The Saturday Quiz

Rusty Sink Valve with Emily Goddard and Caroline Lee

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The last two remaining cast mates of the Doll Trilogy are this episode's guests.This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of...

Trivia Knife with Lucinda Smith and Khisraw Jones-Shukoor

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second episode of this season and the second episode with fellow cast members from the Red Stitch theatre's production of all three plays of ...

Sensory Overload with Ngaire Dawn Fair and Ben Prendergast

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's the first episode of a brand new season! Sorry you've had to wait until March, but I've been very busy... performing in The Doll Trilogy at Red S...

Quiz-Wits SEASON FINAL with Sarah Snook, Dave Lawson, Kate Jinx and Zöe Coombs-Marr

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the last episode of season six of The Saturday Quiz.The original four finale combatants are back to do it again - only this time the whole thing ...

"True" Crime with Julia Zemiro

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do I need to introduce Julia Zemiro? Really? In this season's penultimate episode, the wonderful Julia Zemiro takes on the quiz for the first time by ...

Ham with Laurence Boxhall

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He's back again. Laurence Boxhall makes his third appearance on the quiz for the year. Talking all things ham this time.Support this show http://suppo...

Much Ado About Tittles with Alison Bell and Fayssal Bazzi

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Currently starring as the wonderful rom-com duo of Beatrice and Benedick in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, Al...

Double Episode with Adam Dunn

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I'm so sorry.I haven't been able to find the time to get the last two episodes out.But that means that you get this special bumper double episode with...

A.T. the Alexei-Toliopoulos with Alexei Toliopoulos

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alexei Toliopoulos is back on the quiz.What more needs to be said?There's a few questions in this episode which are almost tailor made for him.And the...

Cockchafer with Michael Ward

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Ward is probably one of the most overqualified people I’ve ever had on the show. He's been a question writer for a number of tv quiz shows a...

Theatrical Dames with Virginia Gay and Andrew Cutcliffe

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Virginia Gay is so good as the titular Calamity Jane currently playing at the Studio at the Sydney Opera House, that you would swear the role was writ...

Fake Blood with Joanna Murray-Smith

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the quiz, John is joined by one of Australia’s preeminent playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith.Her adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’...

Old Boilers with Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is actually the quiz from last week, apologies for the delay. But my guests on this episode, Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore have been very ...

Be Your Own Dude with Matilda Ridgway and Iolanthe

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matilda and Iolanthe are both about to star in the Downstairs Belvoir show "The Edit" Iolanthe plays Influencer Nia, who wants to find her match and w...

The World Needs More Clowns with James and Robbie O'Brien

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Brothers O'Brien are a talented pair. Robbie is performing his one man show about the modern dilemma of having 24/7 access to the entirety of huma...

JKS with Tom Ballard

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A person of prominence is dead. Immediately, the question raised is “what are you allowed to say about this person?” Specifically, how far are you...

All the Sequins with Neridah Waters and Lucas Stibbard

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seven years ago Neridah Waters created the amateur dance revolution known as Common People Dance Eisteddfod - which is happening this opening weekend...

Stressed Syllables with Sheridan Harbridge and Steven Kramer

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sheridan Harbridge is one of the writers of what, in my opinion, was the best thing I saw on stage last year, the musical My Brilliant Career. Some gr...

Kinky Boats with Laurence Boxhall

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I love having Laurence on the show. he's done it a bunch of times before, but never solo. Will he prove that every time before this one he's been the ...

Listening to Paint Dry with Duncan Fellows

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Duncan Fellows is a dear old friend who I have known since we were both teenagers. His effortless charm has endeared him to audiences of tv shows like...

Reverse The Tractor with Lorin Clarke and Andrew Farrell

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lorin Clarke and Andrew Farrell are both the directors of documentaries about iconic Australian voices. One tinged with a kiwi accent, the other still...

Welcome to Television with Mark Humphries

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I've been bugging Mark to come back and do the quiz for ages. He was the Australian Celebrity Mastermind champion! He is also the presenter of Sold! W...

Superlativeman with Ash Flanders

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ash Flanders is an award winning actor and writer currently starring alongside Sigrid Thornton and Yael Stone in Melbourne Theatre Co's production of ...

Oh Solo Me-o with John Leary

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bit of a different one - just John talking to himself for a while. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Magnetoreception with Nadine Garner and Fayssal Bazzi

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Most performers I know have all had one of those anxiety filled nightmares of finding yourself on stage on opening night, with no idea what the play i...

Up Your Coriolanus with Marco Chiappi and Gareth Reeves

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A charismatic, egocentric strongman politician with contempt for the population he leads, rides roughshod over the conventions of democracy to drive t...

Dewey & Louie with Louise Leary and Martin Boyce

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My eldest sister Louise is one of the most avid listeners to this podcast. So when I told her it was likely I wasn't going to be able to put out an ep...

One Volume with Rebecca Massey and Gabrielle Scawthorn

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As an actor who also produces and hosts a quiz-based podcast, it's safe to assume that a piece of theatre about a pivotal historical figure who happen...

Poetry Slam with Zöe Coombs Marr

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Zöe Coombs Marr is no stranger to this podcast - possibly making the most appearances on the quiz. Her show "Wrap It Up with Zöe Coombs Marr" kick...

The Two Larrys with Laurence Boxhall and Laurence Coy

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's not often you get two Laurences in one show. But that's what the Australian production of The Lord of the Rings Musical has. And so does this epi...

Competition with Claire Hooper and Lehmo

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you like this podcast - and I'm assuming you do, because why else would you be here - then there is a very strong chance that you will love the ABC...

Nom de Pun with Nicole da Silva and Gareth Davies

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole da Silva and Gareth Davies are both currently performing in a double bill of plays by the Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter. “The Lover” and “...

Shared Narrative with Onjuli Datta and Mikaella Clements

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta are a married couple who write novels together! Their first novel “The View Was Exhausting” is a rom-com a...

Jentacular with Toby Schmitz and Luke Arnold

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Both Toby Schmitz and Luke Arnold are actors who have recently turned their storytelling talents into actual stories in actual books!Toby's debut nove...

If You Like Humphrey Bogart with Nicola and Rosie Dempsey

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie and Nicola Dempsey are otherwise known as the comedy music double act Flo and Joan. The two previous times they’ve been on this show, Nicola’...

Real Life with Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s become something of an Easter tradition to have Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis on the show the week before Good Friday to promote the very sp...

Sandwichfest with Pierre Novellie and George Fouracres

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

George Fouracres and Pierre Novellie met while studying Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge, so it's a fair expectation that they might do well...

Herding Cats Again with David Correos and Harry Jun

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Correos has been on this podcast before with Demi Lardner, but this time I needed a slightly less chaotic partner for him. Harry Jun is another ...

Margaritas with Ethan Cavanagh and Sweeney Preston

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded live at the Margarita Bar inside Gluttony at the Adelaide Fringe!Not in front of a live studio audience or anything, but per...

The Embarrassment of Youth with Alex Lowes and Kushi Venkatesh

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's quite apt that this episode has come hot on the heels of the last episode. If Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie are veterans of standup showing all the...

Trillions of Ants with Luke Heggie and Chris Ryan

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Old hands at appearing on this podcast - Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie - come on around this time every year. They are both touring brand new hours of s...

RE-RELEASE: Best Quiz Quiz with Marc Fennell and Michael Hing

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I'm sorry I don't have a new episode for you!While I try to find a moment to record the new one, please enjoy this re-release of one of my favourite e...

Uncensored with Alexei Toliopoulos and Zach Ruane

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the next few months, Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane will be touring their show Refused Classification to comedy festivals all around the cou...

Night in Tunisia Bird with Eddie Perfect and Elise McCann

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This first episode of the sixth season of The Saturday Quiz takes a wild, meandering journey through some mostly music-related territory. Which is app...

And The Survey Says...

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Saturday Quiz will be back for its sixth season in 2025 very, very soon.In the meantime, please complete this survey so I can bring you the guests...

Season 5 Finale with Zoë Coombs Marr, Dave Lawson, Sarah Snook and Kate Jinx

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you have a few minutes, please complete this survey so The Saturday Quiz can return for another season with the guests and content that you like be...

Santa's Lair with Damon Herriman and Kate Mulvany

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Damon have both been on this podcast before - but never together.Much in the same way that they are both appearing in two massive films relea...

The Mentalist with Gillian Cosgriff

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gillian Cosgriff is an absolute delight.Funny, self-deprecating and fabulously talented.It's been far too long since she's been on this podcast.So, be...

Reach For the Top with Bert LaBonté and Pamela Rabe

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pamela Rabe and Bert LaBonté are both giants of Australian theatre. And it's lucky they are, because right now they are both appearing in the enormou...

Brilliance with Sheridan Harbridge and Kala Gare

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Very occasionally, there is a new piece of theatre created which gets everything just right, that it becomes an instant classic. My Brilliant Career i...

Fledgling with Caroline Lee and Lucy Ansell

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lucy Ansell and Caroline Lee are both currently starring in the Red Stitch production of José Rivera’s play “Your Name Means Dream” which explo...

Cosmic Latte with Ethan Cavanagh and Sweeney Preston

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stop what you're doing and get in the car and drive to Mitchelton Estate Winery for this weekend's Comedy in the Vines - a mini festival of great come...

Foxes and Hedgehogs with Iain Grandage

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Iain Grandage thinks he's a hedgehog, but wishes he was a fox. But he is arguably a T-person. Or perhaps a hammerhead shark. What does that mean? You'...

It's a Wonderful Life with Zoë Coombs Marr and Alexei Toliopoulos

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 200th episode of The Saturday Quiz, and what better way to mark the occasion than by having two of the funniest comedians to have ever ans...

Pigeons with Geraldine Hickey and Vidya Rajan

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The last time Geraldine Hickey and Vidya Rajan were on this podcast together, they performed remarkably well, pretty much getting ten out of ten. Will...

Well-Behaved Women with Stephanie Caccamo and Elenoa Rokobaro

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Caccamo and Elenoa Rokobaro are two of the cast members of Well-Behaved Women - a show with music and lyrics by Carmel Dean and directed by ...

Who's Your Daddy with Hannah Camilleri and Oliver Coleman

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Melbourne Fringe Festival has just kicked off, which means that there are over four hundred and fifty events vying for your attention.One of them ...

1970 FA Cup Final with Hannah Waterman and Huw Higginson

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Real life couple Hannah Waterman and Huw Higginson are performing as husband and wife in the moving play about love, loss and laughter Colder Tha...

Meandering with Susie Youssef and Julia Zemiro

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Zemiro has been on this podcast many times before, but this time she’s brought along Susie Youssef to partner with. Which is kind of what she’...

A Nose By Any Other Name with Kirsten Diprose and Damian Callinan

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s no secret that this podcast skews towards the big cities of this country, mostly those on the Eastern Seaboard. In fact, most podcasts in gener...

Pulitzer Prize Winners with Bert LaBonté and Ras-Samuel

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joining John to answer the questions on this episode of The Saturday Quiz is the director Bert LaBonté and one of the actors Ras-Samuel from the Puli...

Orange with Alexei Toliopoulos and Lauren Bonner

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alexei Tolioppoulos and Lauren Bonner have both recently joined a real-life pub trivia team. But that doesn't mean they get all the questions correct ...

You're a Gumbo with Michael Williams and Erik Jensen

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you're a reader or listener of any of the Schwartz Media publications, you're sure to have encountered Erik Jensen and Michael Williams. Erik is th...

Highschool Dropout with Matt Day

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Runt is a brand new family movie in cinemas around the country from September 19, but if you’re in Melbourne, you can see it at MIFF on the 25th of ...

IMDb Ranking with Brodie Lancaster and Kate Jinx

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Melbourne International Film Festival has just opened!On this episode of the quiz, the guests are MIFF programmer Kate Jinx and pop culture author...

Baby Brain with Gabbi Bolt and Maverick Newman

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gabbi Bolt and Maverick Newman are both extraordinarily multi-talented performers; They sing, they dance, they act, they even play classical piano in...

How's Your Latin? with Laurence Boxhall and Peter Houghton

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For only the second time, this episode of the podcast is recorded in situ (Latin) in the same room as the guests! Melbourne Shakespeare Company r...

High School Boys with Marni Mount and Emmanuelle Mattana

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is rare for a piece of independent theatre to earn itself a return season. Rarer still for that return season to be on the main stages and tour aro...

Live Sex with Sheridan Harbridge and Rebecca Massey

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This special bonus episode is to make up for the episode missed a few weeks ago.The Canberra Theatre Centre has curated an electrifying performance se...

Leave Her Alone! with Madeleine Stewart and Bec Charlwood

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Madeleine Stewart and Bec Charlwood are two comedians who are part way through a tour around the country with a night of comedy appropriately called A...

Nicknames and Anagrams with Claire Bird and Hugo Williams

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Bird and Hugo Williams are both members of Ponycam Collective. What is a ponycam collective? Well, that is a good question that Claire and...

Bullsh!t Bell with Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sweeney and Ethan are award winning comedians who have combined comedy and wine-tasting to create one hilarious show.That doesn't necessarily mean the...

Andrew Lloyd Webber with Nicola and Rosie Dempsey

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two years ago, British comedy musical duo Flo & Joan (aka real life sisters Rosie and Nicola Dempsey) came and did the quiz and were justifiably s...

Reading Out Loud with Rebecca Bower and Francis Greenslade

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As well as making this podcast, John is also an actor.Right now, he's rehearsing a brand new play by Francis Greenslade called The Platypus which also...

Parcopresis with Alex Jae and Alexei Toliopoulos

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The podcaster community is a tight one. We tend to all have the same challenges of finding fresh guests for each episode. Invite one podcast host to b...

The People You Meet in Darwin in the 80's with Alison Whyte and Grant Piro

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grant Piro and Alison Whyte are two of the hardest working actors in the country. Stars of stage and screen, they are both in the very special product...

Fan Fiction with Tarsh Jago and Imogen Whittaker

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Tarsh Jago and cabaret artist Imogen Whittaker met in the considerably unlikely world of Aboriginal health policy and advocacy. But these fri...

Writing with Worms with Sofija Stefanovic and Liam Pieper

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liam Pieper and Sofija Stefanovic are old friends who went to high school together. They've since both gone on to write moving and funny memoirs about...

Plans For Your Good: A Prime Minister's Testimony of God's Faithfulness with David Marr and Sean Kelly

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Kelly and David Marr are two of the sharpest minds in the country writing about politics and unflinchingly examining our history and national cha...

DemisFeet.com with Demi Lardner and David Correos

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is possibly the most chaotic the podcast has ever been. Demi and David are masters of surfing the absurd and are both very comfortable te...

Upsetting Internationals with Annie Louey and Mohammed Magdi

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Annie Louey and Mohammed Magdi are comedians dating across continents. Annie is Chinese-Australian living in Melbourne. Mohammed is Egyptian but has l...

Beans with Fern Brady and John Kearns

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fern Brady and John Kearns were both contestants on series 14 of the UK tv show Taskmaster - in fact they even scored the exact same amount of points ...

Pink Pink Stink Nice Drink with Zoë Coombs Marr and Tom Walker

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Zoë Coombs Marr and Tom Walker are two of the funniest and most creative comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. If this episode of...

Fresh From Edinburgh with Chloe Petts and Rob Auton

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For an episode of a quiz podcast to promote two comedian's shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, there is an awful lot of chat about s...

Mouth Filling with Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The episodes of the Quiz with Brian and Julia are always a bit longer than normal and this one is no exception.Stop reading this and just press play a...

Self Rooting with Kirsty Webeck and Daniel Connell

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, regular guest Kirsty Webeck has brought along a newbie to the quiz, Fellow comedian (and almost fellow Canberran) Daniel Connell. The...

Friend Reviews with Chis Ryan and Luke Heggie

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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. T...

Lady Balls with Rebecca Massey and Shannen Alyce Quan

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Pseudonyms with Laurence Boxhall and William McKenna

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The only other person to have hosted this podcast, William McKenna returns as a guest with Laurence Boxhall. Appearing for possibly the only time toge...

Panic Hotpants with Michelle Brasier

17 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

Sports with Anthony Taufa and Tristan Black

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Groundhog Day with Tim Minchin and Andy Karl

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Season 4 Bonus Episode

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ye...

Season 4 Finale with Kate Jinx, Zoe Coombs Marr, Dave Lawson and Ryan Shelton

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Gold Standard with Kirsty Webeck and Lizzy Hoo

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

No Spoilers with Adam Zwar and Luke Arnold

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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’...

Sharing with Hayley and Mandy McElhinney

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Well, Actually with Tom Ballard and Dilruk Jayasinha

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 - ...

One More Rant with Anna Samson and Gareth Davies

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 co...

Gift of the Gab with Eloise Snape and Sam O'Sullivan

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 usua...