Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician and actor. He hosts the stage show The Dave Hill Explosion at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Hollywood and recently starred in the television show The King of Miami

The King of Miami

The King of Miami is a reality comedy TV show that tracks the adventures of comedian Dave Hill as he tries to establish himself as a big-name celebrity in Miami, Florida...

on the MOJO HD network. The show is now airing on Film24 in the UK. Dave currently appears as on-air talent for HBO and Cinemax. He has also worked extensively for the comedy website Super Deluxe

Super Deluxe

Super Deluxe was a comedy video website provided by TBS Networks. It was launched on January 17, 2007, folded into AdultSwim.com on May 7, 2008, and taken offline on December 17, 2008.-Description:...

. In 2007, Variety Magazine named Hill one of their "10 Comics to Watch". He appeared at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, is a comedy festival held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. From its 1985 inception to 2007, it was held annually at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado...

 in Aspen

Aspen, Colorado

The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...

, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 that same year. Hill was a member of the '90s alternative band Sons of Elvis

Sons of Elvis

Sons of Elvis was a post-grunge group active in the early 1990s, best known for their hit single, "Formaldehyde".-History:Sons of Elvis was formed by musicians from Cleveland, Ohio. After winning some local airplay in Cleveland and building a small following, they relocated to New York City so that...

 and Cleveland-based rock band Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde is a 1987 German drama film based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel, The Viceroy of Ouidah. The film depicts the life of a fictional slave trader named Francisco Manoel da Silva who is played by the prolific German actor Klaus Kinski...

, and currently fronts the band Valley Lodge

Valley Lodge

-Band history:Valley Lodge came together when John Kimbrough, former singer-guitarist for Minnesota power pop band Walt Mink, met up with comedian/musician Dave Hill to compare the home demos they were working on.Joined by bass player/singer Phil Costello , and drummer Rob Pfeiffer and inspired by...

 and plays guitar with Walter Schreifels

Walter Schreifels

Walter Schreifels is a rock musician and producer from New York City.In the late 1980s, he played in many New York hardcore bands, most notably Youth Of Today and Gorilla Biscuits . After Gorilla Biscuits broke up, he formed the short lived Moondog...

' solo band and Diamondsnake, a hard rock band also featuring Moby

Moby

Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

 . He has also played bass for Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lucy Wainwright Roche is an American singer-songwriter, and the daughter of musicians, Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche. Preceded by two EPs, 8 Songs and 8 More, Roche released her debut album, Lucy in October 2010....

. Additionally, Hill is the creator and sole member of the semi-fictional Norwegian black metal band Witch Taint. Hill has also written for the New York Times, Salon.com, and Huffington Post among others and is a contributor to the public radio program This American Life

This American Life

This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...

. In June of 2010, Dave launched his own podcast series called Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident on iTunes

ITunes

iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 and as part of the promotion for this he guest appeared on the podcast The Complete Guide to Everything

The Complete Guide to Everything

The Complete Guide to Everything sometimes abbreviated to TCGTE, is a free weekly podcast featuring Tom Reynolds and Tim Daniels of Brooklyn, New York. It often runs about 60 – 90 minutes in length and is released every Sunday. The show sarcastically refers to itself as a competitor to Wikipedia in...

. Dave is currently writing a book of essays to be published by St. Martin's Press

St. Martin's Press

St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...

 in 2012.

External links

• Dave Hill (official website)
• Dave Hill on This American Life
  This American Life
  This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
  
  
• Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident
• Dave Hill artist profile on Super Deluxe
  Super Deluxe
  Super Deluxe was a comedy video website provided by TBS Networks. It was launched on January 17, 2007, folded into AdultSwim.com on May 7, 2008, and taken offline on December 17, 2008.-Description:...
  
  
• Dave Hill's blog
• "The UK with Dave Hill" July 25, 2010 episode of The Complete Guide to Everything
  The Complete Guide to Everything
  The Complete Guide to Everything sometimes abbreviated to TCGTE, is a free weekly podcast featuring Tom Reynolds and Tim Daniels of Brooklyn, New York. It often runs about 60 – 90 minutes in length and is released every Sunday. The show sarcastically refers to itself as a competitor to Wikipedia in...
  
   podcast.
• Interview with Hill on public radio program The Sound of Young America
  The Sound of Young America
  The Sound of Young America is a public radio program and podcast based in Los Angeles, California and distributed by Public Radio International...
  
  
• Interview with Hill on The Rumpus
• Interview with Hill on Gothamist
  Gothamist
  Gothamist LLC is the operator of eleven city-centric blogs worldwide that focus on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage.-History:...
  
  
• Interview with Hill on New York alternative comedy blog the Apiary
• Interview with Hill on Ugcdb.com
• Dave Hill on MySpace
  MySpace
  Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
  
  
• Dave Hill's rock band Valley Lodge
• Dave Hill's Black Metal Dialogues
• Dave Hill makes an appearance and acts on Radio Happy Hour
• Dave Hill sits in on the Metal Injection Livecast