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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.

Known For

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Crime Night!

2025

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Portrait Artist Of The Year

2025

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Claire Hooper's House of Games

2025

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A Bite to Eat with Alice

2024

8.8

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Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee

2024

6.0

Big Backyard Quiz

2024

5.9

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After Midnight

2024

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Themself

Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

2023

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Queerstralia

2023

5.0

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Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert

2023

Credits

Crime Night!

as Self

2025

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Portrait Artist Of The Year

as Self

2025

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Claire Hooper's House of Games

as Self

2025

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A Bite to Eat with Alice

as Self

2024

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Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee

as Self

2024

8.8

Big Backyard Quiz

2024

6.0

After Midnight

as Self

2024

5.9

Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

as Themself

2023

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Queerstralia

2023

5.0

Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert

as Self

2023

5.0

Taskmaster

as Self

2023

6.9

The Traitors

as Self - Contestant

2022

7.5

The Imperfects

as Dr. Alex Sarkov

2022

6.9

Would I Lie to You?

as Self - Panelist

2022

3.2

The Cheap Seats

as Self

2021

7.6

Drag Race Down Under

as Self - Judge

2021

5.1

Patriot Brains

as Contestant

2021

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Melbourne Comedy Festival

as Self - Host

2021

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Fisk

2021

7.5

Why Are You Like This?

as Emcee

2021

6.4

Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum

as Himself

2020

7.4

Hughesy, We Have A Problem

as Self

2018

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Roast Battle

as Self

2018

7.0

John Conway Tonight

as Himself

2017

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Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse

2016

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The New Years Eve Early Night Show

as Himself

2015

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The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

as Self

2015

4.7

🎬

Gaycrashers

2014

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Have You Been Paying Attention?

as Self - Panellist

2013

8.3

Housos

2011

6.1

7 Days

as Team Leader

2009

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7 Days

as Panelist

2009

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Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

as Himself - Generation Y guest

2009

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Thank God You're Here

2006

6.0

Spicks and Specks

as Self

2005

7.1

Drag Race Down Under vs The World

as Self - Judge

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