This Week in Comedy

What happens when you mix comedy news, backstage gossip, showbiz war stories, bizarre historical facts, the occasional existential crisis and a suspicious amount of craft beer? You get This Week in Comedy , Australia’s weekly whip around of what’s funny, who’s touring, what’s changing and what on earth is going on behind the curtain. Hosted by Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan, This Week in Comedy sits somewhere between a comedy news desk, a green room conversation and the pub chat you accidentally stay for three hours longer than planned. The microphones have welcomed a wonderfully eclectic roll call of funny people and comedy insiders. Marty Fields has taken us from Hey Hey It’s Saturday and Ghost Rider to extraordinary stories involving Melbourne’s underworld. Lehmo revealed how he once fired off 549 jokes in an hour chasing a Guinness World Record. Hung Le unpacked 45 years onstage, Wog Boy , cruise ships and The Crappiest Refugee , while Jack Levi, aka Elliot Goblet, explained how a lack of facial expression became one of Australian comedy’s most recognisable characters. Then there’s Stephen Hall, hand picked by John Cleese to play Basil Fawlty on stage; Wilfred creator Tony Rogers talking handmade movie magic and kangaroo carcass props; Richard Stubbs reminiscing about The Last Laugh, Tonight Live and Hey Hey ; Rusty Berther on Scared Weird Little Guys and comedy supergroup The Grats; Danny McGinlay on AFL banners and Have You Been Paying Attention? ; broadcaster comedian Sarah Maree Cameron; and even Scott Dikkers, founding editor of The Onion, dropping in to talk satire. But guests are only part of the chaos. There’s comedy news, festival shake ups, touring announcements and industry debates. There’s This Week in History, Import / Export, I Don't Know If You Know This, and the gloriously unreliable Funny in the Moment, stories that were hilarious when they happened and may require the phrase “you had to be there.” And yes, there’s the weekly beer tasting, where flavour, hoppiness, alcohol percentage are important, but not as important as can size. Along the way we’ve learned that a parasite can eat a fish’s tongue and replace it, an Australian once posted himself from London to Perth in a wooden crate, Kentucky experienced a mysterious meat shower, tens of thousands of frozen pizzas once received something resembling a funeral, and comedy history is considerably stranger than most history teachers let on. Most importantly, This Week in Comedy is about the business, craft, history and glorious weirdness of making people laugh. It’s for comedians, writers, producers, promoters, comedy tragics, festival addicts and anyone who’s ever wondered what happens before the microphone turns on, or after someone says, “I’ve got a funny story.” Key Sponsors: Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School The Rubber Chicken Podcast Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week in Comedy is a comedy podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 42 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts This Week in Comedy, a comedy show with 42 episodes published.

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  Episode #42

  Episode 42: Barry Morgan, Geelong Comedy Festival and Steven

  Sep 25, 202659 minS2026

  Episode 42 of This Week in Comedy brings together Stig Wemyss and Morry Morgan for a loose, joke-heavy conversation with special guest Barry Morgan , the flamboyant organ salesman and comedy character best known for turning the home organ into an unlikely show business weapon. Barry arrives with his trademark enthusiasm, a portable organ and plenty of double entendres, while Stig and Morry immediately speculate about whether Barry and Morry might actually be related. The Morgan family jokes continue throughout the episode, alongside discussion of Barry’s missing moustache, his roadie Stretch and his upcoming appearance at the Geelong Comedy Festival on 25 October . Barry explains that he will be bringing his beloved Hammond Aurora Classic and Leslie rotating speaker system, while repeatedly reminding listeners that, ultimately, he is still trying to sell organs. Barry also recalls his breakthrough appearances on Spicks and Specks, remote travels through central Australia, and the simple joy of making audiences smile through live music. The episode also moves through the week’s comedy news. Daniel Connell has released his new special, Box Headed Man Baby, while the Darwin Comedy Festival is discussed ahead of its 2027 return. Dan Ilic’s move to become CEO of GetUp is covered, with Morry reflecting on Ilic’s appearance at the Business of Comedy Conference and the role satire can play in public life. There is also time for a beer break, with the team cracking open Stomping Ground Pale Ale from Collingwood. Morry recalls serving Stomping Ground at the old Rubber Chicken venue, while Barry joins the tasting and provides suitably upbeat organ music. The group discusses the beer’s passionfruit notes, its 5.2% alcohol content and even takes issue with the 355 mL can being smaller than the traditional Australian 375 mL. The team also discusses Ronny Chieng and Hasan Minhaj bringing Hasan Hates Ronny, Ronny Hates Hasan to Melbourne’s Palais Theatre in December, with Morry pointing to Chieng’s career as an example of persistence in comedy. Elsewhere, the show remembers illustrator Terry Denton, celebrates entertainment birthdays, and lets Barry provide impromptu musical stings throughout. The episode closes with Stig discussing Christmas House Wars, Morry preparing the latest Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School students for their graduation gig, and Barry doing what Barry does best: playing, promoting and attempting to sell his beloved organ. Links: Barry Morgan Website: Click here Book tickets for Barry Morgan at the Geelong Comedy Festival: Click here Business of Comedy voice-over presentation and networking event: Click here Stomping Ground Pale Ale: Click here Mezzanine Films: Click here Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School: Click here Learn more about This Week in Comedy by visiting www.thisweekincomedy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #41

  Episode 41: Roz Hammond, Mad As Hell and NFL gossip

  Sep 19, 202657 minS2026

  Episode 41 of This Week in Comedy welcomes acclaimed Australian actor, comedian, writer and educator Roz Hammond for a lively conversation spanning Mad As Hell , comic performance, anxiety, television, sport and the week’s strangest comedy news. Roz reflects on her ten seasons working alongside Shaun Micallef on Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell , describing the joy, discipline and generosity behind one of Australia’s most respected comedy programs. She revisits the wonderfully eccentric characters, outrageous wigs and inspired names that defined the series, including her favourite creation, Dolly Norman. Originally introduced as Jacqui Lambie’s adviser and a former Burnie fish-and-chip-shop owner, Dolly became unforgettable for her innocence, warmth and ability to say almost anything. Roz even slips back into character to offer Dolly’s perspective on a Chinese comedian reportedly punished for altering a patriotic song. With hosts Morry Morgan, Stig Wemyss and Anthony Littlechild, Roz also discusses the craft of comic acting. Whether performing comedy or drama, she says the key is playing the truth, embracing vulnerability and finding the humanity inside even the most exaggerated character. She shares her passion for teaching, her Anxiety Toolkit workshops, and how her own experience with stage anxiety led her to help other performers. Elsewhere, the team considers John Mulaney’s possible Get Smart reimagining, a satirical Fremantle football video that fooled Sky News, international comedy tours, the Berlin improv scene and whether Morry’s “Funny in the Moment” segment deserves to survive. Beerfarm’s Hazy Pale gets the customary taste test, complete with another overenthusiastic opening from Stig. Along the way, they celebrate Sam Campbell and debate German humour. Anthony then reports from the NFL spectacular at the MCG, where the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams. The group examines the Rams’ whirlwind visit, the 49ers’ longer Melbourne preparation, Netflix’s distinctive coverage and the huge festival atmosphere surrounding the game. Could Australian sport learn something from the Americans about turning a match into a citywide event? Stig also previews his new Channel 7 reality series Christmas House Wars , while Morry announces an upcoming Business of Comedy event for aspiring voice-over artists . Finally, Roz reveals the topic for next week’s joke-writing challenge: AI and the singularity. It is a packed episode full of backstage stories, sharp observations, affectionate chaos and a welcome return from Dolly Norman. Links: Roz Hammond's official website: Click here Business of Comedy voice-over presentation and networking event: Click here Beerfarm Hazy Pale: Click here Mezzanine Films: Click here Creative Head Rentals: Click here Anthony Littlechild Productions: Click here Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School: Click here Learn more about This Week in Comedy by visiting www.thisweekincomedy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #40

  Episode 40: Felix Toohey and his unhinged resumes plus NFL

  Sep 11, 202647 minS2026

  Episode 40 of This Week in Comedy celebrates a milestone with hosts Morry Morgan, Stig Wemyss and Anthony Littlechild, joined by special guest Felix Toohey . Tired of being ghosted by creative agencies, Felix began creating “unhinged resumes” designed to make employers take notice. After conventional applications went nowhere, he abandoned the standard resume and started building elaborate physical creations instead. His applications have included a detective evidence file featuring covert photographs, a resume hidden inside a handmade rock, a working clock, a pack of sandwiches and even a gravestone. Each creation demonstrated Felix’s skills in graphic design, storytelling and just as importantly humour, while making it almost impossible for a potential employer to forget him. In this episode Felix Toohey explains how he transformed a bottle of mustard into an application for Mustard Creative in Cremorne, complete with a customised label, presentation box, QR code and cooking video. He also unveils an application that was never delivered: a handcrafted bottle of ketchup , aka “catch up”, created as a clever invitation to reconnect with the agency. The wonderfully ridiculous campaign earned Felix meetings, attracted attention from major brands such as Canva and ultimately helped him secure a new role with The Taboo Group in Cremorne. Now that he has busted ghosting and found employment, Felix faces the next challenge: creating a second season about how not to get fired. The team also dives into the week’s comedy news, including Chris Cantrill’s Edinburgh Comedy Award win, the campaign for government recognition of grassroots live comedy in the UK, Aaron Chen’s Australasian tour and the arrival of the Raw Comedy National Final on SBS On Demand. Morry celebrates three Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School alumni making the national final, while the team looks ahead to the 2027 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Anthony then takes listeners behind the scenes at the MCG as Melbourne prepares to host the NFL. He reveals the extraordinary lengths the American teams have gone to in recreating the experience of a US game, including shipping their own water, Gatorade, peanut butter, field-marking paint and specialist equipment to Australia. Anthony also explains his role filming an NFL documentary, capturing everything from player arrivals and change-room preparations to cheerleaders and game-day action. This week’s beer comes from Ballarat’s Corella Brewery. The team samples Annie, a 6.5 per cent NEIPA named after the brewery owner’s dog and double dry-hopped with Citra and Galaxy. It is strong, juicy and apparently perfect for generating wildly ambitious creative ideas. Meanwhile, Stig reveals more about the newly announced Channel 7 series Christmas House Wars, which he created and will direct, with Anthony serving as director of photography. They also reflect on the latest Business of Comedy event, where filmmakers and creatives discussed how to take an idea through development, production and distribution. Add comedy history, questionable celebrity stories, Charlie Chaplin lookalike folklore, births, deaths and marriages, and another instalment of “Funny in the Moment”, and Episode 40 delivers exactly the sort of intelligent chaos regular listeners have come to expect. Links: Felix Toohey Ghosting Busters: Click here Cornella Brewery Annie NEIPA: Click here Mezzanine Films: Click here Creative Head Rentals: Click here Anthony Littlechild Productions: Click here Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School: Click here Learn more about This Week in Comedy by visiting www.thisweekincomedy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #39

  Episode 39: Georgia Mappin, Aunty Donna and comedy business

  Sep 4, 202657 minS2026

  Episode 39 of This Week in Comedy goes behind the wonderfully unhinged world of Aunty Donna with Georgia Mappin, Managing Director and Executive Producer at Haven’t You Done Well and Grouse House TV . Georgia joins Morry Morgan, Stig Wemyss and Anthony Littlechild for a lively chat about what it takes to turn creative chaos into a functioning comedy business. She explains how Aunty Donna has built an entire ecosystem around Broden, Mark and Zach, spanning live tours, Patreon, YouTube, podcasts, books, merchandise, television, film and the Grouse House streaming platform. Georgia also looks back at landing her first commission at 20, creating a children’s show that pitted kids against baby goats, and later taking comedy projects global through Netflix. The big lesson? Never build your house in somebody else’s backyard. Rather than tying Aunty Donna’s future to YouTube or any single medium, Georgia and the team have created a platform-agnostic brand that can follow its audience wherever they want to watch, listen or buy something ridiculous. Anthony also reveals that he worked with Broden and Zach back in 2009, long before Aunty Donna conquered Australian comedy. Even then, Broden confidently pulled him aside and declared that he would be on television one day. Annoyingly, he was right. Georgia shares the less glamorous truth about screen production: whether you are making a tiny commercial, a television series or a multimillion-dollar feature film, there is never enough money or time. She discusses Aunty Donna’s forthcoming movie, the backing of Bluey producers Ludo Studio and the constant roller-coaster of finance, schedules and people dropping in and out. Meanwhile, Broden has created a fresh logistical nightmare by promising personalised fatherly advice to new Grouse House subscribers. The team expected perhaps 100 responses. They received 506, leaving Broden to record hundreds of personal “dad” videos. There is also comedy news involving Tyson Popplestone, Randy Feltface, Jimmy Carr, Top Gear, Ali G and the Dublin Fringe Festival, plus a detour through classic Australian advertising, risk-averse brands and Georgia’s two victories on Gruen. Keeping everyone refreshed is Episode 39’s beer sponsor, Coldstream Brewery, born in the Yarra Valley. Georgia, Morry, Stig and Anthony crack open four different beers from this brewer. Links: Grouse House TV: Click here Coldstream Brewery: Click here Mezzanine Films: Click here Creative Head Rentals: Click here Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School: Click here Learn more about This Week in Comedy by visiting www.thisweekincomedy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #38

  Episode 38: Nick White, Monty Python's Spamalot and stout

  Aug 28, 202653 minS2026

  In Episode 38 of This Week in Comedy, Morry Morgan and Stig Wemyss are joined at The Rubber Chicken Podcast Studio by character comedian and social media star Nick White , whose videos have attracted more than 800,000 followers and over 40 million likes across TikTok and Instagram. Nick discusses his journey from architecture to comedy, explaining how a childhood love of drawing, creating characters and playing SimCity and The Sims eventually led him towards designing people rather than buildings. He also introduces the inspiration behind his best-known character, Carli Furplam, and reveals why his deliberately abrasive characters keep audiences watching, even when they are almost too uncomfortable to endure. The conversation follows Nick’s early stand-up career in Brisbane, his three years performing in New York and the controversial “bringer show” model, where comedians must supply audience members before they are allowed on stage. Nick also explains why crowd work has become such an important part of his live performances and how years of observing people help him build detailed worlds around his characters. Nick then shares his excitement and nerves about joining the Australian production of Monty Python’s Spamalot . Performing alongside Stephen Curry, he will take on several roles, including the infamous French Taunter. It is Nick’s first musical and his first major theatre production, meaning he has had to tackle singing, choreography, ensemble performance and an intense rehearsal schedule. Elsewhere, Morry and Stig examine Originate Comedy , the new development incubator created by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and VicScreen to help Victorian comedy storytellers turn original concepts into screen projects. They also celebrate the tenth anniversary of American comedy media company 800 Pound Gorilla, which has reportedly generated more than US$45 million for 700 comedians while releasing 1,500 hours of comedy content. Episode 38 also covers the week’s comedy news, Australian acts at the Edinburgh Fringe, touring comedians, the value of comedy as an industry and Stig’s search for an actor to lead a quirky new short film involving grief, cancer, a midlife crisis and a talking snail. Finally, the Morry and Stig taste Hop Nation’s Melbourne Black , a locally brewed nitro pub stout inspired by Melbourne’s historic drinking culture. Is it a Guinness replacement, a lighter stout or simply the liquid equivalent of a ham-and-cheese sandwich cut into little squares? Links: Monty Python's Spamalot Tickets: Click here Hop Nation's Melbourne Black: Click here Mezzanine Films: Click here Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School: Click here Learn more about This Week in Comedy by visiting www.thisweekincomedy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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