Career
He has lived in Chippenham his whole life and began performing comedy in 2003. Prior to this he had worked part-time as a lecturer at Wiltshire College and had a stint training to be a wrestler during which he participated in 30 man "Battle Royals". Hodgson is known for his fast and almost monotone delivery which along with his bizarre persona has been known to divide audiences.
He is also known for his bright pink hair (until recently, a mohican) and his love of 1980s girl"s toys such as Care Bears and My Little Pony.
Hodgson is also known for his material on women"s bodies which he claims to be nature"s greatest invention. He is vocal in his dislike of size zero models and airbrushed photos, expressing a preference for magazines such as Readers" Wives and for larger female celebrities such as Fern Britton and Liza Tarbuck.
Hodgson is a highly articulate comedian whose material tends towards autobiography rather than straight observation. He supported Ian Cognito on his national tour in 2005 and began his own national tour in January 2007.
He supported Mark Thomas on some dates of his "lieutenant"s The Stupid Economy Tour"
In December 2010, Hodgson filmed a cameo appearance in the independent feature film, What Happened After Macbeth directed by Jack Doyle due out 2013.
He has so far released two distributed by Go Faster Stripe. Skinheads, Readers" Wives and My Little Ponies
Hatful of Hodgson
2004 The Passion Of The Hodgson (Perrier Best Newcomer Award)
2005 Good Wil Hodgson
2006 The Wil Hodgson Holiday Special
2007 Straight Outta Chippenham
2008 Chippenham On My Shoulder
2009 Punk Folk Tales
2010 Punkanory.
