Alex Williamson is an Australian radio presenter who is best known for
his role on The Hot Hits Live from LA.
He was born in Adelaide, Australia to father Paul Williamson and mother
Sharon Cahill. He was raised in the rural town of Willunga. Williamson
attended Tatachilla Lutheran College, which was where his obvious
interest in video making and media started.
Whilst still at school and following the completion of school,
Williamson made many comedy youtube videos, posting regularly. The
series of videos which gave him his break into The Hot Hits Live from
LA were his AFL Dream Team videos and constantly interviewing famous
AFL players such as Kurt Tippett, Jack Trengove, Tom Scully, Daniel
Motlop and Andrew Embley. Williamson also had a Sunday night shift at
Adelaide Radio Station SAFM and national comedy radio channel Barry.
Williamson was called to Los Angeles at the beginning of 2011, starting
his job in April of the same year. Alex has performed stand up comedy
in Australia since he was 18, becoming a state finalist in Triple J's
Raw Comedy Award in 2009.
Williamson is a keen follower of the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL,
however now resides in Los Angeles. He is also known to have a love of
sitting on cakes.