Geraldine Hickey
Who Geraldine Hickey is
Geraldine Hickey is an Australian stand-up comedian and storyteller who won the Most Outstanding Show award at the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with What A Surprise, two years after taking the festival's Piece of Wood award for Things Are Going Well. A runner-up in the RAW Comedy national final in 2001 and a New Faces pick at Just For Laughs in Montreal, she has toured hours such as Now I've Got A Boat, Of Course We've Got Horses, Don't Tease Me About My Gloves and Meander to festivals across Australia and the Edinburgh Fringe.
Her specials include What A Surprise on Paramount+ and Don't Tease Me About My Gloves on ABC TV, which brought an AACTA nomination; she is a regular on The Gala, Spicks and Specks and Thank God You're Here, has appeared on Have You Been Paying Attention?, played Gwen in Fisk, reached the final five of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2025, and co-hosted Triple R's Breakfasters from 2016 to 2021.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Next Gen, What A Surprise and Don't Tease Me About My Gloves
- On screen
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival galas, Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here and 4 more
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedy Next Gen ABC TV, 2018
- What A Surprise Paramount+, 2022
- Don't Tease Me About My Gloves ABC TV, 2025
On screen
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival galas ABC TV
- Spicks and Specks ABC TV
- Thank God You're Here Network 10
- Have You Been Paying Attention? Network 10, 2019-2023
- I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Network 10, 2025
- Fisk Gwen, ABC TV, 2022
- Breakfasters co-host, Triple R radio, 2016-2021
Comedians like Geraldine Hickey
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Dilruk Jayasinha also in Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas
- Denise Scott also in Spicks and Specks
- Lou Wall also in Spicks and Specks
- Reuben Kaye also in Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas
- Aaron Chen also in Fisk
- Eddie Ifft also in Spicks and Specks
- Felicity Ward also in Spicks and Specks
- Jimeoin also in Spicks and Specks
Career timeline
- 2016Breakfasters (co-host, Triple R radio, 2016-2021) On screen
- 2018Comedy Next Gen (ABC TV, 2018) Special
- 2019Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network 10, 2019-2023) On screen
- 2022What A Surprise (Paramount+, 2022) Special
- 2022Fisk (Gwen, ABC TV, 2022) On screen
- 2025Don't Tease Me About My Gloves (ABC TV, 2025) Special
- 2025I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10, 2025) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Geraldine Hickey performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What are their stand-up specials, in order?
Comedy Next Gen (2018), What A Surprise (2022) and Don't Tease Me About My Gloves (2025).
What is their latest stand-up special?
Don't Tease Me About My Gloves (ABC TV, 2025), the latest of the 3 specials on this page.
Where can I watch their stand-up specials?
As each special's credit gives it: Paramount+ (What A Surprise, 2022).
What TV shows and films are they in?
Melbourne International Comedy Festival galas (ABC TV), Spicks and Specks (ABC TV), Thank God You're Here (Network 10), Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network 10, 2019-2023), I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (Network 10, 2025) and Fisk (Gwen, ABC TV, 2022), among 7 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Dilruk Jayasinha (also in Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas), Denise Scott (also in Spicks and Specks), Lou Wall (also in Spicks and Specks), Reuben Kaye (also in Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas) and Aaron Chen (also in Fisk).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- Token Artists · token.com.au ↗ Agency page: one of Australia's most beloved stand-up comedians; winner of Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival; New Faces at Just For Laughs Montreal; a regular on The Gala, Spicks and Specks and Thank God You're Here; top five on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here; specials on Paramount+ and…
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival — Awards ↗ Most Outstanding Show 2021: Geraldine Hickey, What A Surprise; Piece of Wood Award 2019: Geraldine Hickey, Things Are Going Well (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026