Hot Department is the immaculate conception of Honor Wolff and Patrick Durnan Silva.
Having both been accepted to the most prestigious Drama School in the nation, The University of Ballarat, the two met and forged a formative friendship, bound by their deep, mutual appreciation of 30 ROCK, Drop Dead Gorgeous and sad women crying in movies (ie Julian Moore).

Graduated and disaffected by the Australian Acting industry, as they were not hot enough to be on neighbours, they found their fix for attention by making annoying, absurdist theatre which naturally evolved into a unique brand of unhinged, camp sketch comedy. 

Today, Hot Department is an award winning comedy duo that has built an international cult following for their distinctive brand of surreal, twisted humour, that effortlessly mixes sketch, musical theatre and mutual masturbation. 

Hot Department is Australia’s sickest, sketch superstars and should be on everyone's radar.

★★★★ “This is NOT stand up” - The Age 

★★★★★ “Chaotic, cult-like and absolutely cooked”  - Lilithia Reviews

★★★★ “They walk, so a new breed of fast-paced and ultra-camp comedians can run” - TimeOut

★★★★ Let’s face it “sexy’ and ‘sketch comedy’ rarely go together, but Hot Department are the exception” - Chortle (UK)

★★★★ “Two theatre kids just doing the most” - The Comics Comic (UK)

WINNER Sydney Comedy Festival- Director’s Choice Award, 2023

WINNER Melbourne WebFest - Best Australian Comedy Award, 2022

WINNER Sydney Web Fest - Best Comedy, 2022

WINNER Sydney Web Fest - Best Series, 2022

WINNER London Web Fest - Q2 Best Weird & Wonderful, 2022