Rhys Nicholson

Born: 1990-04-22

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.


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Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert

as Self
Released: 2023-02-16

The brand new stand-up special was recorded at Sydney’s magnificent Enmore Theatre. Hosted by...

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Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum

as Himself
Released: 2020-12-20

Rhys Nicholson flexes his biting humor as he discusses horse tranquilizers, angry letters from...

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Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

as Themself
Released: 2023-12-22

Join your favourite drunk aunties Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson as they host a yuletide gay...

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Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse

as uncredited
Released: 2016-12-17

Award winning Rhys Nicholson performs his breakout 2016 show "Bona Fide" at Sydney's Eternity...

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Spicks and Specks

as Self
First aired: 2005-01-31

Adam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest...

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RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

as Self - Judge
First aired: 2021-05-01

Drag queen contestants compete in an elimination-style contest and strut their stuff in a...

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Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

as Himself - Generation Y guest
First aired: 2009-05-06

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which...

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7 Days

as Team Leader
First aired: 2009-08-21

7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the...

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7 Days

as Panelist
First aired: 2009-08-21

7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the...

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The Imperfects

as Dr. Alex Sarkov
First aired: 2022-09-08

After an experimental gene therapy turns them into monsters, three twenty-somethings band...

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The Cheap Seats

as Self
First aired: 2021-07-20

Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and...

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Hughesy, We Have A Problem

as Self
First aired: 2018-01-30

Marking his return to TEN and WIN Network in a hosting role, beloved comedian Hughesy wants to...

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Roast Battle

as Self
First aired: 2018-01-15

It's comedy’s closed thing to a sport – comedians battle it out with the most brutal jokes...

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Would I Lie to You?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2022-02-28

Australian version of the British comedy panel show featuring team captains joined by a stellar...

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Melbourne Comedy Festival

as Self - Host
First aired: 2021-03-24

After a less-than-hilarious 2020, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be back,...

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Queerstralia

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-02-28

Join award-winning comedian and professional lesbian Zoe Coombs Marr, as we wipe away the...

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John Conway Tonight

as Himself
First aired: 2017-04-16

Busting out of the comedy scene already wearing a suit and tie, John Conway is ready to be the...

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