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Rhys Nicholson Comedian. Writer. Craft Enthusiast. subject of an Archibald Prize finalist by Melissa Ritchie entitled ‘Rhys Smart Mouth’. Razor sharp, daring and downright lascivious, Rhys Nicholson is a wit quickly gaining international acclaim. Rhys has plastered his jagged face all over Australian TV – chatting candidly to then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about After winning Best Newcomer red heads (and other things) on at Sydney Comedy Festival Ch10’s The Project, has been a in 2012, Rhys has gone on to panellist on Hughesy, We Have perform all over the world, A Problem, and on the comedy including Edinburgh Fringe show CRAM, as well as Ch9’s Festival, Dublin’s Vodafone Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. Comedy Festival and London’s He was co-host with Joel prestigious SOHO Theatre, Creasey on ABCTV’s celebrated garnering audience and critical documentary GayCrashers, praise. They also quite liked his appeared on Dirty Laundry Live, nice jackets. and on Ch7’s Morning Show Style Squad as well as Orange It’s been a huge few years for Is The New Brown. Rhys has Rhys, his most recent solo also performed stand up on show Seminal has had great Melbourne International Comedy success both in Australia and Festival Oxfam Gala for the last overseas taking out the Best 3 years running (Network 10 and International Show Award ABC), ABC2’s Comedy Up Late, at the 2018 New Zealand JFL Stand Up Series and The International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival Gala. as well as being nominated for Rhys has also hit TV screens the Helpmann Awards’ Best overseas appearing on the New Comedy Performer of 2018. Zealand Panel Show 7 Days and This was after a tremendous early in 2018 filmed a comedy 2017 in which Rhys picked up special in front of a live audience an ARIA nomination for Best in London for the BBC. Comedy Release for his filmed special ‘Live at Darlinghurst Back home he is a fixture in the Theatre’. Rhys has also received Australian comedy scene as a a nomination for the illustrious Sydney Comedy Store regular Barry Award for his 2016 show and headliner in clubs all over ‘Bona Fide’. the country. Known within the industry for unrelenting, rapid fire punchlines, he has supported Aside from gaining huge acclaim for his solo shows, Rhys the likes of Amy Schumer (US), Kathy Griffin (US), Fiona publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr O’loughlin and Wil Anderson. at the 2016 Melbourne International Comedy Festival to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia. He was also the And this is just the beginning... Quotes Live Shows Film & TV “Nicholson is an astute satirist Seminal (2018) Won Best Talkin’ ‘Bout Your GenerationA The Feed SBS of the world around him. Clever, International Show NZICF Channel 9 Dirty Laundry ABCTV a bit below-the-belt... blatantly I’m Fine (2017) Nominated Best Hughsey, We Have A Problem Comedy Up Late 2014 & 2015 very funny” Show NZICF Channel 10 ABC2 Bona Fide (2016) Nominated Cram Channel 10 The Morning Show - Style SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Barry Award MICF The Project Channel 10 Squad Channel 7 2015 Forward (2015) Nominated Gaycrashers ABCTV 7 Housos VS Authority Feature Best Show PCF Days Three, New Zealand Film “Evolving into an incisive Eurgh (2014) Just For Laughs Stand Up Making Friends With Rhys wizard of stinging wit.” Dawn of a New Error (2013) Series Comedy Channel Nicholson Webseries SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Won Best Joke SCF Sydney Comedy Festival Just Came Out, Balls Of Steel 2014 Almost A Person (2012) Won Cracker Night Comedy Series 1 & 2, Comedy Channel Best Newcomer SCF Channel CONTACT KAT DALE [email protected] · 0403 237 474 CLAIRE STONE [email protected] · 0457 075 070.