Oct 10, 2014
This episode was recorded in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Rhys Nicholson is a star waiting to happen. He is visually captivating with his flaming orange read hair, thick black glasses, high cheek bones, chiseled jawline with powdered make up and his smart style of dress.
His comedy is frank, up front, straight forward, unabashed and unapologetic even when he talks about the details of his sex life. In his own words he told his Grandmother "Being gay is not all anal sex and dancing." He can be unsettlingly graphic on stage at times for normal puritan audience members but he always makes me laugh and it is his sincerity on stage that is my favorite thing about his style of comedy.
I first met Rhys 5 years ago when we were performing together at the Comedy Store in Sydney, Australia. Back then you could see that he was destined to do great things as a comedian and it is enjoyable to me, someone who is cheering him on, to see the development he has had and where he is as a performer today.
This being his 4th Edinburgh Fringe festival he has more experience than me in some areas. I love him as a friend, a comedian and as someone I always easily have great conversations with. In this conversation we talk about the power of the pink dollar, how in Edinburgh people value stories above all else, the unnerving feeling of performing when children are in the audience, his hand made bow ties, his fondness for Argentinians and lamas.
He is the Priscilla Queen of the desert of stand up comedy. He was born to be in show business and his side comments to himself are gems of performers inside jokes that anyone would laugh at feeling a part of the club. His Australian accent, personal style and self referencing humor subliminally encourages everyone to embrace their uniqueness and fabulousness just by sheer example of his being. He has many brilliant years ahead of him as a performer and I am one of his fans and friend that will be cheering him on all the way.
It is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Rhys Nicholson!
Intro song: Cutting Room (Hot Pants) – Oceanliners
Stand-up clip from YouTube: Rhys Nicholson - ABC2 Comedy Up Late 2014 (E7)
End song: Jim White– Hey! You Going My Way???
Recorded at our big wooden kitchen table of our lovely Edinburgh Festival apartment – Edinburgh, Scotland August 2014
Check out this video HumorTV filmed on Tom’s Edinburgh experience with Rhys: (Part 1) http://humortv.vara.nl/p.346081.the-edinburgh-fringe-a-trip-to-comedy-lane-i.html & (Part 2) http://humortv.vara.nl/nieuws.7141.the-edinburgh-fringe-a-trip-to-comedy-lane.html