Rhys Nicholson: Dawn Of A New Error

1 April 2013 | 8:39 pm | Kate Kingsmill

Nicholson is 22, astonishingly assured, and the smartest dressed comedian on the festival bill. He’s also cynical and anxious.

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There is an anatomical drawing of the male genitalia on the projector as we walk in. It's the first penis of the night and there are many, many more to come. Rhys Nicholson loves cock, and this show is a filth fest. Nicholson is 22, astonishingly assured, and the smartest dressed comedian on the festival bill. He's also cynical and anxious. Last year's show, his debut, was about how he was single and miserable. Since then, he's fallen in love with his boyfriend and everything is still fucked. Nicholson has been seeing a therapist. She wants to know why he's 'like this'. Nicholson lays it all out for our entertainment. He grew up in Newcastle, chubby and bullied. Now he plays 'I win' against them on Facebook, and lives with his boyfriend in Kings Cross, a much more appropriate place for the wonderfully, hilariously, filthy-mouthed Nicholson.