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*2012: Time Out Award for Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival – Winner |
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* 2013: Sydney Comedy Festival Mx Best Joke Award – Winner |
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* 2016: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Show Award – Nominated |
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* 2017: New Zealand Comedy Festival Best International Act – Nominated |
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* 2018: New Zealand Comedy Festival Best International Act – Winner |
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Revision as of 12:55, 20 April 2022
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| Rhys Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1990 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, theatre, television, film |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Partner(s) | Kyran Wheatley |
| Website | www |
Rhys Nicholson (born 22 April 1990) is an Australian comedian and known for being a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under from 2021 onwards.
Career
Nicholson moved to Sydney in 2009. He had limited success as a comedian until 2012, when he won the Time Out Award for Best Newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival. He has since performed around the world, including New York, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dublin's Vodafone Comedy Festival, the New Zealand Comedy Festival and London's SOHO Theatre.
In 2014, Nicholson featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers, alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travel to the small town of Colac and perform a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town.[1]
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 he and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won.[2]
In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage.[3]
Nicholson has appeared as a guest on several television programs, including Housos vs. Authority, Balls of Steel Australia, The Morning Show, Comedy Up Late, Dirty Laundry Live, The Feed, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, The Project and Hughesy, We Have a Problem. He has performed at the Sydney Comedy Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and Just for Laughs.
Live solo shows
- Social Liability (2011)
- Almost a Person (2012)
- Dawn of a New Error (2013)
- Eurgh (2014)
- Forward (2015)
- Bona Fide (2016)
- I'm Fine (2017)
- Seminal (2018)
- Nice People, Nice Things, Nice Situations (2019)
- Live at The Athenaeum (2020)
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rhys Nicholson Live at The Eternity Playhouse | ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release | Nominated | [4] |
Personal life
Nicholson is gay[5] and lives with his fiancé, former Triple J radio presenter Kyran Wheatley.
Rhys is the nephew of a member of Machine Gun Fellatio and a keen music fanatic.[6]
References
- ^ "Gaycrashers: Opening Shot". ABC Television. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson wed in Melbourne's first gay marriage". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "New judge joins RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under". Stuff.co.nz. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Gay comedian Rhys Nicholson: Men on train called me a faggot and threatened to 'bash me to death'". 18 March 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Sarah (17 April 2017). "Rhys Nicholson's Sydney Comedy Festival show I'm Fine shares his story of bulimia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
