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Phil Hammond
Phil Hammond is a doctor, writer, broadcaster and comedian. He is available and much in demand for corporate events. He is a renowned humorous after dinner and keynote speaker for medical and non-medical functions alike!
Medicine & Comedy
Phil qualified as a GP in 1991 and, after 10 years, switched to sexual health medicine. He has toured the UK with “89 Minutes to Save the NHS”, and co-written a BBC 1 sitcom, “Doctors and Nurses” about the rivalry between two orthopaedic surgeons on the Isle of Wight.
Phil presented five series of "Trust Me, I’m a Doctor" on BBC2 and his book of the same name is a best seller. He is a regular on "The News Quiz" (Radio 4) and "Have I Got News For You" (Hat Trick for BBC). He is also the medical correspondent for Private Eye having written his column 'Doing the Rounds' since 1992 and the only comedian ever to appear at a Public Inquiry.
Awards
He has been twice selectd for the Perrier Pick of the Fringe at the Edinburgh festival and won writers' Guild and silver Sony Awards for their Radio 4 series
Reviews
“Phil Hammond - as brilliant a polemic as I have ever seen”
The Guardian
“A tremendous show. Sceptical, irreverent, very funny and like a mighty
gust of fresh air in a field that’s bedevilled with cover-ups and cloaked in
a vow of silence”
Time Out
“The greatest genuine scandal of the fringe. Phil Hammond generates dozens of laughs and more ire than any amount of tentative taboo-breaching uncovered elsewhere”
The Financial Times
“Assured, witty and profane, Phil Hammond advises against the traditional
blind trust in NHS staff, gleefully turning over every sacred cow from practitioners to politicians and sharing some delightful clap clinic anecdotes.”
The List
“Sharp intelligent commentary woven through ruthlessly funny anecdotes”
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