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Best Foot Forward

By: Adam Hills
Narrated by: Adam Hills
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About this listen

 Adam Hills was a quiet primary school kid with a prosthetic foot, who did all his homework and only spoke when spoken to. His dad sparked in him a love of comedy and together they'd spend hours watching and listening to the greats like Peter Sellers and Mel Brooks, so, when it was Adam's turn to speak, he made sure he was funny.

Once he hit high school, comedy was Adam's obsession (along with a deep love for the South Sydney Rabbitohs). While his mates were listening to Iron Maiden and AC/DC, he was listening to Kenny Everett and Billy Connolly. And when a report card came home with a comment praising his sense of humour, he was far prouder of that than his grades (his mum not so much).

Adam's shyness and his missing foot never held him back, though wearing thongs was tricky. While other teens snuck off to meet girls and drink cheap booze, Adam snuck off to see a young Jim Carrey perform. After that, a steady diet of Rodney Rude, Vince Sorrenti and Robin Williams led this sheltered, virginal university student from The Shire to his first stand-up open mic night on his 19th birthday.

In Best Foot Forward, Adam describes his early years on the Australian comedy scene sharing gigs with Steady Eddy and Jimeoin, how he coped the first time he died on stage, his early-morning apprenticeship in radio, touring the world's comedy festivals, the magic of Spicks and Specks and his hosting gig for the 2008 Paralympics that led to his ongoing hit UK TV show The Last Leg. Whoopi Goldberg, Barry Humphries, Billy Connolly, Kermit the Frog - Adam's learned from the best. This charming, witty memoir is a lesson in following your heart, being positive and discovering that what makes you different also makes you unique.©2018 Adam Hills (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Performing Arts Comedy Funny Witty Inspiring Heartfelt Feel-Good
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Loved it! Loved that it was Hillsy himself reading with extra bits. So genuine and hilarious. I’m about to listen all over again.

Can’t ‘put it down’

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Great Audiobook. I did not to enjoy it as much as I did.
I know of Adam, solely through watching many episodes of Spicks and Specks - what a great show...
I think Adam Hills (or at least his publicity known persona, including his reading of this, his own memoir ) is impossible to not like. It's just an opinion but if you find yourself being cynical whilst listening to this, you may want to seek some sort of help.

First Class.

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Well told, funny, thoughtful and amazingly good. I'll be listening more than once for sure!

An Amazing Life

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I actually forgot how much i enjoy Adam Hills comedy, it is a real talent to put a positive spin on things and make it funny.

easy to listen to

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Had seen Adam on spicks and specks but didn't know mouch about the man himself and this book was brilliant!! so many great stories a very easy and inspirational listen.

fantastic!!

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Listening to this book almost makes me want to be Adam's friend. A happy and charming listen giving an insight into Adams varied and highly successful and deserved career. A genuine good guy who has built his success and respected status in 'the right' way. Definitely will return for a second listen, as I expect it will only get better.

Charming, honest and FUNNY

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This was joyful. Adam’s insights and attitude to life is inspiring and uplifting. Loved every minute of the journey. 💜

Joyful

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Nice uplifting story, Told well.
Authors site notes and little stories not in the book made this even better.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

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Genuinely entertaining. Funny, uplifting and with some great anecdotes. Told with charm and some sketchy voices.

Loved it.

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Great listening for anyone who has seen Adam on spicks and specks kr the last leg

A great book

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