“This show is half Kyran Wheatley’s,” noted Nicholson during his acceptance speech,referencing his partner and the co-owner of one of the festival hubs Comedy Republic.
“Everyone deserves an award this year. Not this one. This one is mine,” he quipped.
“This festival is so important to me. I’ve been coming here since I was a teenager to watch shows.
“This community is so important to me.
“Thank you for this and thank you for being my friends.“
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While this year’s festival welcomed back a host of big-name international favourites,the field for the top gong was entirely local. Nicholson beat out fellow nominees Aaron Chen for his hour If Weren’t Filmed,Nobody Would Believe,Cameron James for “Electric Dreams”,Danielle Walker forNostalgia, Geraldine Quinn forBroad,Greg Larsen forWe All Have Bloody Thoughts and Laura Davis forIf This Is It.