ant and dec told Ted Hill to be weird before his Britain's Got Talent semi-final, and the 32-year-old says he is taking that instruction literally. Hill, a comedian from London, said he will lean into his own style rather than smoothing it down for television.
Ted Hill's Golden Buzzer Path
Hill earned Ant and Dec's golden buzzer after an audition built around comedy, a PowerPoint presentation and stories about his autism and ADHD. He said the hosts told him to “be weird, to really go for it,” after he discussed a couple of directions for the semi-final.
“I’ve decided that I just want to be as authentic to myself as possible, and if I don't get through because I was too much like myself, then I don't think I will have any regrets,” he said. That gives the semi-final a clear business angle for a comedian trying to expand beyond the usual circuit: the act is not being shaped to fit a safe, generic format.
Royal Institution Science And Comedy
Hill works at the Royal Institution as a science in schools presenter, where he performs for hundreds of school kids. He said he goes in to show them that science is fun and added, “I like, set things on fire and I blow things up.”
He also said he has made something “a little bit sciencey” as a special gift for Simon Cowell, because Ant and Dec gave him the golden buzzer and he did not get feedback from Cowell in his audition. That detail turns the semi-final into more than a talent-show slot: it is also a chance for Hill to put his science-comedy mix in front of a much larger audience than a school hall or club room.
Niamh Noade And Lux City
Hill said he faces tough competition from teenage harpist Niamh Noade, choir group Lux City and a street dance act. His pitch is narrower than theirs, but it is also more specific: he wants a bigger audience for comedy that is “a bit different.”
He said, “Also I would love for neurodivergent people to see that, not necessarily that they can be a comedian, but I would just like them to see that the things that make them different can be good as well as bad.” He added that he would love to perform PowerPoint comedy for the king, and said, “And I think an attitude of celebrating neurodivergence, rather than tolerating it, is something that I would love to help other people feel, because I'm very proud to be neurodivergent. I love it.”
That is the real line of this semi-final: Hill is not just chasing a place in the next round, he is using the stage to widen the audience for a style built on science, comedy and neurodivergence. If he lands it, he could leave Britain's Got Talent with a sharper public identity than the usual variety-show contestant gets.
