Rhys Nicholson

Rhys Nicholson
Born (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990
Newcastle, New South Wales
Medium Stand-up comedy, theatre, television, film
Nationality Australian
Genres comedy
Partner(s) Kyran Wheatley
Website http://www.rhysnicholson.com

Rhys Nicholson (born 22 April 1990) is an Australian comedian living in Melbourne.

Career

After moving to Sydney in 2009, Nicholson had limited success as a comedian until in 2012 he won the Time Out Award for Best Newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival. Since then Nicholson has gone on to perform all over 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, he was the co-host with Joel Creasey of the ABC documentary GayCrashers. The documentary saw the duo traveling to the small town of Colac and performing a stand up show after Creasey had been involved in 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. Coombs Marr Won.[2]

Nicholson guested on Housos vs. Authority, Balls of Steel Australia, The Morning Show, Comedy Up Late, Dirty Laundry Live, The Feed, Sydney Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs, GayCrashers, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.

Personal life

Nicholson is gay[3] and lives with his fiancé, ex-Triple J radio presenter Kyran Wheatley.[4]

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)

Awards and nominations

  • 2012: Time Out Award for Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival — Winner
  • 2013: Sydney Comedy Festival Mx Best Joke Award — Winner
  • 2016: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Show Award — Nominated
  • 2017: New Zealand Comedy Festival Best International Act — Nominated
  • 2018: New Zealand Comedy Festival Best International Act — Winner

References

  1. ↑ "Gaycrashers: Opening Shot". ABC Television. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson wed in Melbourne's first gay marriage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ↑ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/18/gay-comedian-rhys-nicholson-men-on-train-called-me-a-faggot-and-threatened-to-bash-me-to-death/
  4. ↑ Thomas, Sarah (2017-04-17). "Rhys Nicholson's Sydney Comedy Festival show I'm Fine shares his story of bulimia". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
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