In this episode, regular guest Kirsty Webeck has brought along a newbie to the quiz, Fellow comedian (and almost fellow Canberran) Daniel Connell. They are both on the road right now, taking their shows around the country. Kirsty's is called "I'll be the Judge of That" and Daniel is a "Little Aussie Battler" But before they do, they have ten questions to answer. Find out when they'll be in a town near you and get tickets to their shows on these websites: https://www.kirstywebeck.com https://www....
Mar 15, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 7
From paying to be nominated for awards to getting your friends to write your reviews, it's not always easy to make it as a comedian in this country. Two of the best join John on this episode for their fourth time on the podcast - Luke Heggie has been described as “ an efficient punchline machine,” while a reviewer called Chris Ryan “ one of those rare comedians that are so good at what they do, they make comedy seem easy." Get tickets to their shows here: https://www.lukeheggie.com/ https://chri...
Mar 08, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Rebecca Massey and Shannen Alyce Quan are both actors soon to appear in Belvoir’s Holding the Man. This new production comes nearly 20 years after the plays premiere in 2006. Written by Tommy Murphy, the play brings to life the heartfelt and heartbreaking memoir by Timothy Conigrave, about his fifteen year relationship with John. From falling in love at high school in the late 70s, to its devastating conclusion in the early nineties. Get your tickets to Holding the Man here: https://belvoir.com....
Mar 01, 2024•32 min•Season 5Ep. 5
The only other person to have hosted this podcast, William McKenna returns as a guest with Laurence Boxhall. Appearing for possibly the only time together on stage in the play "Milked" at Fortyfive Downstairs, these two show off their knowledge across multiple categories including nineteenth-century physicians, US geography and big land animals. Get tickets to "Milked" here: https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/milked/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on A...
Feb 23, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 4
This is only the second episode of the podcast with just one guest, but Michelle Brasier has more than enough talent to make up for it. Writer, actor, singer, comedian - you name it, she can do it. She's on here today to promote her show at the Malthouse Outdoor stage "Michelle Brasier Songs with my Friends. If you're in Melbourne tonight, you should go and see it. Get tickets here: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/what-s-on/malthouse-outdoor-stage/michelle-brasier-songs-with-my-friends/ Supp...
Feb 17, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Usually, the guests on this show - mostly actors and comedians - tend not to have the answers to the sports questions, since the fields of theatre and sport tend to remain somewhat seperate. However Tristan Black and Anthony Taufa are currently starring in “Alone It Stands” at The Ensemble Theatre. Written by the Irish playwright John Breen, it tells the story of the 1978 Rugby Union match between a tiny team of amateurs from the Munster Rugby club in Limerick up against the all-conquering New Z...
Feb 09, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 2
For the first episode of the fifth season of The Saturday Quiz, we're very lucky to have musical theatre heavyweights Tim Minchin and Andy Karl. Tim has written the songs for the musical Groundhog Day and Andy sings them - day, after day... after day. Get your tickets to Groundhog Day - The Musical here: https://groundhogday.com.au/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 02, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 1
The Saturday Quiz will be back in its regular format for Season 5 next week! Until then, please enjoy these bonus bits that didn't make the cut last year. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2024•12 min•Season 4Ep. 48
As we do every year, the rules change for the final episode of the season. Now it is a competition and scores are very much kept (poorly) The same core group has returned, Kate Jinx and Zoe Coombs Marr on one team and Dave Lawson is joined this time by Ryan Shelton stepping in for Sarah Snook. There are forty questions to get through, so settle in and enjoy the chaos. Thanks to everyone who has tuned in all year. And thanks to Cindy MacDonald for writing the questions Support this show http://su...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 47
Two of the nicest people in comedy come together to take on the quiz in this week's episode. Kirsty Webeck and Lizzy Hoo have both been on the podcast before, but this is the first time Kirsty has likened herself to Jennifer Garner or Lizzy has reminisced about Zac Efron in the shower. Sign up to their mailing lists to get details of their gigs here: https://www.kirstywebeck.com/ https://www.lizzyhoo.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Dec 15, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 46
Adam Zwar and Luke Arnold both star in the Stan series Scrublands. The rural noir mystery about a journalist investigating a spree-killing that isn’t all that it seems. They’re also both authors - Adam's memoir Twelve Summers links the significant moments of his life with the ups and downs of the Australian cricket team and Luke has written a series of books mashing together the fantasy and detective genres. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Dec 08, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 45
Hayley and Mandy share a lot. A surname, the same profession and right now they’re sharing the stage in a play that they shared the authorship of. They also seem to share the same voice! Dirty Birds is playing right now in the Heath Ledger theatre for Black Swan, until Sunday the 10th of December. Get your tickets here: https://blackswantheatre.com.au/season-2023/dirty-birds Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Dec 01, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Two award winning comedians test their knowledge against the quiz this week. Tom Ballard and Dilruk Jayasinha cover a lot of ground in this episode - from Antarctica to pigs to the very nature of evolution and life itself. Get your tickets to the live taping of both their shows on the 4th of December at The Corner Hotel in Richmond here: https://comedy.com.au/tour/cornerhotel/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Nov 24, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 43
For the second week in a row, this episode's guests are cast members from the final production of the year for one of the country’s major theatre companies. This time it’s Belvoir’s turn. The Master and Margarita opened just the other night to five star reviews across the board. The wild Bulgakov novel has been adapted and directed by Belvoir’s artistic director Eamon Flack and stars an ensemble of some of the most creative actors in the country including this episode's guests Anna Samson and Ga...
Nov 17, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 42
As the end of the year fast approaches, theatre companies around the country are mounting their final productions. Shows at this time of year are usually fun, rambunctious affairs full of hope and laughs. Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre is no exception, with the world premiere of Mark Kilmurry and Jamie Oxenbould’s new comedy “Midnight Murder at Hamlington Hall” about to open. Set in the world of amateur theatre, things inevitably go wrong as the characters try to maintain the old adage “the show must...
Nov 10, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen have a long history of creating comedy and satire for the ABC. Happily, that association is set to continue with their upcoming series ‘Australian Epic’. The 6-part extravaganza that takes some of the country’s most colourful true stories, and turns them into musicals. From Steve Bradbury’s unlikely gold medal on ice, to Johnny Depp’s illegal importation of his dogs, Pistol and Boo. But do they know which country had the world's first female prime minister? Support...
Nov 03, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Two former wizards on the podcast today. Gillian Cosgriff and David Simes. Gillian the queen of quizzes and former guest. David Simes. Hater of all things quiz related and podcasts. Listen to see how this goes down. Go See 'Actually, Good' - Gillian's 'Best Show' Award winning show. Find dates at her instagram @gilliancosgriff Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 27, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Melbourne Theatre Company's most recent play 'My Sister Jill' stars this weeks guests. Lucy Goleby and James O'Connell have worked together on many projects. Can they work together to answer Cindy's 10 questions. Listen and find out! 'My Sister Jill' is playing at the Sumner Theatre for one more week. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 20, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Two of the most intelligent humans you'll ever stumble across. Hannah currently out with her first book "I'll Let Myself In" Kartanya currently starring in ABC's The Messenger and Gold Diggers and Prime Video's Deadloch. Both know many random facts, do they know the answers to this weeks quiz? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 13, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Thank God They're Here. When Kat Stewart and Heidi Arena are not working in critically acclaimed screen and stage they're here on The Saturday Quiz. They've have worked together many times. Can they team up to answer all this week's questions? Watch Kat in 'One Night' streaming on Paramount+. Find Heidi in 'Thank God You're Here' on Tenplay. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 06, 2023•28 min•Season 4Ep. 36
It's the 150th anniversary special. Today we are spinning the podcast on its head. I am the guest and actor William McKenna is the host. How good is my general knowledge? Well, we're about to find out. Support this show https://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 29, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Anthony Gooley and Adele Querol appear as William Shakespeare and Emilia Lanyer in the world premiere of the play “Venus and Adonis”. Presented by Sport For Jove theatre company and written and directed by Damien Ryan, the play tells the story of Shakespeare and his possible love affair with - and potential artistic theft from - the first English female poet ever published Emilia Lanyer. But how is their general knowledge? https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/venus-and-adonis/ Support this show h...
Sep 22, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Julia Zemiro and Kitty Flanagan are two of the funniest women you could ever hope to meet. They both star in the world’s funniest tv show about probate law: Fisk, which you can watch on either ABC iView in Australia or on Netflix around the world. Julia is also the host of Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro on SBS and Kitty is the Author of 488 Rules for Life, which you can listen to on the ABC Listen App. Watch Julia walk around the country here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/...
Sep 15, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Last time they were on this podcast together, Justin Smith and Matthew Whittet were supposed to be promoting the world premiere of The Dismissal - a musical about the constitutional crisis of 1975 that led to the controversial removal of prime minister Gough Whitlam. But unfortunately because of the pandemic, that season was canceled. This time however, the show has opened, it’s on and getting rave reviews and you can get your tickets to see it at the York Theatre in the Seymour Centre here: htt...
Sep 08, 2023•34 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Alex Lee and Cameron James are no strangers to tricky questions. They are both ensemble members of a brand new tv show WTFAQ - The Wednesday night ABC comedy attempts to answer the questions sent in by audience members that range from “Do you need to keep tomato sauce in the fridge?” to “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” But how do they go with the questions from this week's quiz? Watch WTFAQ on iView now: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/wtfaq Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/t...
Sep 01, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Deirdre Campbell and Chris Miller are both performers in the return season of “The Razor Gang Wars”, which is an immersive theatre experience staged in the 200 year old crypt beneath the St James Church in Sydney. The true crime play is set during the late 1920s when crime queens Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh ruled the underworld. The show opens on Thursday the 31st of August and runs until the 16th of September. Get your tickets here: https://deadhouse.com.au/ Chris' audiobook platform can be fou...
Aug 25, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Alison Bell and Steve Mouzakis are both actors that can be seen in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of "What If If Only", together with "Escaped Alone" these two Caryl Churchill plays are on right now in a double bill. Get your tickets here: https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/escaped-alone-and-what-if-if-only/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 18, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Writers, directors, brothers! Colin and Cameron can do it all - including doing very well at this week's quiz. Their film - that Saturday Quiz host, John Leary is in - "Late Night with the Devil" is currently showing at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Get your tickets to a screening here: https://miff.com.au/program/film/late-night-with-the-devil Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 11, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Mark Winter is the writer and director of the feature film “The Rooster” which will have its premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival the very same day this episode comes out, Saturday the 5th of August. He is joined on this episode by the producer of that film and his real life partner Geraldine Hakewill. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 04, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 27
The Logies are on this weekend, so who better to have on the show than two people best known for their work on Logies winning television shows. Craig Reucassel has just premiered the third season of his Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program winner “War on Waste” and Mark Humphries is the funniest thing on Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program winner 730. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 28, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 26
