussions relating to disability and parasports, as Hills was born without a right foot and uses a prosthesis. Hills is joined by comedian Josh Widdicombe and journalist Alex Brooker as regular co-hosts. The Last Leg originally premiered in 2012 as a nightly aftershow for Channel 4's coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where it primarily served as a recap of the day's events. After premiering to strong viewership and reviews, Channel 4 renewed The Last Leg as a regular weekly series outside of the Games, returning with its inaugural New Year special The Last Leg of The Year on 30 December, followed by new episodes beginning in January 2013. The series has continued to air special runs of nightly episodes during subsequent Summer Paralympics, usually broadcasting on-location from the host city. Outside of the UK, the show has been broadcast in Hills' native Australia by the ABC, and since late 2025 by SBS, albeit delayed until the next week, and featuring a different theme tune. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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