Rhys Nicholson
Rhys Nicholson is a Multi-award winning Australian stand-up, writer, and actor.
With an enormous passion for live performing, their work continues to receive awards and accolades around the world.
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 early 2019 Rhys was hand picked to open for comedy legend Conan O’Brien on his Australian tour. A few months later this lead to Nicholson’s USA television debut as the stand up guest on CONAN. 2019 proved to be quite a big year for Rhys when in November they recorded their third stand up special. Alongside a booming stand-up career, Nicholson is a favourite across our small screens. Over the years Rhys has had a whole bunch of guest and supporting roles in a plethora of sitcoms across networks and countries. Most recently being cast as a series regular in the Netflix Sci-Fi comedy The Imperfects. You can also catch them on the judging panel of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
Skilful, elegant and perfectly crafted stand up ★★★★★ Scotsman
This is a genuinely great stand-up comedian at work... awe-inspiring to watch ★★★★★ Time Out
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| Fisk ABCTV | Actor | 2021-01-01 |
| The Feed SBS | Self | 2013-01-01 |
| Cram Network 10 | Self | 2017-01-01 |
| The Weekly ABCTV | Writer | 2020-01-01 |
| Dirty Laundry ABCTV | Self | 2014-01-01 |
| Comedy Up Late ABCTV | Self | 2014-01-01 |
| Conan TBS | Guest / Performer | 2019-01-01 |
| Housos vs. Authority | Actor | 2012-01-01 |
| Live From the BBC BBC | Stand up | 2018-01-01 |
| GAYCRASHERS ABCTV | Co-presenter | 2014-01-01 |
| Helpmann Award Best Comedy | Nominee | 2018-01-01 |
| Helpmann Award Best Comedy | Nominee | 2019-01-01 |
| ARIA Awards Best Comedy Album | Nominee | 2017-01-01 |
| The Imperfects Netflix | Dr. Alex Sarkov | 2022-01-01 |
| Making Friends with Rhys Nicholson | Self | 2012-01-01 |
| Why Are You Like This? ABCTV/Netflix | Actor | 2021-01-01 |
| Sydney Comedy Festival Best of the Fest | Winner | 2022-01-01 |
| The Morning Show - Style Squad Channel 7 | Self | 2013-01-01 |
| AACTA Awards Best Stand-Up Comedy Special | Nominee | 2021-01-01 |
| Live At The Athenaeum Netflix | Writer / Performer | 2020-01-01 |
| Balls of Steel - Series 1 & 2 Comedy Channel | Self | 2011-01-01 |
| New Zealand Comedy Festival Best International Act | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| Just for Laughs Stand Up Series Comedy Channel | Stand up | 2020-01-01 |
| New Zealand Comedy Guild New Zealand Comedy Guild Award | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| Sydney Comedy Festival Cracker Night Comedy Channel | Stand up | 2014-01-01 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Show Award | Nominee | 2016-01-01 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2017 ABCTV | Stand up | 2017-01-01 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2018 ABCTV | Stand up | 2018-01-01 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2019 ABCTV | Stand up | 2019-01-01 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2022 ABCTV | Stand up | 2022-01-01 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Most Outstanding Show | Winner | 2022-01-01 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2016 Network 10 | Stand up | 2016-01-01 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under BBC iPlayer | Self - Judge | 2021-01-01 |
| Gay Pride & Prejudice Spotify Original | Luke | 2022-01-01 |
| Conan O’Brien: Conan Without Borders Australia Tour | Tour Support | 2019-01-01 |
| Taskmaster Australia Network 10 | Contestant | 2024-01-01 |
| Huge Big Party Congratulations UK Tour | Performer | 2024-01-01 |
| Roast Battle UK Comedy Central | Self | 2019-01-01 |
| The Stand Up Sketch Show ITV2 | Self | 2020-01-01 |
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