Talking 'Wellness Check' with Buff, Queer Comic John Hill

EDGE: How does performing live differ from other forms of entertainment you've done?

John Hill: It's my favorite form. Live performances feel incredibly human. There are so many podcasts and TV shows now, but they take away from that human connection. A live performance, whether a Broadway show or a live comedy show, is a very rare and human experience that I want to keep alive. Live radio, for me, is so fun and easy, and it's second nature to me now. At first, it was really scary. A lot of people are scared of it because they're afraid they might say the wrong thing or they might strip over their words or whatever, but I love it.

EDGE: Who is the one person that you would want to come to do a wellness check on you?

John Hill: Such a good question. Michelle Obama, definitely, or Orlando Bloom. If it can't be Michelle, it must be a hot guy.

EDGE: What can audiences expect from your performance, and why should they come to see it?

John Hill: They should expect to have a great time and to laugh really hard. I try to keep it simple. That's really where I try to leave it. I try to give people a short and enjoyable show. It will be a nice, quick, and hilarious night. There's some biographical stuff in there that people relate to. I try to find humor in some of my struggles, and people love that, too. So, it's a night of laughing really hard and having a great time.

EDGE: What is the most interesting thing about you that we won't be able to find on the Internet?

John Hill: I love to eat standing up. My dad always ate that way. Even when I am home alone, I can sit at the dining table or lie in bed and eat, but no matter what, I always want to stand at the kitchen counter and eat my meals there. Also, I do my best thinking at four o'clock in the morning. Like clockwork, I wake up and write material at four in the morning. I can't write any other time of day. All the ideas come to me at that time.

EDGE: Tell us about your show on SiriusXM.

John Hill: I love my show. It is entertaining. I have comedians who make me laugh, and we spend an hour live on the radio. We take calls, and the guests and I improvise a fun hour of conversation. It's very simple, and it's much fun. We incorporate breaking news headlines into it. I don't do celebrity interviews. I love just conversing with someone about what's happening at the moment. I am on every Tuesday at 7:00 AM Pacific / 11:00 AM EST.

EDGE: Are there any upcoming projects you're particularly excited about?

John Hill: I am doing a little fall tour. I'll be performing next in LA and Seattle. That's really where all my focus is right now. After that, I'm also launching a solo radio show. I want to put something out there that people can get on Spotify and, for free, other places. I'm going to do something separate from what I do at SiriusXM. It will be me and a guest doing a wellness check. I'll be talking with people about what's right and wrong with them and just joking around and having fun.

For more information about John, visit his website. For show and ticket information, check out John's Instagram page
@johnarthurhill.

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