RHYS NICHOLSON 
Comedian. Writer. Mother. 
 

 

 
 


Razor  sharp,  daring and  downright  lascivious  (I  don't know  what  it means 
either), Rhys Nicholson is a wit quickly gaining international acclaim.  
 
After winning Best Newcomer at Sydney Comedy Festival
in 2012, Rhys has 
gone on to perform all
over the world, including Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 
Dublin’s Vodafone Comedy Festival and London’s
prestigious Soho Theatre, 
garnering
audience and critical praise. They also quite liked his nice jackets.  
 
Back  home  he  is  a fixture  in  the  Australian  comedy scene  as  a Sydney 
Comedy  Store  regular and  headliner  in  clubs all  over  the country.  Known 
within the  industry  for  unrelenting, rapid-fire  punchlines,  he  has  supported 
the  likes  of Kathy  Griffin,  Louis  CK,  Fiona  O’Loughlin, Steve  Hughes,  Matt 
Okine
and Wil Anderson. 
 
Rhys has already plastered his jagged face all over
the TV as co-host of ABC 
TV’s
celebrated documentary Gay Crashers, a panellist on Dirty Laundry Live, 
as  well  as  performing stand  up  on  Melbourne  Comedy  Festival Galas,  The 
Great Debate,  Comedy  Up Late  and  JFL Stand  Up  Series and  The  Sydney
Comedy Festival Gala. 
  
NICE THINGS PEOPLE HAVE SAID 
 


‘So clearly match fit. The
most powerful he's ever been. He comes in peace 
and leaves you in pieces.’ ★★★★½
HERALD SUN, MELBOURNE  
 


‘Nicholson is an astute
satirist of the world around him. Clever, a bit below-
the-belt... blatantly very funny’ ✭✭✭✭✭ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 


‘Classic stand-up,
accessible, cheeky, occasionally outrageous, and of course, 
downright hilarious’ ★★★★½ THE MUSIC