The Saturday Quiz

Two brand new guests to the quiz, comedians Annie Louey and Josh Glanc. They're competing for your love and attendance to their Bondi Festival shows. The most correct answers to the quiz wins. Get your tickets to their shows and so much more here: https://www.bondifestival.com.au This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respect to their el...

WARNING: The bit of trivia Victoria shares might be a little much for anyone a bit squeamish! This episode sees the return of one of our favourite guests, Virginia Gay. This time she has brought along a fellow cabaret queen Victoria Falconer Pritchard. Most of the answers are hidden away in the dark recesses of their minds, but they manage to drag them out into the light - even the sports question...

Last time he was on the podcast, James was teamed with his wife Miranda Tapsell and he didn't do that well. This time he's joined by journalist and author Elfy Scott - who he is not married to, but together they set out to defend monogamy and answer general knowledge questions ranging from flower colours to English Premier League teams - with many diversions in between. This podcast is made on the...

Gareth has been on the podcast before and shares exactly the same piece of trivia at the top of the show, but first-timer Megan Drury brings an interesting new bit of knowledge. They are both appearing in “Benefactors” at the Ensemble Theatre, a play that explores what it is to be human in a statistically driven world, and delves into the motivations that drive us to help others, and the consequen...

During the pandemic lockdowns in Melbourne, Michelle Brasier wanted to buy a pilates reformer machine and she found a bargain on Facebook Marketplace. The trouble was that the person selling the reformer was less that scrupulous. She has turned what happened next into a show. “Reform” is the story of one woman’s unlikely relationship with an online scammer. In it, Michelle stars as herself and her...

The Kates, McLennan and McCartney were the very first guests on this podcast and it's taken all this time to get them back on the quiz because they have been otherwise very busy making a tv show. "Deadloch" is a feminist comedy thriller that puts a high-comedy spin on the crime genre and questions Australia’s relationship with truth, gender, and race. It will be available to stream exclusively on...

Richard Higgins and Matthew Kelly have been making comedy for young people for over a decade. They've toured the world, won awards, written books and made millions of kids laugh. They also prove themselves quite clever on the quiz. Find their tour dates here: https://www.thelisties.com This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respect to th...

Nancy Denis and Aaron Tsindos are both actors appearing in the Ensemble Theatre’s Australian premiere production of the Tony Award nominated play, “Clyde’s” which is set in a roadside diner in the United Sates, at which ex-cons fantasise about making the perfect sandwich. But does that mean they're any good at trivia? Do they know what the 'I' stands for in GIF? Do they know what an empanada is? A...

Cameron James has been on the podcast before, but this time he's brought with him the wonderful Lou Wall. They both have shows on this weekend at the Sydney Comedy Festival - Cam for just one night, and Lou on Saturday and Sunday. If you like songs with your comedy, these two comedians are ones not to miss. https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/cam-james-electric-dreams/ https://www.sydneycome...

Where do all the comedians go after the Melbourne Comedy Festival is over? The Sydney Comedy Festival, of course. This week, two of the nominees for Best Newcomer at MICF test their knowledge of worldwide coffee production, flag colours and geometry. Freddie McManus and Andrew Hamilton can both be seen at the Sydney Comedy Festival here: https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/freddie-mcmanus-is...

Yon (Simon Hall) is best known for his work in comedy band Tripod, but he has just launched a new podcast series where he and a few friends compose brand new minuscule musicals. Karlis Zaid is one of those friends and here they are doing the quiz together! Find Yon's podcast series here: https://minusculemusical.com This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin n...

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is in full swing, so Kirsty Webeck and Cal Wilson are back on the podcast for another go. Kirsty's festival show is called "A Bit Of Fun" and that's exactly what she brings to the quiz. Cal has chosen to name her show "Supposably", but the mispronunciation is no reflection of her skills at trivia. Book your tickets to their festival shows here: https://w...

Glenn was on the podcast quite recently, and I don’t normally have repeat appearances so soon, but since he promised he could drag Paul McDermott onto the show, I couldn't possibly say no. I have genuinely been a fan of Paul's for decades - ever since I witnessed his tightly bound energy and heard his angelic voice as one third of The Doug Anthony Allstars. WARNING: This is a longer than normal ep...

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has just opened, so joining John on this episode are two comedians with shows they’d like listeners to this podcast to come along and see. Stephen Hall's festival show is called 'Letters From My Heroes' which critics are calling “a convenient way of stringing together a bunch of celebrity impressions.” And Adam Rozenbachs is making his first appearance o...

Gillian Cosgriff returns to the Quiz and this time she has brought her sonic doppelgänger Gabbi Bolt. They both have shows at this year's Melbourne International Comedy festival, so not only do they bring the songs, but the funnies as well. Get tickets to their shows here: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/actually-good https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/gabbi-bolt-odd-sock Th...

John is joined on this episode by musical theatre royalty. Anne-Maree McDonald was a principal soprano with the Australian Opera and Philip Quast's voice is at the opposite end of the spectrum, famously using his baritone to great effect as Javert in Les Miserables both here in Australia and in London.  See Anne-Maree in Into the Woods at Belvoir https://belvoir.com.au/productions/into-the-wo...

Gez has been on the show a couple of times before - and history repeats somewhat with the kinds of questions in this episode. It's a first time for Lizzy though and together they do rather well Get tickets to Gez's shows here: https://comedy.com.au/tour/geraldine-hickey-of-course-weve-got-horses/ Get tickets to Lizzy's shows here: https://www.lizzyhoo.com Get tickets to Bernhardt/Hamlet (the play...

John is joined this week in the dressing rooms of the Southbank theatre by William McKenna and Izabella Yena as all three of them prepare to open Bernhardt/Hamlet for the Melbourne Theatre Company. Get your tickets for the play here: https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/bernhardt-hamlet/ This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin natio...

As part of WorldPride 2023, Sydney's Belvoir Street Theatre is presenting a brand new play billed as the Lesbian Divorce Comedy you didn’t know you needed.. Blessed Union stars Danielle Cormack and Maude Davey as Ruth and Judith who have decided to seperate after a lifetime together. Fortunately for this podcast, there is no animosity and Maude and Danielle are perfect quiz partners. Get your...

For the first time ever, John is joined by both guests in the actual flesh, rather than over Zoom. Sheridan Harbridge is an actor currently performing the solo tour de force show Prima Facie to sold out houses for the Melbourne Theatre Company. And Glenn Moorhouse is a guitarist and musical director about to appear as Plus One with Paul McDermott in Blood Orange at the Adelaide Fringe. This podcas...

Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie return to the podcast for the third time - which is a surprise since neither of them seem to have any interest in or derive and pleasure from trivia or quizzes. But this time they perform very well. Catch them performing comedy around the country by visiting their websites: https://chrisryancomedy.com https://www.lukeheggie.com This podcast is made on the land belon...

Melanie Tait's new play "A Broadcast Coup" has just opened at the Ensemble Theatre. She is joined on the quiz by the director, Janine Watson and together they manage to breeze through the first quiz of the fourth season of The Saturday Quiz. If you're in Sydney, book tickets to see A Broadcast Coup here: https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/broadcast-coup/ This podcast is made on the land belonging t...

It's the last episode for this season, and as always, there are two teams of two players actually competing for points! It's not about who wins, though. It's just about the friends we made along the way. 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 present and acknowledge their traditions of sharing knowledge a...

Joshua Brandon is a Los Angeles based Australian screenwriter, tv and film director and the co-author of a new book “Boldly Go” which he wrote with none other than William Shatner. Paul Verhoeven is a bestselling author, comedian and broadcaster and host of the true crime podcast “Loose Units” which he makes with his ex-cop father. They have the credentials to be quite good at the quiz... But are...

Harriet Gordon-Anderson and Jamie Oxenbould are both appearing right now in a brand new play “ Boxing Day BBQ” which is enjoying its world premiere at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney. It’s a comedy about a family coming together on Boxing Day to honour the memory of their recently departed patriarch, with old grudges and family tensions threatening to sizzle to the surface and ruin the festivities....