With an enormous passion for live performing, their work continues to receive awards and accolades around the world. As well as numerous televised stand up performances in Australia, the UK and Canada, in 2019 Rhys was hand picked to open for comedy legend Conan O’Brien on his Australian tour. A few months later this led to Nicholson’s USA television debut as the stand up guest on CONAN (TBS). 2019 proved to be quite a big year for Rhys (which is lucky because 2020 and 2021 were a bit of a nightmare) when in November they recorded their third stand up special. This time for Netflix worldwide, making Rhys one of only three Australians with a solo show on the streaming giant and earning them a nomination for Best Stand Up Comedy Special at the AACTA Awards in 2021.
Alongside a booming stand-up career, Nicholson is a favourite across our small screens. From panel shows to documentary and acting roles, they clearly doesn’t like to sit still very much. Over the years Rhys has had a whole bunch of guest and supporting roles in a plethora of sitcoms across networks and countries. In 2021 Rhys was cast as a series regular in the Netflix Sci-Fi comedy The Imperfects. Rhys was very excited about the fact they had a stunt double. You can also catch them on the judging panel of all three seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
Not to let something like a devastating global health crisis from keeping them busy, the last couple years have seen Rhys continue to rise. From co-opening Melbourne’s newest live comedy venue, The Comedy Republic (Rhys cannot recommend you do that during a pandemic), to numerous acting roles and now setting their talents writing a book of essays, Nicholson is focused on continuing to work and diversify in the comedy industry they love so much.
2022 continued to raise the bar for Nicholson’s career where they hosted Melbourne International Comedy Festival All Stars Gala (ABCtv) & toured across Australia with brand new live stand- up show Rhys! Rhys! Rhys!. Rhys garnered multiple sold out seasons and won prestigious awards: Most Outstanding Show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival & Best of the Fest at Sydney Comedy Festival. Rhys then took the critically acclaimed show abroad where they performed at the renowned and invite only Just For Laughs Montreal, followed by Edinburgh Fringe, London Leicester Square, Soho Playhouse New York, Just For Laughs Toronto and a month long US Tour.
2023 has proven to be a monumental year for Rhys, seeing them perform a nationwide encore tour of the award-winning and critically acclaimed show Rhys! Rhys! Rhys!. Performing a sold out show at Melbourne Town Hall for one last showing of this amazing hour. Most recently, Rhys has been announced as one of the recurring contestants for season two of Network 10’s Taskmaster Australia, premiering in 2024. Pre-orders for Rhys’ first book Dish: Spiels, Scoops, Emotional Outbursts and the Occasional Recipe, published through Penguin Random House Australia are now available, with the book slated for release in November 2023.
NICE THINGS PEOPLE HAVE SAID
"This is a genuinely great stand-up comedian at work – in total command of his material and audience – and it’s awe-inspiring to watch"- ✭✭✭✭✭ - TIMEOUT 2019
“Nicholson is an astute satirist of the world around him. Clever, a bit below-the-belt... blatantly very funny” - ✭✭✭✭✭ - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 2018
“Razor-sharp, corrosive wit” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 2017
“evolving into an incisive wizard of stinging wit.” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 2016
“Nicholson is an expert in line-crossing while keeping an audience onside.”✭✭✭✭ CRIKEY
“He belongs on the stage, and isn’t afraid to show it” The Guardian (UK)
“Honest and filthy, yes. Intelligent and hilarious? Without a doubt.” ✭✭✭✭ BEAT MAG
”Hilarious…uproariously catty…sure to entertain with his sharp wit.” ✭✭✭✭ HERALD SUN
“This is brilliant, confronting, confessional comedy” ✭✭✭✭ HERALD SUN
“His style of humour was fresh, daring and definitely killed.” ✭✭✭✭ THE AU REVIEW
“Cripplingly Funny” ✭✭✭✭ Sunday Express (UK)
“A tongue that strips flesh” ✭✭✭✭ SGFringe (UK)
LIVE SHOWS
Nice People, Nice Things, Nice Situations (2019)
Seminal (2018) Won Best International New Zealand Comedy Festival
I'm Fine (2017) Nominated Best Show New Zealand Comedy Festival
Bona Fide (2016) Nominated Best Show Melbourne Int Comedy Festival
Forward (2015) Nominated Best Show PCF
Eurgh (2014) Wasn't nominated for anything. In retrospect, probably not a great show.
Dawn Of A New Error (2013) Won Best Joke SCF
Almost A Person (2012) Won Best Newcomer SCF
FILM & TV
The Imperfects – Netflix Rhys Nicholson
Live At The Athenaeum – Netflix
Why Are You Like This? – ABCTV/Netflix
The Weekly – ABCTV
Fisk – ABCTV
Conan - TBS
Live From the BBC - BBC
GAYCRASHERS - ABCTV
Cram - Network 10
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2019 - ABCTV
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2018 - ABCTV
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2017 - ABCTV
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2016 - Network 10
JUST FOR LAUGHS STAND UP SERIES- Comedy Channel
SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL CRACKER NIGHT- Comedy Channel
THE FEED - SBS
DIRTY LAUNDRY- ABCTV
COMEDY UP LATE 2014- ABCTV
COMEDY UP LATE 2015- ABCTV
COMEDY UP LATE 2016- ABCTV
COMEDY UP LATE 2017- ABCTV
THE MORNING SHOW – STYLE SQUAD- Channel 7
HOUSOS VS AUTHORITY- Feature Film
MAKING FRIENDS WITH RHYS NICHOLSON - Webseries
BALLS OF STEEL Series 1 & 2 - Comedy Channel
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