Description

This Week in Comedy is a weekly podcast dedicated to tracking, celebrating and lightly skewering the Australian comedy scene as it unfolds in real time. Hosted by Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan, the show sits at the intersection of comedy culture, industry insight and sharp-witted conversation. It’s designed for comedians, comedy writers and producers, promoters, fans and anyone curious about how jokes, festivals and funny people actually function behind the scenes.

At its core, This Week in Comedy works as a pulse-check on what’s happening right now. Each episode reflects the immediacy of the comedy world, including new shows launching, festivals taking shape, odd stories bubbling up from clubs, and broader cultural moments that comedians are reacting to in real time. Rather than polished interviews or heavily produced segments, the podcast embraces a conversational format that mirrors how comedians actually talk when they’re offstage: candid, playful, opinionated and occasionally absurd.

The show regularly acknowledges the importance of regional scenes, grassroots venues and emerging performers, highlighting how comedy survives and evolves outside the biggest stages. This perspective gives listeners a more complete picture of the industry - one that recognises comedy as a living network of rooms, producers, promoters, festivals and communities rather than a top-down hierarchy.

The tone balances humour with genuine insight. While jokes, riffs and tangents are ever-present, the hosts frequently engage with bigger questions: how technology is influencing comedy, how audiences are changing, how comedians adapt to shifting cultural expectations, and what the future of live performance might look like. These discussions are never academic or preachy; they’re grounded in lived experience and filtered through the hosts’ comedic sensibilities.

This Week in Comedy also thrives on curiosity. Strange news stories, unexpected comedy crossovers and offbeat cultural moments are treated as opportunities to explore why certain things are funny, or why they aren’t. This reflective approach gives the podcast depth without sacrificing accessibility. Listeners don’t need insider knowledge to enjoy it, but those within the comedy world will recognise familiar challenges, in-jokes and realities.

Ultimately, This Week in Comedy is less about delivering punchlines and more about understanding the world that creates them. It’s a weekly snapshot of comedy that's messy, funny and thoughtful.

Key Sponsor:

Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School

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