Rhys Nicholson (born 22 April 1990) is an Australian comedian and known for being a judge on ''

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'' from 2021 onwards.

Career

In 2014, Nicholson featured in the ABC documentary ''GayCrashers'', alongside

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, in which the duo travel to the small town of Colac and perform a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a

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attack on an earlier visit to the town. In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the

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. 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 ''

'', alongside

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and

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. Since 2022, they have played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's '' The Imperfects''.

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) *''Nice People, Nice Things, Nice Situations'' (2019) *''Live at The Athenaeum'' (2020) *’’Rhys, Rhys, Rhys’’ (2020, 2021, 2022)

Personal life

Nicholson is gay,

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, and primarily uses they/them pronouns. They live with their fiancé, former

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radio presenter Kyran Wheatley, with whom they also established a

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comedy venue in 2019. Nicholson is the

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of a member of Machine Gun Fellatio and a keen music fanatic. They have also spoken openly about their struggle with

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Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the

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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

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References

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