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****1/2 (out of 5) When a couple of punters arrived late to Rhys Nicholson’s show, the comedian quickly caught them up with a quip: “Hopefully I’m gay. Otherwise this is a very homophobic character.” Nicholson won the top prize for their 2022 Melbourne show, and they’ve returned with the news …
**** (out of 5) “Are straight men OK?” It’s a valid question for Rhys Nicholson to ask, or for anyone paying attention to the news inside or outside of comedy these days. Nicholson’s newest hour, which won Most Outstanding Show earlier this year at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, worries …
Conan O’Brien recently took Team Coco down under to Australia, and he’s brought back one of their stand-up comedians to perform for you. This is Rhys Nicholson, who believes that lies can sustain a long-term relationship. Making sacrifices for the other person helps, too. Unless he’s lying about that, also. …
