The Rubber Chicken
This Week in Comedy
This Week in Comedy is a weekly podcast dedicated to tracking, celebrating and lightly skewering the Australian comedy scene as it unfolds in real time. Hosted by Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan , the show sits at the intersection of comedy culture, industry insight and sharp-witted conversation. It’s designed for comedians, comedy writers and producers, promoters, fans and anyone curious about how jokes, festivals and funny people actually function behind the scenes. Key Sponsor: Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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25. sep. 2026
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Episode 42: Barry Morgan, Geelong Comedy Festival and Steven 25.09.2026 58:45
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 immedia...
Episode 41: Roz Hammond, Mad As Hell and NFL gossip 19.09.2026 57:11
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 on...
Episode 40: Felix Toohey and his unhinged resumes plus NFL 11.09.2026 46:53
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 physica...
Episode 39: Georgia Mappin, Aunty Donna and comedy business 04.09.2026 56:34
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...
Episode 38: Nick White, Monty Python's Spamalot and stout 28.08.2026 52:54
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 characte...
Episode 37: Amanda Spagnolo, Sam Pang and The Bluey Movie 22.08.2026 1:05:31
This Week in Comedy breaks new ground with its first filmed episode, as host Morry Morgan welcomes returning co-host Stig Wemyss, new co-host Anthony Littlechild and special guest Amanda Spagnolo from Princess Bento. Together, they explore Australian comedy news and modern animation today. Amanda, an Emmy-nominated writer and producer, shares her journey from Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment to...
Episode 36: Marty Fields, joke theft and living the underbelly 15.08.2026 59:37
Episode 36 of This Week in Comedy sees veteran entertainer Marty Fields join hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes for a packed conversation covering Australian comedy, showbusiness, Melbourne’s underworld and a dangerous Albert Park bike ride. With a career spanning more than five decades, Marty shares stories from stand-up, television, radio and musical theatre. He remembers playing five different...
Episode 35: Ken Cantrill, Peggy & Molly and Stig understudies 07.08.2026 1:02:59
Episode 35 of This Week in Comedy is served with something suitably special: a 500 ml Mountain Goat Brewery Rare Breed Bract 2, cracked open alongside a big conversation about comedy, creativity, cricket and Australian animation. With Lily Geddes stepping away from this episode, hosts Morry Morgan and Stig Wemyss take over the microphones for a fast moving and entertaining chat with Ken Cantrill,...
Episode 34: Lehmo, breaking Vine's record and Bill Oddie death 31.07.2026 47:04
Episode 34 of This Week in Comedy welcomes veteran comedian Lehmo for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from world records and television history to strange trivia, Australian comedy and everyday attempts to make strangers laugh. Lehmo begins by recalling his decade as a chartered accountant and joking that creative accounting allowed the years 1991 to 1997 to somehow equal ten. He then expla...
Episode 33: Sarah Maree Cameron, a pint of Hughesy & Dylan Cole 26.07.2026 38:27
In Episode 33, hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes welcome Sarah Maree Cameron , known as SMC, a broadcaster, comedian and presenter whose career spans community radio, commercial stations, sports hosting, acting and wellness broadcasting. Cameron reflects on beginning radio as a child with a Talk Girl recorder and homemade shows, then joining community radio around age eleven before moving into pr...
Episode 32: Tony Rogers, Wilfred and How to Talk Australians 16.07.2026 36:26
Episode 32 of This Week in Comedy brings hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan together with guest Tony Rogers for a lively conversation about Australian comedy, filmmaking and the strange paths that turn small ideas into enduring screen projects. Rogers discusses How to Talk Australians: The Movie , explaining how the project grew from an earlier pilot and web series set around a fictional language...
Episode 31: Jack Levi aka Elliot Goblet curbs his enthusiasm 10.07.2026 40:06
Episode 31, hosted by Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan, welcomes veteran comedian Jack Levi, better known as the deadpan character Elliot Goblet . The conversation mixes career history, comedy news, personal anecdotes and spontaneous observational humour. From the opening exchange, the episode feels strongly influenced by Curb Your Enthusiasm: ordinary social encounters are examined for their awkwardn...
Episode 30: Hung Le, Irish Asians and cruise ship comedy 02.07.2026 40:41
Episode 30 of This Week in Comedy is a milestone episode, and Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan celebrate it by welcoming Australian comedy favourite Hung Le into the studio. The result is an unfiltered, big-hearted conversation that leaps from couch distancing to football loyalties, early mornings and the survival instincts of a performer who has spent 45 years onstage. Hung brings effortless warmth,...
Episode 29: Nick Kozakis, comedy infanticide and hotboxing 25.06.2026 38:23
In episode 29 of This Week in Comedy , hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan welcome filmmaker Nick Kozakis, who arrives straight from a Sooshi Mango pre-production meeting, for a lively conversation spanning film, comedy, Australian culture and the strange moments that become stories. Nick discusses his work with Sooshi Mango , music videos, commercials, short films and feature projects. He shares t...
Episode 28: Danny McGinlay, HYBPA gossip and AUKAS comedy 17.06.2026 46:06
In episode 28 of This Week in Comedy , hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes welcome comedian Danny McGinlay for a loose, wide-ranging conversation about stand up, sport, television and Australian culture. Danny reflects on writing the Western Bulldogs’ famous AFL banners, especially the 2016 preliminary final line about the club being formed in “blood and boots, not in AFL focus groups.” The group j...
Episode 27: Bev Killick, Problematic Charlie and Sir Rove 10.06.2026 48:07
Episode 27 of This Week in Comedy brings a loose, sharp and properly funny visit from Bev Killick, a road-tested Australian comedy force. Bold, bawdy and high-energy, Bev looks back on clubs, festivals and national tours, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, Puppetry of the Penis and Busting Out . She also shares how stand-up found her after a trip to the Espy, how Joan...
Episode 26: Trevor Marmalade, Daryl stitch-ups and big beers 04.06.2026 56:30
In Episode 26 of This Week in Comedy, hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes welcome veteran Australian comedian Trevor Marmalade for a loose, warm and very funny conversation about comedy, television, football, regional Australia and the strange hazards of live entertainment. Trevor begins by swapping local South Melbourne and Port Melbourne stories, then looks back to the pre-internet joke economy,...
Episode 25: Stephen Hall, AI posters & the Tongue-Eating Louse 30.05.2026 42:26
Episode 25 of This Week in Comedy lands with a studio glow-up, a stout in hand, and a guest who knows how to make chaos look classy. Hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan are joined by comedic actor, writer and author Stephen Hall , best known for his many characters across Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell and for being personally chosen by John Cleese to play Basil Fawlty in the Australian stage adaptat...
Episode 24: Richard Stubbs, A Fair Cut and festival shake-ups 21.05.2026 54:05
In episode 24 of This Week in Comedy , hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan are joined in the studio by Melbourne comedy and radio legend Richard Stubbs for a fast-moving chat through comedy news, festival politics, television history, beer tasting and wonderfully strange historical detours. This episode that beer is Sailor's Grave Brewing Czech Pilsner . The episode opens with Richard reflecting on...
Episode 23: Rusty Berther, beer currency and US comedy roasts 14.05.2026 55:19
In Episode 23 of This Week in Comedy , hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes are joined in the studio by special guest Rusty Berther from the iconic Australian comedy duo Scared Weird Little Guys. Rusty also chats about his latest project, The Grats , a comedy supergroup featuring Tom Gleeson, Andrew Hansen from The Chaser, Gatesy from Tripod, Rusty himself, and Sammy J. The episode kicks off with co...
Episode 22: Greg Curcio, a comedy white paper and purple beer 11.05.2026 46:53
Episode 22 of This Week in Comedy brings together hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan with special guest Greg Curcio for a wide-ranging conversation about comedy, creativity, media and the future of Australia’s comedy industry. This episode get serious, with Greg sharing outcomes from the three day Business of Comedy Conference, where discussions centred on strengthening Australia’s comedy sector....
Episode 21: Wilbur Wilde, MICF reviews and Susan Provan quits 30.04.2026 49:51
Episode 21 of This Week in Comedy is packed with big names, bold opinions, and major industry news from the Melbourne comedy scene. This week, we’re joined in-studio by the legendary Wilbur Wilde, bringing stories from his iconic career, sharp insights into live performance, and plenty of laughs along the way. We kick things off with a huge headline: Susan Provan has officially announced she’s ste...
Episode 20: Farnham satire, Rebel lawsuit and Bradford Oakes 24.04.2026 36:58
Episode 20 of This Week in Comedy lands at the tail end of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026, and there is plenty to unpack. Broadcasting from a brand new studio, the team are joined by special guest Bradford Oakes, bringing his signature insights, stories and sharp comedic perspective to the conversation. The episode opens with a reflection on the festival wrap up. While it is offi...
Episode 19: The Onion's Scott Dikkers and Raw Comedy Final 15.04.2026 43:22
Episode 19 of This Week in Comedy sees hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan hit their stride with a jam-packed episode blending global satire, Aussie comedy highlights, and plenty of laughs along the way. Joining them in the studio is none other than Scott Dikkers, founding editor of The Onion , who shares insights into the craft of satire, its role in modern media, and why it remains essential for...
Episode 18: HBO's Silicon Valley gossip with Andrew J Nash 08.04.2026 49:50
Episode 18 of This Week in Comedy sees hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan joined by special guest Andrew J. Nash, former technical advisor on Silicon Valley and upcoming speaker at the Business of Comedy Conference in Melbourne, April 16, 17 and 18, for a wide ranging and hilarious conversation that blends comedy, tech, and real world storytelling. Recorded bright and early (before 9am, somehow),...
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