Rhys Nicholson
Rhys Nicholson is an Australian comedian and actor known for being a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under from 2021 onwards. In 2011, Nicholson was featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travelled to the small town of Colac and performed a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town. Rhys Nicholson stars on the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won. In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage. The same year they appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. In 2022, they played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's Science-Fiction series The Imperfects. In February 2024, Nicholson will be a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster Australia.
Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas
as ThemselfJoin your favourite drunk aunties Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson as they host a yuletide gay...
Movie pageRhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum
as HimselfRhys Nicholson flexes his biting humor as he discusses horse tranquilizers, angry letters from...
Movie pageRhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert
as SelfThe brand new stand-up special was recorded at Sydney’s magnificent Enmore Theatre. Hosted by...
Movie pageRhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse
as uncreditedAward winning Rhys Nicholson performs his breakout 2016 show "Bona Fide" at Sydney's Eternity...
Movie pageSpicks and Specks
as SelfAdam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest...
TV Show pageAfter Midnight
as SelfCelebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest...
TV Show pageRuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
as Self - JudgeDrag queen contestants compete in an elimination-style contest and strut their stuff in a...
TV Show pageThe Imperfects
as Dr. Alex SarkovAfter an experimental gene therapy turns them into monsters, three twenty-somethings band...
TV Show pageTalkin' 'Bout Your Generation
as Himself - Generation Y guestTalkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which...
TV Show pageThank God You're Here
as uncreditedEach episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by...
TV Show page7 Days
as Team Leader7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the...
TV Show page7 Days
as Panelist7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the...
TV Show pageRoast Battle
as SelfIt's comedy’s closed thing to a sport – comedians battle it out with the most brutal jokes...
TV Show pageThe Weekly with Charlie Pickering
as Self - CorrespondentNews comedy show, tonight show and chat show all in one, allowing Charlie to return to his...
TV Show pageThe Cheap Seats
as SelfMajor news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and...
TV Show pageWhy Are You Like This?
as EmceePenny and Mia are best friends, but they are not good for each other or anyone else. Leaving a...
TV Show pageTaskmaster
as SelfTough-love Taskmaster Tom Gleeson and his trusty assistant Tom Cashman put a batch of Aussie...
TV Show pageHughesy, We Have A Problem
as SelfMarking his return to TEN and WIN Network in a hosting role, beloved comedian Hughesy wants to...
TV Show pagePatriot Brains
as ContestantThe fast-paced comedy panel show will see each country’s greatest comedian’s pitted against each...
TV Show pageGuy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
as SelfGet ready to laugh-out-loud as Guy Montgomery and his loyal assistant Aaron Chen are joined by...
TV Show pageQueerstralia
as uncreditedJoin award-winning comedian and professional lesbian Zoe Coombs Marr, as we wipe away the...
TV Show pageWould I Lie to You?
as Self - PanelistAustralian version of the British comedy panel show featuring team captains joined by a stellar...
TV Show pageMelbourne Comedy Festival
as Self - HostAfter a less-than-hilarious 2020, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be back,...
TV Show pageJohn Conway Tonight
as HimselfBusting out of the comedy scene already wearing a suit and tie, John Conway is ready to be the...
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