Star comedian Josh Hawkins, of hijosh fame, reveals his weird, faux hipster, ugg boot world

Once was a pastor, this comedian is now a big joke trending hard on TikTok and YouTube. But that’s only half the story.

Enticed by free babysitting, (and reasonably-priced real estate) comedian Josh Hawkins moved his family from Sydney to Adelaide in the middle of the pandemic.

“My wife Catherine is from Adelaide, so it was a no-brainer to move closer to family and we really wanted to try and buy a property,” he says.

“Since then, we’ve had another baby girl, so we now have a two-year-old, a three-month-old and a mortgage – we’re such adults.”

‘Makes me happy’. Josh with his Philips LatteGo

They bought a property from an 80-year-old couple who built the place in the 1960s.

“When we won the auction, we got to meet them afterwards and it was a very special moment to hear all the memories they had in the place. I was excited to hear that they had built a room extension for dance parties with their friends and do the twist.

“My wife played a song on their piano before the removalist took it which made the husband cry because it was so special to them. I don’t think this is a normal owner to buyer transition experience, but it was a beautiful one nonetheless.”

The comedian hard at work.

Josh loved the dated wallpaper and shaggy carpet vibe of the house, but that’s now gone.

“My wife has better taste than me, so we ripped up the carpet and found floorboards, peeled away the wallpaper, knocked down an interior wall to make the kitchen, dining and living an open space.”

AT HOME WITH COMEDIAN JOSH HAWKINS

Who: Comedian Josh Hawkins, otherwise known as Hi Josh.

Where: I live in the western suburbs of Adelaide in a cute 1960s brick house with something I never thought I’d have … a backyard.

Favourite thing: Our Philips LatteGo is probably the most used item in our house. Sometimes I’ll just walk past it to smell the beans and it makes me happy.

Inspiration: Mine? Practical. My wife’s? I would call it beauty on a budget.

Home is: A deeply satisfying exhale.

JOSH HAWKINS’ FAVOURITE THINGS

Pink Galah Jumper

Check out this galah.

I’m a big op-shopper, hence my extensive dress-up collection. This is one of my greatest Salvo finds. I get so many comments about it. I really want to create a replica and sell it. If you know how to sew, hit me up.

Record collection

‘So hipster and cool.’

These have sentimental significance. If it wasn’t for these records, I probably wouldn’t have met my wife (long story). It also makes us look like we are so hipster and cool.

Green screen

The world in a screen.

This little guy means that I can go anywhere in the world in my videos which is so handy.

Trampoline

For big and little kids.

I feel like a kid on this trampoline. My two-year-old is obsessed with it. I’m pretty sure I love it even more than her. I can’t wait for sleep-outs in it during summer.

Speaker

White noise.

Music and dancing is a big part of our household. Most days, we will put on music and have a family dance party.

Ugg boots

In Sydney, you wear Uggs around the house. In Adelaide, these are going out shoes.

Dress up cupboard

Anyone for dress ups?

Before I got married, I had a whole garage to store my hordes of dress ups, then we moved to a tiny apartment in Sydney, so I had to make some very difficult culls. Now we are back in a house where we have storage again.

Work desk

Magic happening.

This is where the magic happens. Countless hours writing scripts and editing videos. The cool thing is that I look out into the backyard, so when I’m working, I can see the kids running around.

Originally published as Star comedian Josh Hawkins, of hijosh fame, reveals his weird, faux hipster, ugg boot world