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Hosted by Comedy Republic · comedy · EN · 181 episodes
A celebrity sits down to do a quiz. Simple enough. Except their only lifeline is a phone call from whoever happens to be available - a Boost Juice employee, the Devil, Alexander Graham Bell, a cloud. Wax Quizzical is a fully improvised quiz show hosted by Kyran Nicholson, live from Comedy Republic in the heart of Melbourne. Each episode, a comedian attempts ten trivia questions with the help of the brains trust - Australia’s best improvisers, deep in character, completely committed, and almost entirely useless. The result is a show that somehow teaches you things while being completely unhinged. New episodes fortnightly. Live recordings at Comedy Republic, 231 Bourke St Melbourne - be in the room when it happens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA celebrity sits down to do a quiz. Simple enough. Except their only lifeline is a phone call from whoever happens to be available - a Boost Juice employee, the Devil, Alexander Graham Bell, a cloud. Wax Quizzical is a fully improvised quiz show hosted by Kyran Nicholson, live from Comedy Republic in the heart of Melbourne.
Wax Quizzical with Kyran Nicholson is hosted by Comedy Republic. The show has published 181 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Rhys Nicholson vs. a Mum Holding Her Marriage Together, Verandah Light, and Angel Who Lives in a Sauna" (25 October 2026, 53 minutes), "Ify Nwadiwe vs. Gal Gadot, Angus Stone and Apologising Footballer" (18 October 2026, 46 minutes), and "Ray O’Leary vs. Cynthia O’Reilly (Raw Comedy Winner), THE Julia Child and Constable Greg from 1597" (12 October 2026, 51 minutes).
Wax Quizzical with Kyran Nicholson publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 181 episodes.
Booking probability for Wax Quizzical with Kyran Nicholson is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Wax Quizzical with Kyran Nicholson requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Wax Quizzical with Kyran Nicholson's contact route on record: verified email.
Comedy Republic hosts Wax Quizzical with Kyran Nicholson, a comedy show with 181 episodes published.
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Episode #176
Why have the Bureau of Meteorology's weather radars across south-eastern Australia been lighting up with rain every night when it hasn't rained? Rhys Nicholson arrives with a lifetime average of about three out of ten...
Episode #175
Why did Samoa skip Friday 30 December 2011 entirely, going straight from Thursday to Saturday? Ify Nwadiwe may regularly feature on Dropout's Game Changer, but never before has he been confronted with such deeply...
Episode #174
Which famous conqueror was once forced to retreat when attacked by a massive horde of domestic rabbits? Ray O’Leary is a quiz-show regular with, by his own admission, a level of confidence not quite matched by his level...
Episode #173
After a Rick and Morty joke went viral, McDonald's briefly brought back which menu item? Sammy Petersen is normally the one asking the questions, a prolific podcaster who hosts confessionals for a living, so he spends...
Episode #174
Which surrealist artist designed the logo for Chupa Chups? Frankie McNair shows up as a self-described trivia lightweight who goes every Wednesday mainly for the chippies and contributes "not much" to the team, then...
Episode #173
In 2017, New Zealand granted legal personhood to a what? Alex Ward turns up ready to redeem herself after a poor showing last time, and brings up her home-made cooking show Ready Steady Wardy, a tribute to Ready Steady...
Episode #172
What common nut is actually a legume masquerading as a common nut? Ting Lim turns up straight from the airport, suitcase in hand, joking that the housing crisis has her sleeping on podcasts between gigs. Talking her...
Episode #171
In 2020, an Arizona driver was caught cheating the carpool lane by strapping what into the passenger seat? Damian Callinan spends the hour cheerfully admitting he can't read a room, right up until the phone lines...
Episode #170
What has existed on Earth for longer: sharks or trees? Robyn Reynolds accidentally started her comedy career by getting very drunk at a Sydney open mic and telling a rambling, unplanned story about a bad date, which...
Episode #169
Dogs show magnetic alignment, often positioning along Earth's field when doing what? Sashi Perera once went on a platypus tour. Helping her get through ten questions: Murray, a tiny man who spends the episode getting...
Episode #168
put copy in here The improvisors on Wax are all members of Something Good - a weekly improv show, every Wednesday at Comedy Republic - tickets to Something Good are available here. Join the brains trust today to get...
Episode #167
Why did eight uninvited theatre companies turn up in Edinburgh in August 1947, accidentally creating the Fringe? Rhys Nicholson - Kyran's husband - is in the guest chair, and the brains trust includes a member of the...
Episode #166
Why do theatres leave a single, bare bulb burning centre-stage overnight? Virginia Gay steps out of her directorial role of Mackenzie and onto the Wax Quizzical battlefield, going head to head with Stan (Damien...
Episode #165
Why does British tradition insist that at least six ravens are always kept at the Tower of London, their wings clipped so they can't fly away? Alex Ward is back for another crack, straight off a stand-up gig in Hobart...
Episode #164
In 1932 the Australian military declared war on an animal. What animal, and who won? Geraldine Hickey is back, live in front of an audience this time - she previously scored a suspiciously perfect 10 with Google open...
Episode #163
What is a group of flamingos called? Wil Anderson is back for a second crack, still chasing his all-time high of five. Helping him: Smooth Thomas, the smoothest boy in the world; Grain, a Brisbane man who picked up a...
Episode #162
What is the deadliest animal to humans each year? Oliver Coleman thinks it's hippos, then humans, then gets quite cross about the whole premise. Standing by to help: Old Bernard (a duck farmer down to one finger)...
Episode #159
What is the only even prime number? Damian Callinan is here to answer that question and 9 others with the aid of the brains trust (inc. Christopher Nolan, Mrs Terrance, Jeff from Innisfail, and 'Creature' from Golburn)...
Episode #158
What extra skill do sloths have? Geraldine Hickey is here to answer that question and 9 others with the aid of the brains trust (inc. LilTug49, Speeding Lars from Finland and Tony the New York Realtor). The improvisors...
Episode #157
What colour is Octopus blood? Tom Ballard is here to answer that question and 9 others with the aid of the brains trust (inc. Winnie The Pooh, Ursula The Sea Witch, Batman and a cloud). The improvisors on Wax are all...
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