Rhys Nicholson

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.

  • Title: Rhys Nicholson
  • Popularity: 3.801
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1990-04-22
  • Place of Birth: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
  • Homepage: http://www.rhysnicholson.com
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Rhys Nicholson Movies

  • 2023
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    Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

    Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

    1 2023 HD

    Join your favourite drunk aunties Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson as they host a yuletide gay extravaganza featuring some of their favourite...

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  • 2016
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    Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse

    Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse

    1 2016 HD

    Award winning Rhys Nicholson performs his breakout 2016 show "Bona Fide" at Sydney's Eternity Theatre. Covering vast topics from flexitarians, to...

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  • 2023
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    Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert

    Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert

    5 2023 HD

    The brand new stand-up special was recorded at Sydney’s magnificent Enmore Theatre. Hosted by Rhys Nicholson (RuPaul’s Drag Race Down...

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  • 2014
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    Gaycrashers

    Gaycrashers

    1 2014 HD

    Comedians Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson travel to a regional Victorian town where Joel was previously subjected to homophobic abuse, to find out...

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  • 2020
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    Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum

    Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum

    7.4 2020 HD

    Rhys Nicholson flexes his biting humor as he discusses horse tranquilizers, angry letters from viewers, and more in this stand-up special.

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  • 2023
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    Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

    Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

    Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2020
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    Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum

    Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum

    7.4 2020 HD

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  • 2021
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    RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

    RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

    5.3 2021 HD

    Drag queen contestants compete in an elimination-style contest and strut their stuff in a variety of challenges - all to prove that they’ve got...

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  • 2018
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    Hughesy, We Have A Problem

    Hughesy, We Have A Problem

    1 2018 HD

    Marking his return to TEN and WIN Network in a hosting role, beloved comedian Hughesy wants to take the problems experienced by everyday Australians...

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  • 2021
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    Melbourne Comedy Festival

    Melbourne Comedy Festival

    1 2021 HD

    After a less-than-hilarious 2020, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be back, delivering COVIDSafe laughs and comedy good-times to...

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  • 2017
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    John Conway Tonight

    John Conway Tonight

    1 2017 HD

    Busting out of the comedy scene already wearing a suit and tie, John Conway is ready to be the tonight show host Australian TV never knew it needed -...

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  • 2006
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    Thank God You're Here

    Thank God You're Here

    6 2006 HD

    Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to...

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  • 2022
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    Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

    2.2 2022 HD

    Australian version of the British comedy panel show featuring team captains joined by a stellar cast of celebrity guests who weave elaborate...

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  • 2021
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    The Cheap Seats

    The Cheap Seats

    9.3 2021 HD

    Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world...

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  • 2018
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    Roast Battle

    Roast Battle

    7 2018 HD

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

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  • 2022
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    The Imperfects

    The Imperfects

    7.08 2022 HD

    After an experimental gene therapy turns them into monsters, three twenty-somethings band together to hunt down the scientist responsible and force...

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  • 2023
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    Queerstralia

    Queerstralia

    5 2023 HD

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

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  • 2005
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    Spicks and Specks

    Spicks and Specks

    6.7 2005 HD

    Adam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest award, is joined by two team captains, comedian and...

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  • 2009
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    7 Days

    7 Days

    7 2009 HD

    7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the Week, hosted by Jeremy Corbett and created by The Down...

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  • 2009
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    7 Days

    7 Days

    7 2009 HD

    7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the Week, hosted by Jeremy Corbett and created by The Down...

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  • 2021
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    Why Are You Like This?

    Why Are You Like This?

    6.7 2021 HD

    Penny and Mia are best friends, but they are not good for each other or anyone else. Leaving a path of destruction in their wake wherever they go,...

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  • 2023
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    Taskmaster

    Taskmaster

    7.2 2023 HD

    Tough-love Taskmaster Tom Gleeson and his trusty assistant Tom Cashman put a batch of Aussie battlers through their paces!

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  • 2021
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    Patriot Brains

    Patriot Brains

    5 2021 HD

    The fast-paced comedy panel show will see each country’s greatest comedian’s pitted against each other to find out who knows their...

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  • 2009
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    Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

    Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

    2 2009 HD

    Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted...

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  • 2024
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    Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee

    Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee

    9 2024 HD

    Get ready to laugh-out-loud as Guy Montgomery and his loyal assistant Aaron Chen are joined by some of Australia's favourite personalities, testing...

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  • 2024
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    After Midnight

    After Midnight

    6.4 2024 HD

    Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the internet alongside a panel of guests from...

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