Australian comedian (born 1990)
Rhys Nicholson (born 22 April 1990)[ a] Drag Race Down Under Drag Race Down Under vs. the World
Nicholson in 2013 In 2011, Nicholson featured in theABC documentaryGayCrashers , alongsideJoel Creasey , in which the duo travel to the small town ofColac and perform a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of ahomophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town.[ 2]
Nicholson stars on the ABC showThe Weekly with Charlie Pickering [ 3]
In 2016, to highlight their view of the importance ofsame-sex marriage in Australia , Nicholson publicly marriedlesbian and fellowcomedian Zoe Coombs Marr at theMelbourne International Comedy Festival . That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for theBarry Award for Best Show , which Coombs Marr won.[ 4]
In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge onRuPaul's Drag Race Down Under RuPaul andMichelle Visage .[ 5] Patriot Brains [ 6] Netflix 's science-fiction seriesThe Imperfects [ 7]
On 31 October 2023, Nicholson released a bookDish: Spiels, Scoops, Emotional Outbursts and the Occasional Recipe .[ 8]
Nicholson competed in the third season ofTaskmaster Australia [ 9] Claire Hooper 'sHouse Of Games .[ 10]
In October 2025, Nicholson was announced as a contestant for the forthcomingthird season ofThe Traitors Australia [ 11]
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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)Nice People, Nice Things, Nice Situations (2019)Live at The Athenaeum (2020)Rhys, Rhys, Rhys (2020, 2021, 2022)Huge Big Party Congratulations (2024) Nicholson grew up inNewcastle to parents who were both artists.[ 13] nibling of a member ofMachine Gun Fellatio .[ 14] [ b]
Nicholson isgay [ 15] non-binary .[ 16] [ 17] bulimia .[ 18] [ 1]
In September 2023, Nicholson married their partner, formerTriple J radio presenter Kyran Wheatley, with whom they had establishedComedy Republic , a comedy venue inMelbourne .[ 19] [ 20]
They are adual citizen ofAustralia and theUnited States , which they revealed in a July 2024Instagram post.[ 21]
Awards and nominations [ edit ] ^ Nicholson uses the pronounsthey/them he/him . This article usesthey/them for consistency.[ 1] ^ A gender-neutral term used in place of niece or nephew. ^a b Daniel, Smriti (23 July 2022)."Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson on how Drag Race Down Under is upping its game for season two, and coming out as non-binary" .Stop Everything! Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved23 April 2025 – via ABC News.Nicholson came out as non-binary in 2022 and now useshe/they pronouns. ^ "Gaycrashers: Opening Shot" .ABC Television .Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved18 June 2016 .^ McManus, Bridget (2 February 2023)."Why Rhys Nicholson doesn't want to join The Project" .The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved23 April 2025 .There's a new regular face on the desk this ninth season of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Having previously appeared as a guest, the hilariously camp and bitingly cynical comedian Rhys Nicholson will be part of the show's furniture for all 10 episodes. ^ Lallo, Michael (16 April 2016)."Comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson wed in Melbourne's first gay marriage" .The Sydney Morning Herald .Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved18 June 2016 . ^ "New judge joins RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" .Stuff.co.nz . 10 February 2021.Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved4 March 2021 .^ " .SBS News . 8 April 2021 [7 April 2021].Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved23 April 2025 .^ Buglass, Lucy (8 September 2022)."Meet The Imperfects cast: who's who in the Netflix sci-fi series" .whattowatch.com .Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved10 September 2022 . ^ "Dish Spiels, scoops, emotional outbursts and the occasional recipe" .Penguin Books Australia . Retrieved19 September 2024 .^ Perry, Kevin (10 September 2024)."Taskmaster Australia Moves to Tuesday Nights – Season 2 Starts September 24" .tvblackbox.com.au .Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved19 September 2024 . ^ "Claire Hooper's House Of Games: Series 1" . iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved26 June 2025 .[dead link ^ Milligan, Bec (14 October 2025)."Meet the 2026 Traitors Australia cast" .WHO . Retrieved24 October 2025 . ^ Rhys, Nicholson."Rhys Nicholson Biography" .imdb.com Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved11 September 2022 . ^ Suzi Ruffell (5 June 2023)."S7 EP13: Rhys Nicholson" .Spotify Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved21 July 2023 . ^ Michael Chakraverty and Mark Watson (September 2021)."rhys nicholson: machine gun fellatio" .Spotify (Podcast). Impatient Productions.Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved1 October 2023 . ^ "Gay comedian Rhys Nicholson: Men on train called me a faggot and threatened to 'bash me to death' . 18 March 2018.Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved15 June 2018 .^ Swire, Saffron (15 February 2023)."Rhys Nicholson's MICF 2022 show is clever, polished and so so funny" .Time Out Melbourne .Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved15 May 2022 . ^ "Exclusive: Rhys Nicholson Serves Non-Binary Realness" .gayexpress.co.nz . YOUR EX. 15 August 2022.Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved25 August 2022 .^ Thomas, Sarah (17 April 2017)."Rhys Nicholson's Sydney Comedy Festival show I'm Fine shares his story of bulimia" .The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved20 July 2018 . ^ Le Cross, Alannah (2 May 2022)."Rhys Nicholson's wildest dreams have come true, so what comes next?" .Time Out Sydney .Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved11 September 2022 . ^ Nicholson, Rhys [@rhysnicholson]; (1 October 2023)."One week ago 💒" .Archived from the original on 19 September 2024 – viaInstagram . ^ Nicholson, Rhys [@rhysnicholson]; (13 July 2024)."Nothing like a new passport to officially announce to yourself you are not a Twink anymore, and haven't been for quite some time" .Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved13 July 2024 – viaInstagram . ^ "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved17 April 2022 .
