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Hi Bang Fam! What this? A surprise little gift for you, as we head into Festivus! Back in November Myf and Zan headed to Nagambie Lakes, a beautiful spot about 90 mins north of Melbourne, for a huge comedy weekender called Comedy In the Vines. We did a live version of Bang On, amongst stand up sets from Celia Pacquola, Dave Hughes, Geraldine Hickey, and Susie Youssef.

It was very silly, it was a bit windy, and we definitely made a giant cut out of ourselves and forced Luke McGregor to play “pin the wine on Myf and Zan”… but we also had some wonderful Bang Backs with two very funny comedians and mates, and wanted to share that with you.

So dive in, as Rhys Nicholson bangs on about a podcast Zan is absolutely bingeing this summer, and Luke… well… you should just hear it yourself.

Oh, and we’re very stoked that we’ll finally be bringing Bang On LIVE to the whole country! We’ve just announced a huge national tour, visiting places we’ve never been before and bringing Bang On to capital cities and towns alike. We hope to see you at one of the shows. Until then, have a safe, restful, and beautiful New Years. Thank you for your love and support of Bang On this and every year. We love youse heaps. See you in 2024. x

Show notes:

Rhy Nicholson’s Dish: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dish-9781761046759

Keys to the Kingdom: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/keys-to-the-kingdom/id1707091523

Bang On LIVE shows: https://comedy.com.au/tour/bang-on-live-myf-warhurst-zan-rowe/

Bang Back to us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri, Gadigal, and Turrbal peoples. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Stop Everything! It's a big one this week.

It's our final show before we break for summer, and we're wrapping the year in pop culture with two of our favourite members of the Stop Everything! cinematic universe: comedian, author and Drag Race Down Under judge, Rhys Nicholson; and broadcaster, film and tv critic and Stop Everything! fill-in cohost, Wenlei Ma.

And — we are farewelling co-host Benjamin Law, who's stepping back from Stop Everything! After SIX years, so he can focus on some big exciting and non-disclosable projects in 2024. BW and BL tell their Stop Everything! origin story, laugh through a classy selection of bloopers and hug it out as they close the book on a very special era of the show.

We're sad but we're also excited! Because Stop Everything! continues in 2024 in a new format, with BW hosting solo and welcoming a rotating roster of guest critics each week to talk all things pop culture.

A man who has spent 22 years in prison for allegedly shooting and killing two police officers in 1998 is set to walk free, Nick Kyrgios has opened up the pressure he felt during his Wimbledon campaign, the man accused of killing former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has revealed his motive, The James Webb Space Telescope, Rhys Nicholson, Natasha Exelby and Lachlan Kennedy

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The comedian and ‘Drag Race Down Under’ judge tells us how his life has changed now that he’s famous, and why he was dropped from I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’.

Host: Andrew Bucklow
Producer:  Nina Young & Emily Pidgeon
Audio Editor: Joshua Burton

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We’re talking about what happened at the Oscars when Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head.

We can’t stop thinking about Will Smith slapping Rock on live television, his Oscars acceptance speech and all the commentary that has ensued in the aftermath.

Then comedian Rhys Nicholson is our guest. Rhys talks about why he’s not mentioning the pandemic in his new comedy show and what it’s like to be a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. 

Show notes:

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars: https://twitter.com/CaseyBriggs/status/1508275968531918848

Will Smith Oscars acceptance speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSmZ5Sdqf8s

Will Smith apology: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbqmaY1p7Pz/

Sheila Bridges Good Hair post: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cbpkco4DFlY/

Chris Rock 2016 Oscars opening monologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqhVNZgZGqQ

Rhys Nicholson: https://rhysnicholson.com.au/

Incoming Melbourne Theatre Company artistic director Anne-Louise Sarks has a reputation for bringing the best out of people. She speaks about her process with her friend and collaborator, Zoë Coombs Marr — who delights in bringing Anne-Louise down a peg or two.

Also, not content to highlight the work of just one Legend of Australian Theatre, Zoë attempts to double the series' output with a quickfire round and we hear a scene from Finegan Kruckemeyer's timely new play Hibernation at the State Theatre Company South Australia.

Incoming RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under goss straight from the horse's mouth!

Aussie comedian and Drag Race judge Rhys Nicholson joins the Brendas for a cheeky chat about Ru's under the table slippers, special guest judges, and behind-the-scenes tea even Tina from TV week would have missed.

Our polari word of the week is: "Grey Nurse"

CREDITS

Hosts: Courtney Act and Vanity
Guest: Rhys Nicholson
Managing Producer: Andrew Brentnall
Lead Producer: Lem Zakharia
Assistant Producer : Hannah Bowman

LINKS

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under premieres on Saturday May 1st at 4:00pm AEDT. The show is available to stream on Stan at www.stan.com.au 

Find Black Rainbow at blackrainbow.org.au

Follow Nikkiah Lui https://bit.ly/3ntkMbI

Follow Meyne Wyatt https://bit.ly/2R69cqZ

Meyne Wyatt's Q+A speech https://bit.ly/2SaWhob

Brenda, Call Me! Music Video https://bit.ly/2Nzlsya

Courtney Act's Instagram @CourtneyAct

Vanity's Instagram @wigsbyvanity

Rhys' Instagram @rhysnicholson

Nova Podcast's Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

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On the show today… 

Stan has today announced that Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson will be the third judge on the upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.

And Australians have finally been granted access (legally, at least) to the much talked about New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears, which aired last night on Channel Nine and it’s safe to that viewers were left extremely angry.

Plus, in today's deep dive...last night kicked off Confession Week on Married At First Sight to see how couples navigate honesty. The result?  Not that. Today we dissect this monumental disaster in addition to the social experiment. 

The Spill is Mamamia’s daily entertainment podcast that catches you up on everything in entertainment and pop culture. It’s perfect for your commute home.

LINKS

Laura's article on Jonah Hill - https://www.mamamia.com.au/jonah-hill-fat-shaming/.

The Spill episode "The Britney Spears Documentary That Changes Everything" - https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-spill/britney-spears-documetary/

The Spill episode "The Two Famous Names Missing From The Britney Spears Backlash" - https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-spill/britney-spears-backlash/

CREDITS

Hosts: Kee Reece & Laura Brodnik

Executive Producer: Madeline Joannou

Audio Producer: Leah Porges

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