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Evening Standard
Jenny Garnsworthy

Harry Hill says he was ‘absolutely merciless’ in his determination to succeed

Comedian Harry Hill has said he worked tirelessly to achieve success when he first became a performer, as he was used to working up to 100 hours a week as a doctor.

Hill, who gave up medicine for a career in comedy, was speaking as he appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.

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