John Hill Looks Back At Life On Stage And On The Airwaves In A Wild New Show

As New York grapples with an overdue blast of winter weather, John Hill is ready to take audiences on a sun-drenched getaway courtesy of his chihuahua, Pete.

Hill, best known as the dreamy host of SiriusXM’s “The News With John Hill” and co-host of “Andy Cohen Live,” is currently touring the country with a one-man concert, “Wellness Check.” The actor and musician gave HuffPost a sneak peek at the show, which plays at New York’s Green Room 42 Thursday before a two-night stint in Chicago this weekend, via the video below. In it, he performs “The Same 5 Gays (Pete’s Song),” a comedic recap of a recent beach vacation told from the perspective of his dog.

“I always assumed my dog, Pete, was gay because he’s small, and frankly, he looks super gay,” Hill quipped. “But this summer I brought him with me to Fire Island where we stayed in a house with five other gay men who talked about Broadway actresses for seven days straight.”

He went on to note: “It was a major lesson for me not to judge anyone by their appearance or presentation. Even a small, nine-pound chihuahua can be ruthlessly, hatefully homophobic. I perform the song to celebrate his long-suffering life of tolerance.”

Watch “The Same 5 Gays (Pete’s Song)” below.

All joking aside, “Wellness Check” is a delightfully irreverent return to the Texas-born Hill’s songwriting roots. He spent the early years of his career in musical theater, appearing on Broadway in “Hairspray” and “The Boy from Oz.” Eventually, he relocated from New York to Los Angeles to work in television and film production before embarking on his radio hosting gig with Cohen, a former boyfriend.

Even as Hill found success in other realms, he still longed to write and perform his original music. He