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Rhys Nicholson

1990-04-22 (34 years old) in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Movies

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Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas
0 %|Dec 22, 2023
Comedy
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Gaycrashers
0 %|Nov 10, 2014
Documentary, Comedy

Series

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Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
90 %|Aug 14, 2024
Comedy, Reality
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After Midnight
67 %|Jan 17, 2024
Comedy, Talk
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Queerstralia
50 %|Feb 28, 2023
Documentary
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Taskmaster
72 %|Feb 2, 2023
Comedy
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The Imperfects
70.74 %|Sep 8, 2022
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Would I Lie to You?
22 %|Feb 28, 2022
Comedy
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The Cheap Seats
93 %|Jul 20, 2021
Comedy, News
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RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
53 %|May 1, 2021
Reality
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Patriot Brains
50 %|Apr 7, 2021
Comedy
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Why Are You Like This?
67 %|Feb 16, 2021
Comedy
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Hughesy, We Have A Problem
0 %|Jan 30, 2018
Comedy
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Roast Battle
70 %|Jan 15, 2018
Comedy
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John Conway Tonight
0 %|Apr 16, 2017
Comedy, Talk
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The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
47 %|Apr 22, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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7 Days
70 %|Aug 21, 2009
News, Comedy
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7 Days
70 %|Aug 21, 2009
News, Comedy
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Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
20 %|May 6, 2009
Comedy, Reality
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Thank God You're Here
60 %|Apr 5, 2006
Comedy
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Spicks and Specks
67 %|Jan 31, 2005
Comedy