Rhys Nicholson is an Australian comedian who got their break at the Sydney Comedy Festival in 2012 when they were named best newcomer. They were nominated for the Barry Award for best show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2016 - the same year they staged a marriage to lesbian comedian Zoe Coombs Marr to highlight marriage inequality. Nicholson is a regular on the international festival circuit and has appeared on several Australian panel shows including Talkin Bout Your Generation and The Project, has been a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, and a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster Australia.