Hamish Blake is the right man for the job. But which job exactly? That’s what we’re trying to find out in our chat with the comedian and friend of The Big Issue.
Out now on Stan, Blake’s new series Unskilled Adult sees him call in some old mates to help tackle some proper hard yakka. Don’t you worry. Blake rolls up his own sleeve, too – getting on the tools to do everything from welding and panel-beating to catering an actual real wedding (Yikes!).
Dig a little into Blake’s own career trajectory and you’ll find a resumé packed with a wild assortment of other, less practical gigs – like that time he co-wrote a song with this US singer called…hang on, what’s her name? Taylor something or other. Or his impressive work as a birthday cake artist! Or being head cheerleader on eight seasons of LEGO Masters!
If you’re looking for inspiration to take on a new task, this edition’s here to help – just like Blake did, when he and mate Andy Lee stepped in as celebrity guest vendors. (“I’d say my talking skills definitely helped when we were selling The Big Issue,” he recalls.)
More highlights in this edition:
- Nowhere else to go? Two young people with disabilities tell us what it was like being placed in aged care, and their remarkable efforts to get out
- Former swimmer Ariarne Titmus on winning Olympic gold, and finding “the right time to hang up the togs”: the Terminator’s Letter to My Younger Self
- Join an underwater odyssey, with photos of an octopus nursery deep dive in The Big Picture
- Plus, chef Nicole Maguire’s crowd-pleasing Speedy Satay Chicken. Read the full recipe here.
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