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For the last six seasons, host John Leary has asked his celebrity guests the 10 questions from the quiz (written by Cindy MacDonald) published in The Saturday Paper and they do their best to answer them correctly. It ain't rocket science - but the questions very well might be! Follow the show on Instagram: @thesaturdayquiz Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchFor the last six seasons, host John Leary has asked his celebrity guests the 10 questions from the quiz (written by Cindy MacDonald) published in The Saturday Paper and they do their best to answer them correctly. It ain't rocket science - but the questions very well might be! Follow the show on Instagram: @thesaturdayquiz
The Saturday Quiz is hosted by John Leary. The show has published 268 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Chookas with Pamela Rabe" (28 August 2026, 35 minutes), "The Hollow Boned Man with Laurence Boxhall" (21 August 2026, 47 minutes), and "Fathers and Suns with Robin Goldsworthy, Anthony Gooley and Tom Stokes" (14 August 2026, 50 minutes).
The Saturday Quiz publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 268 episodes.
Booking probability for The Saturday Quiz is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Saturday Quiz requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Saturday Quiz's contact route on record: verified email.
John Leary hosts The Saturday Quiz, a society podcast with 268 episodes published.
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Episode #14
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Episode #13
It's late. I have to go to bed. Hope you enjoy this episode with one of my favourite guests to have on the show. Go see Housework at STC: https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/2026/productions/housework This podcast...
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Sorry I've been away. But I'm back. And I've brought along some friends! Come and see The Book of Everything at Belvoir https://belvoir.com.au/productions/the-book-of-everything-3/ This podcast is made on the land...
Two actors, both alike in intellect, in fair zoom meeting where we lay our quiz. That’s right my friends, we’ve gone full Shakespeare for this one because this episode's guests, Charles and Josephine Mayer, live and...
Episode #9
Widely considered the nicest person in showbiz, Claire Hooper is a delight on this episode. Her latest hour of comedy is called Fun Show - see it as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival at the Enmore on this Saturday 5pm...
Two of the three actors from the current Australian tour of the Yasmina Reza hit play Art. Damon and Toby have both done an episode or two of this podcast before. Clever chaps the pair of them. This podcast is made on...
This pair are two of my favourite guests to have on the show. And I'm so grateful they're back for another go after hitting the highs of a residency in Las Vegas! See their shows if you possibly can. They're both...
Episode #6
One more week to go of The Melbourne International Comedy Festival! You’re never too young to be introduced to the concept of comedy. And the guest on this episode is an award winning comedian doing a show which aims to...
Always a lot of fun, Chris and Luke have been on every season of the podcast (except for season one) to talk about their shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Two comedians at the top of their games. See...
It might not sound like it, but somehow the wheels stayed on during this episode... If you're in Melbourne during this year's Comedy Festival, you should go see one of Dave's shows. He's brilliantly funny. This podcast...
The last two remaining cast mates of the Doll Trilogy are this episode's guests. 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...
It's the second episode of this season and the second episode with fellow cast members from the Red Stitch theatre's production of all three plays of the Doll Trilogy. This time, it's the youngies of the cast, Lucinda...
It's the first episode of a brand new season! Sorry you've had to wait until March, but I've been very busy... performing in The Doll Trilogy at Red Stitch with these two lovely humans! Fingers crossed I'll be able to...
The Saturday Quiz
It's the last episode of season six of The Saturday Quiz. The original four finale combatants are back to do it again - only this time the whole thing is being recorded live in person! It's forty questions, so just...
Episode #40
Do I need to introduce Julia Zemiro? Really? In this season's penultimate episode, the wonderful Julia Zemiro takes on the quiz for the first time by herself - and you know what? She's no slouch when it comes to working...
Episode #39
He's back again. Laurence Boxhall makes his third appearance on the quiz for the year. Talking all things ham this time. This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay...
Currently starring as the wonderful rom-com duo of Beatrice and Benedick in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, Alison Bell and Fayssal Bazzi have both been on this podcast a number of...
Episode #36
I'm so sorry. I haven't been able to find the time to get the last two episodes out. But that means that you get this special bumper double episode with fellow trivia loving actor Adam Dunn. Hope you enjoy. This podcast...
Alexei Toliopoulos is back on the quiz. What more needs to be said? There's a few questions in this episode which are almost tailor made for him. And then there's one about Women's soccer... This podcast is made on the...
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