Charles Allan Hill was a Native American stand-up comedian, actor, and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin member who died of lymphoma on December 30, 2013, in Oneida, Wisconsin.
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Hill made his first network appearance in 1977 on The Richard Pryor Show. He also appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with David Letterman several times.
Hill was chosen three times to host the First Americans in the Arts awards show in Hollywood.
He once co-hosted a show with Oneida singer Joanne Shenandoah. He performed stand-up comedy in international venues and was a regular at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
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Hill appeared on numerous television shows and hosted a Showtime special featuring Native American comedians.
He was the subject of Sandra Osawa’s PBS documentary On and Off The Res with Charlie Hill (1999).
The Google Doodle was dedicated to Hill on July 6, 2022, in recognition of his work challenging harmful stereotypes in the entertainment industry and being the first Native comedian to appear on national television
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