It’s episode 3 of This Week in Comedy and hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan aren’t in the Rubber Chicken studios. But that doesn’t stop them riffing on crime, public transport lines, shopping centres, and machetes.
The conversation then moves into Australian comedy news. Brisbane Comedy Festival is back for 2026, baby! The festival is a major stop on the national comedy circuit, landing immediately after the Melbourne Comedy Festival. But, while it turns out that the lineup, which includes Denise Scott, Melanie Bracewell, Ray O’Leary, and Tom Cashman, is of top quality, it might also be a little Kiwi-heavy for Lily’s mum’s liking.
Next up it’s up-and-coming comedian Elouise Eftos. Her show, Australia’s First Attractive Comedian, has has hit both a chord and nerve. Lily highlights the irony that a few female comedians couldn’t take the joke. Were these the usual angry suspects? Probably. You’ll have to listen.
The episode’s history segment looks back to 1963, when British theatre critic Kenneth Tynan intentionally dropped the first F-bomb on live television, causing public outrage and political fallout that now feels almost quaint. This leads into a trivia discussion about Fawlty Towers, revealing that Basil Fawlty was based on a real hotel owner, Donald Sinclair, whose rudeness toward guests and Monty Python cast members directly inspired the character.
And in the ‘whip-around’ segment Morry chats with Sydney comedian and producer Seizure Kaiser, who offers insight into Sydney’s comedy scene, paid rooms, touring acts, and his Comedy on Edge venues. The episode closes with a call to embrace being “funny in the moment,” finding small opportunities for humour in everyday life as a way to push back against an increasingly bleak world.
Links:
Brisbane Comedy Festival: Click here
Sydney Laugh Inn comedy tickets: Click here
Comedy on Edge: Click here