The Saturday Quiz

As we do every year, the rules change for the final episode of the season. Now it is a competition and scores are very much kept (poorly) The same core group has returned, Kate Jinx and Zoe Coombs Marr on one team and Dave Lawson is joined this time by Ryan Shelton stepping in for Sarah Snook. There are forty questions to get through, so settle in and enjoy the chaos. Thanks to everyone who has tu...

Two of the nicest people in comedy come together to take on the quiz in this week's episode. Kirsty Webeck and Lizzy Hoo have both been on the podcast before, but this is the first time Kirsty has likened herself to Jennifer Garner or Lizzy has reminisced about Zac Efron in the shower. Sign up to their mailing lists to get details of their gigs here: https://www.kirstywebeck.com/ https://www.lizzy...

Adam Zwar and Luke Arnold both star in the Stan series Scrublands. The rural noir mystery about a journalist investigating a spree-killing that isn’t all that it seems. They’re also both authors - Adam's memoir Twelve Summers links the significant moments of his life with the ups and downs of the Australian cricket team and Luke has written a series of books mashing together the fantasy and detect...

Hayley and Mandy share a lot. A surname, the same profession and right now they’re sharing the stage in a play that they shared the authorship of. They also seem to share the same voice! Dirty Birds is playing right now in the Heath Ledger theatre for Black Swan, until Sunday the 10th of December. Get your tickets here: https://blackswantheatre.com.au/season-2023/dirty-birds This podcast is m...

Two award winning comedians test their knowledge against the quiz this week. Tom Ballard and Dilruk Jayasinha cover a lot of ground in this episode - from Antarctica to pigs to the very nature of evolution and life itself. Get your tickets to the live taping of both their shows on the 4th of December at The Corner Hotel in Richmond here: https://comedy.com.au/tour/cornerhotel/ This podcast is made...

For the second week in a row, this episode's guests are cast members from the final production of the year for one of the country’s major theatre companies. This time it’s Belvoir’s turn. The Master and Margarita opened just the other night to five star reviews across the board. The wild Bulgakov novel has been adapted and directed by Belvoir’s artistic director Eamon Flack and stars an ensemble o...

As the end of the year fast approaches, theatre companies around the country are mounting their final productions. Shows at this time of year are usually fun, rambunctious affairs full of hope and laughs. Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre is no exception, with the world premiere of Mark Kilmurry and Jamie Oxenbould’s new comedy “Midnight Murder at Hamlington Hall” about to open. Set in the world of amateu...

Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen have a long history of creating comedy and satire for the ABC. Happily, that association is set to continue with their upcoming series ‘Australian Epic’. The 6-part extravaganza that takes some of the country’s most colourful true stories, and turns them into musicals. From Steve Bradbury’s unlikely gold medal on ice, to Johnny Depp’s illegal importation of his dogs,...

Two former wizards on the podcast today. Gillian Cosgriff and David Simes. Gillian the queen of quizzes and former guest. David Simes. Hater of all things quiz related and podcasts. Listen to see how this goes down. Go See 'Actually, Good' - Gillian's 'Best Show' Award winning show. Find dates at her instagram @gilliancosgriff This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of...

Melbourne Theatre Company's most recent play 'My Sister Jill' stars this weeks guests. Lucy Goleby and James O'Connell have worked together on many projects. Can they work together to answer Cindy's 10 questions. Listen and find out! 'My Sister Jill' is playing at the Sumner Theatre for one more week. This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay o...

Two of the most intelligent humans you'll ever stumble across. Hannah currently out with her first book "I'll Let Myself In" Kartanya currently starring in ABC's The Messenger and Gold Diggers and Prime Video's Deadloch. Both know many random facts, do they know the answers to this weeks quiz? This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respe...

Thank God They're Here. When Kat Stewart and Heidi Arena are not working in critically acclaimed screen and stage they're here on The Saturday Quiz. They've have worked together many times. Can they team up to answer all this week's questions? Watch Kat in 'One Night' streaming on Paramount+. Find Heidi in 'Thank God You're Here' on Tenplay. This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurund...

It's the 150th anniversary special. Today we are spinning the podcast on its head. I am the guest and actor William McKenna is the host. How good is my general knowledge? Well, we're about to find out. Support this show https://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respect to their elders past and...

Anthony Gooley and Adele Querol appear as William Shakespeare and Emilia Lanyer in the world premiere of the play “Venus and Adonis”. Presented by Sport For Jove theatre company and written and directed by Damien Ryan, the play tells the story of Shakespeare and his possible love affair with - and potential artistic theft from - the first English female poet ever published Emilia Lanyer. But how i...

Julia Zemiro and Kitty Flanagan are two of the funniest women you could ever hope to meet. They both star in the world’s funniest tv show about probate law: Fisk, which you can watch on either ABC iView in Australia or on Netflix around the world. Julia is also the host of Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro on SBS and Kitty is the Author of 488 Rules for Life, which you can listen to on the...

Last time they were on this podcast together, Justin Smith and Matthew Whittet were supposed to be promoting the world premiere of The Dismissal - a musical about the constitutional crisis of 1975 that led to the controversial removal of prime minister Gough Whitlam. But unfortunately because of the pandemic, that season was canceled. This time however, the show has opened, it’s on and getting rav...

Alex Lee and Cameron James are no strangers to tricky questions. They are both ensemble members of a brand new tv show WTFAQ - The Wednesday night ABC comedy attempts to answer the questions sent in by audience members that range from “Do you need to keep tomato sauce in the fridge?” to “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” But how do they go with the questions from this week's quiz? Watch WT...

Deirdre Campbell and Chris Miller are both performers in the return season of “The Razor Gang Wars”, which is an immersive theatre experience staged in the 200 year old crypt beneath the St James Church in Sydney.  The true crime play is set during the late 1920s when crime queens Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh ruled the underworld. The show opens on Thursday the 31st of August and runs until th...

Alison Bell and Steve Mouzakis are both actors that can be seen in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of "What If If Only", together with "Escaped Alone" these two Caryl Churchill plays are on right now in a double bill. Get your tickets here: https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/escaped-alone-and-what-if-if-only/ This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wur...

Writers, directors, brothers! Colin and Cameron can do it all - including doing very well at this week's quiz. Their film - that Saturday Quiz host, John Leary is in - "Late Night with the Devil" is currently showing at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Get your tickets to a screening here: https://miff.com.au/program/film/late-night-with-the-devil This podcast is made on the land belongi...

Mark Winter is the writer and director of the feature film “The Rooster” which will have its premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival the very same day this episode comes out, Saturday the 5th of August. He is joined on this episode by the producer of that film and his real life partner Geraldine Hakewill. This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kuli...

The Logies are on this weekend, so who better to have on the show than two people best known for their work on Logies winning television shows. Craig Reucassel has just premiered the third season of his Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program winner “War on Waste” and Mark Humphries is the funniest thing on Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program winner 730. This podcast is made on th...

John Gaden AO is a national treasure. A veteran of the stage and star of the upcoming 'Mr Bailey's Minder' at the Ensemble Theatre. Appearing alongside him in that play as well as this episode of the quiz is young actor Claudia Ware. It's clear how much they enjoy each others company. They don't get every question correct, but they have fun getting there. Get your tickets to Mr Bailey's Minder her...

Most of the guests I have on this podcast do silly and frivolous jobs like telling jokes or pretending to be other people for a living. Jono Brand and Amanda McGregor are a little bit different. They still tell jokes and pretend to be other people - but they use their silliness and frivolity as a force for good by helping sick kids cope with the uncertainty and worry of hospital and treatment in t...

Two of the best podcasters in the business join forces to bring you a quiz of epic proportions - especially the length! Find Josh's 100% Hits Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/100-hits-vol-pod/id1622496373 And Alexei with Cameron James on Special Features here: https://omny.fm/shows/total-reboot/cam-alexei-are-back-with-a-new-podcast-special-fea This podcast is made on the land b...