Comedian Adam Hills Enters Exclusive Talent Deal with Channel 4

LONDON: Channel 4 has signed comedian Adam Hills, who hosted the late night show The Last Leg for the network during the Paralympics, to an exclusive one-year talent deal.

The contract will see Hills return with A Last Leg Christmas Special and a series in 2013. Channel 4 will be showcasing a stand-up special of Hills live in concert recorded in December, tentatively titled Adam Hills Love from The West End, produced by Open Mike Productions.

Syeda Irtizaali, the entertainment commissioning editor at Channel 4, said, "We knew The Last Leg was something special and we were in no doubt we wanted to keep the show’s spirit of open and frank debate alive. We are working on a number of great ideas that will help push the show forward from its Paralympic origins into a broad, intelligent and entertaining series. I’m hugely looking forward to working again with Adam, Alex and Josh."

Hills added: "The Paralympics is one of my favorite events in the world. When Channel 4 offered me the chance to cover it with The Last Leg, I jumped at it. It’s not often you get the chance to do something you absolutely love, that people seem to connect with. I thought The Last Leg was going to be an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I’m over the moon to think that we can do it all again. "