Will Hislop

Comedian

Birth Year 1993

Birthplace London, England

Age 31 years old

Nationality London, England

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1993

William David Hislop (born 1993 in London, England) is a British actor, writer and stand-up comedian.

He is the son of Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and his wife Victoria.

Hislop studied at Tonbridge School followed by Jesus College, Oxford where he studied History, and alongside Barney Fishwick formed a comedy double act called Giants.

2017

In 2017 the 23-year-old won the UK's Musical Comedy Awards.

2020

In 2020, Hislop's "your aunt on the NHS clap" tweet went viral, gaining 4.2 million views on the platform.

He also features in a number of videos such as "When you pretend you're not posh", featuring Hislop as a privately-educated individual downplaying his privileged upbringing (reverse snobbery) and "Sexy guy", which is filmed at the Radcliffe Camera at Oxford.