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What happens when you mix comedy news, backstage gossip, showbiz war stories, bizarre historical facts, the occasional existential crisis and a suspicious amount of craft beer? You get This Week in Comedy , Australia’s weekly whip around of what’s funny, who’s touring, what’s changing and what on earth is going on behind the curtain. Hosted by Ant Littlechild, Morry Morgan and Stig Wemyss, This Week in Comedy sits somewhere between a comedy news desk, a green room conversation and the pub chat you accidentally stay for three hours longer than planned. The microphones have welcomed a wonderfully eclectic roll call of funny people and comedy insiders. Marty Fields has taken us from Hey Hey It’s Saturday and Ghost Rider to extraordinary stories involving Melbourne’s underworld. Lehmo revealed how he once fired off 549 jokes in an hour chasing a Guinness World Record. Hung Le unpacked 45 years onstage, Wog Boy , cruise ships and
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhat happens when you mix comedy news, backstage gossip, showbiz war stories, bizarre historical facts, the occasional existential crisis and a suspicious amount of craft beer? You get This Week in Comedy, Australia’s weekly whip around of what’s funny, who’s touring, what’s changing and what on earth is going on behind the curtain.
This Week in Comedy with Ant, Morry and Stig is hosted by The Rubber Chicken. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 47: Laura Johnston, roadside trauma and comedy goals" (30 October 2026, 49 minutes), "Episode 46: Gordon Southern, comedy festivals and lov'n 5000" (23 October 2026, 60 minutes), and "Episode 45: Gerard V and hypnotism via SMS" (16 October 2026, 49 minutes).
This Week in Comedy with Ant, Morry and Stig publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 46 episodes.
Booking probability for This Week in Comedy with Ant, Morry and Stig is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. This Week in Comedy with Ant, Morry and Stig requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. This Week in Comedy with Ant, Morry and Stig's contact route on record: verified email.
The Rubber Chicken hosts This Week in Comedy with Ant, Morry and Stig, a news podcast with 46 episodes published.
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What does it take to quit a perfectly good job and become a stand-up comedian before you've even tried stand-up? This week, Morry Morgan and Stig Wemyss welcome comedian Laura Johnston , whose extraordinary career...

British comedian Gordon Southern, originally from Essex, joins Morry Morgan and Stig Wemyss on This Week in Comedy for a conversation covering international stand-up, Australian comedy news and the unexpected...

Episode #45
Can a hypnotist turn strangers into rock stars? Stig Wemyss and Morry Morgan welcome guest Gerard V , a comedic hypnotist, to This Week in Comedy for a conversation about suggestion, stagecraft and the unpredictable...

Sammy Petersen joins Stig Wemyss and Morry Morgan on This Week in Comedy for a heart-stopping conversation about podcasting, stand-up, stage disasters and the strange places comedy can take you. Known for Confessions...

Episode 42 of This Week in Comedy brings together Stig Wemyss and Morry Morgan for a loose, joke-heavy conversation with special guest Barry Morgan , the flamboyant organ salesman and comedy character best known for...

Episode 41 of This Week in Comedy welcomes acclaimed Australian actor, comedian, writer and educator Roz Hammond for a lively conversation spanning Mad As Hell , comic performance, anxiety, television, sport and the...

Episode 40 of This Week in Comedy celebrates a milestone with hosts Morry Morgan, Stig Wemyss and Anthony Littlechild, joined by special guest Felix Toohey . Tired of being ghosted by creative agencies, Felix began...

Episode 39 of This Week in Comedy goes behind the wonderfully unhinged world of Aunty Donna with Georgia Mappin, Managing Director and Executive Producer at Haven’t You Done Well and Grouse House TV . Georgia joins...

In Episode 38 of This Week in Comedy, Morry Morgan and Stig Wemyss are joined at The Rubber Chicken Podcast Studio by character comedian and social media star Nick White , whose videos have attracted more than 800,000...

This Week in Comedy breaks new ground with its first filmed episode, as host Morry Morgan welcomes returning co-host Stig Wemyss, new co-host Anthony Littlechild and special guest Amanda Spagnolo from Princess Bento...

Episode 36 of This Week in Comedy sees veteran entertainer Marty Fields join hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes for a packed conversation covering Australian comedy, showbusiness, Melbourne’s underworld and a dangerous...

Episode 35 of This Week in Comedy is served with something suitably special: a 500 ml Mountain Goat Brewery Rare Breed Bract 2, cracked open alongside a big conversation about comedy, creativity, cricket and Australian...

Episode 34 of This Week in Comedy welcomes veteran comedian Lehmo for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from world records and television history to strange trivia, Australian comedy and everyday attempts to make...

This Week in Comedy with Ant, Morry and Stig
In Episode 33, hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes welcome Sarah Maree Cameron , known as SMC, a broadcaster, comedian and presenter whose career spans community radio, commercial stations, sports hosting, acting and...

Episode 32 of This Week in Comedy brings hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan together with guest Tony Rogers for a lively conversation about Australian comedy, filmmaking and the strange paths that turn small ideas into...

Episode 31, hosted by Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan, welcomes veteran comedian Jack Levi, better known as the deadpan character Elliot Goblet . The conversation mixes career history, comedy news, personal anecdotes and...

Episode 30 of This Week in Comedy is a milestone episode, and Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan celebrate it by welcoming Australian comedy favourite Hung Le into the studio. The result is an unfiltered, big-hearted...

In episode 29 of This Week in Comedy , hosts Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan welcome filmmaker Nick Kozakis, who arrives straight from a Sooshi Mango pre-production meeting, for a lively conversation spanning film, comedy...

In episode 28 of This Week in Comedy , hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes welcome comedian Danny McGinlay for a loose, wide-ranging conversation about stand up, sport, television and Australian culture. Danny reflects...
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