Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
| Hamish & Andy's Gap Year | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Hamish Blake Andy Lee |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approximately 60 minutes (inc. commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 28 July 2011 – 5 August 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Hamish and Andy's Euro Gap Year |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Hamish & Andy's Gap Year is a Logie Award winning comedy series following Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, a pair of Australian comedians, on their trips to various international locations. The first season saw the boys visiting America for ten episodes and broadcast their show weekly from New York City. In its second season in 2012, the show was titled "Hamish & Andy's Euro Gap Year" and seven episodes were broadcast from The Lord Stanley, a disused pub in East London, England. The third season known as "Hamish and Andy's Gap Year Asia" in 2013 was broadcast from a bar in Bangkok, Thailand, called 'The Raintree'.
The concept for the show was created when the Nine Network hired comedians Hamish Blake and Andy Lee for two series in two years. They came across the idea of "Gap Year" when they realised they never took a gap year after high school, so they would film their many adventures overseas as it was 'ironic' that they had just received a contract for TV.
The show featured the American band Moon Hooch in 2011.
A number of regular segments appear throughout the series:
To date, four seasons of Hamish & Andy's Gap Year have aired.
Safari: Catfish Noodling competition in Oklahoma and sleeping in public in NYC.
R2-To-Do: Introduction of to-do list.
Safari: Roller Derby in Arizona.
Ultimate Wingman: Hamish attempts to paint Andy in a positive light for female passers-by.
R2-To-Do: Attempt to acquire an NYPD three-wheeled "tough-mobile", and remind Hillary Clinton that she owes them a BBQ.
Interviews: James Franco in his hotel room.
Safari: LARPing (live action role playing) in Washington and Street Golfing in NYC.
R2-To-Do: Hamish acquires an NYPD three-wheeled tough mobile and jumps over the sacred Andy bobblehead with the vehicle in the factory basement.
Ultimate Baby Wingman: Hamish pretends to be Andy's baby son in a stroller to attract compassionate females.
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