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.
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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.
Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan are back with a slightly end-of-year, pre-Christmas edition of This Week in Comedy. the weekly hang for comedy lovers who like their industry chat served with dumb jokes, local context, and a mild sense of impending doom.
This episode kicks off with festive season realities (fewer gigs, everyone half-checked-out) before looking ahead to 2026 and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival season. The pair unpack what’s coming up, including the emerging “Business of Comedy” conference within the festival timeline—an event that’s either about to become an annual institution or vanish like Schrödinger’s cat (don’t open the door).
In Comedy News, they celebrate Dick Van Dyke hitting 100 and spiral into robots, hecklers, and whether the future of stand-up involves fear-laughter and chest-kicking androids. In Comedy History, they revisit milestone moments like Candice Bergen becoming the first woman to host SNL, and The Simpsons’ first full-length episode.
Things get unexpectedly real with a discussion on comedian lifespans, dopamine crashes, and why the job can hit hard after the punchlines. They wrap with podcast recs, festival chatter, and a sneak peek at upcoming comedy courses—plus an open invitation for beer sponsors who can handle honest copy.
Marcel Blanch-de Wilt's interview with MICF Director Susan Provan: https://shows.acast.com/the-comedy-writers-group/episodes/micf-director-with-susan-provan
Hard Knock Knocks Comedy Courses in 2026: https://hardknockknocks.com
Learn more about This Week in Comedy by visiting www.thisweekincomedy.com.au
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