The creators of the feminist noir comedy Deadloch, Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, join Pop Queers for our last episode of the year! Described as Broadchurch but funny, and set it Tasmania, Deadloch is the whodunit of the season. The Kates join us ahead of the much-anticipated finale which arrives tomorrow! Deadloch is streaming now on Prime Video. Be sure to also check out the Kates’ 2021 Antarctic comedy podcast, Slushy, where an underqualified research assistant joins the much-lauded...

Zoë Coombs Marr takes on Colin Lane with special guest scorekeeper Susannah ‘Motty’ Mott! Zoë makes her return to Pop Queers ahead of her performance of The Opener at Comedy Republic on the 27th of July. You can also catch her learning about the untold queer history of Australia in Queerstralia, available now on ABC iView. Colin is one half of Australia’s favourite comedy duo, Lano and Woodley. You can rewatch The Adventures of Lano & Woodley on Binge. Motty joins us once again, but...

Andrew Patterson takes on Yon! In Yon’s six-episode podcast series Minuscule Musical you can hear him singing short and original musicals written and performed with guests such as Jude Perl, Gillian Cosgriff and Sammy J. You can also catch Yon as one third of musical comedy trio Tripod at the Theatre Royal in Hobart on Friday 30th of June as part of the Festival of Voices. Andrew is currently working on And Juliet and The Rocky Horror Show as a fill-in keyboard player and conductor. He’s...

Fiona Scott-Norman and Alicia Sometimes both make their long-awaited returns to Pop Queers! Last time Fiona was on Pop Queers, her book This Chicken Life was hot off the presses. She now returns off the back of another huge success with her new book Hard Knocks which is out now! Alicia also makes her return to Pop Queers! You can catch her talking footy on the Outer-Sanctum Podcast or go see her art installation at Science Gallery Melbourne’s upcoming exhibition Dark Matters.

Anthony Campbell takes on co-star and husband Tim Campbell! They are currently touring together for the first time with their show Up Close and Unpredictable. You can keep up with all of the latest from Anthony Callea on his website or by following him on insta @AnthonyCallea. For more from Tim Campbell you can go to his website or follow him on insta @TimCampbellTown

Ali McGregor takes on Steven ‘Gatesy’ Gates! Ali McGregor is cabaret performer, musician, and principal soprano who returns to the show ahead of her Friday, 26 May, performance at Hamer Hall with the MSO. Gatesy is a musician, actor, and comedian who you might know as one third of the musical comedy trio Tripod who will be performing at the Festival of Voices in Tasmania, June 30.

Everyone’s getting dressed up for Pop Queers this week as we’re joined by Annie Social and Amanduh! See Annie Social performing at Pride of our Footscray on Saturday June 3rd where you can also catch weekly Drag Bingo and Piano Bar with Amanduh.

With the Comedy Festival nearing its end, we’ve managed to wrangle two more stars of the festival with Jenny Tian taking on Bronwyn Kuss! Jenny Tian is performing her debut Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Picture This at Trades Hall until April 23. Jenny also stars in the web series Coach Dayum and you can follow her on TikTok as @nomnomjenny. Bronwyn Kuss returns to the Comedy Festival after a very successful 2022 outing that saw her take home the Directors’ Choice Award. This...

Australian vocal superstars and sister duo Vika and Linda Bull go head-to-head this week on Pop Queers! Their new memoir No Bull is out now in stores and on their website. They’re also touring all over Australia including Jacobs Well, Sandstone Point, and Narre Warren so check out their schedule to see when they’ll be coming near you!

It’s a UK comedy special on Pop Queers with Jordan Gray taking on Larry Dean! Jordan Gray is performing her world-famous musical comedy show Is it a Bird? at the Melbourne Town Hall until the 23rd of April. Larry Dean has brought his show FUDNUT back to Melbourne after a sold out run in 2022, performing at the Swiss Club until the 23rd of April.  

This week on Pop Queers, Reuben Kaye takes on Michelle Brasier! Reuben Kaye is Live and Intimidating at the Arts Centre Melbourne until April 23. Michelle Brasier is performing Legacy at the Comedy Republic and Melbourne Town Hall until April 23.

Jane Clifton takes on Aurelia St Clair! Aurelia is a comedian, writer, podcaster and Melbourne International Comedy Festival regular. They’ll be performing their new show Non-Dairy Presenting at Trades Hall from the 30th of March to the 23rd of April. Jane is a showbiz all-rounder and favourite of Australian stage and screen. You can catch her gigging regularly at Claypots Evening Star in South Melbourne and keep an eye out for her upcoming Memoir of a Very Civil Celebrant.

It’s back to zoom this week with Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie! Catch Chris Ryan performing her show Busy at the Comedy Festival from the 30th of March to the 23rd of April. You can also catch Luke Heggie at the Comedy Festival with his show Grot from the 29th of March to the 23rd of April.

This week on Pop Queers, comedian Brodi Snook takes on comedian Cameron James to see which one will be the best ally performing at the Comedy Festival. Brodi Snook is setting off around Australia performing her brand-new show Villain which will be running from the 30th of March to the 23rd of April at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Check out her website to find out what else she has coming up in 2023 and for more details about her performances in Sydney, Perth and...

Danny McGinlay returns to Pop Queers to take on Shakespeare Aliens co-star Seon Williams with special guest scorekeeper Kaz Cooke! Shakespeare Aliens is running from the 28th of Feb to the 5th of March as part of Adelaide Fringe. Also catch Danny McGinlay in his Melbourne Comedy Festival show HardNut in April.  

This week on Pop Queers Brihony Dawson takes on Bec Andrews! You may have seen Brihony Dawson as the host of The Challenge on Channel 10 or caught them as an MC or host at big events ranging from the AFLW Grand Final to Victoria Pride 2023. You can catch them next as the host of ABC’s 2023 Mardis Gras broadcast! Bec Andrews is a lifestyle and travel writer who writes under the guise of The Sprink for the hugely successful underground blog The Sprinkler. She is also a casting producer with...

Mama Alto returns to Pop Queers to take on Pop Queers newcomer and House of the Heart co-star Kate Foster. House of the Heart is a cabaret show by immersive cabaret legends Finucane & Smith. The show spans across language and culture to explore home, family and how we create a sense of place. It is a velvet draped cabaret, with table seating, dragons surrounding, and drinks at the bar. House of the Heart is on now until Sunday 12 February at the Chinese Museum.

It’s all denim on Pop Queers this week as we’re joined by Jessie Deane and Harriet O’Donnell from the Pitchface Community Choir! The Pitchface Community Choir is a denim wearing choir made up (almost entirely) of women and non-binary peeps from Melbourne’s inner west. To find out more check out their website. Harriet is one of the founding members of the Pitchface Community Choir and you can hear her singing the lead vocals in the choir’s online rendition of Boys Don’t Cry, performed in...

It’s Tom against Thomas this week as we’re joined by Thomas Jaspers and Tom Ballard! Tom Ballard is an actor and stand-up comedian who you may have caught on the ABC hosting Tonightly With Tom Ballard. His new book I, Millennial: One Snowflake’s Screed Against Boomers, Billionaires and Everything Else is out 30 November! Thomas Jaspers is a comedian, quiz show host, bingo caller, and podcaster who you can hear on The Gays Are Revolting or catch hosting Granny Bingo at the Comedy Republic.

This week on Pop Queers we’re joined by Gemma Brett and Peter Auman from Better Than The Wizards! Stick around until the end to hear their latest single Naked and check out their music on all the regular streaming platforms. Follow Better Than The Wizards on the socials and check out their website to keep up to date with their live events.

It’s time for some queen-on-queen action this week on Pop Queers as HollyPop takes on Brenda Bressed! Be sure to follow HollyPop and strut on down to The Lot for some Drag Trivia every Friday from 7pm! Brenda is hot off the heels of her Melbourne Fringe show ‘An Evening With Brenda’ so be sure to follow her to stay up to date with all her future projects! Making a special guest appearance as our celebrity score keeper this week is Kaz Cooke! Subscribe to her newsletter and keep an eye on...

It’s time for some radio on radio action this week on Pop Queers! JOY content manager, Jacqui Kinder, takes on the voice of Yarra Trams and program manager of 88.3 Southern FM, Colin Tyrus!

JOY 94.9’s biggest rivalry comes to Pop Queers as JOY Breakfast takes on JOY Drive! Representing Team Pig this week is the brother and sister duo behind JOY Breakfast, Anna and Dean Murphy. Representing Team Chicken is the team that brings you JOY Drive weekdays from 4-6, Emily Tresidder and Warren Andrew.

The kiln is getting fired up this week on Pop Queers as Dean Millsom takes on Garry Lane! Dean Millsom and Garry Lane run the Wheelhouse Studio in South Melbourne, a ceramic studio with classes for all levels of students. Bookings are available here for Term Tasters, 4-8 week Term Classes, and Private Group Classes to fire up your passion for pottery.