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Wax Quizzical

REPLAY: The Pilot with Luke McGregor with Hans Zimmer (Zachary Ruane) and Jacaster Newnam (Cal Wilson)

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This week we're getting a bit nostalgic, diving into the archives and serving up a classic - the very first episode of Wax Quizzical.


In this episode, Luke McGregor (Rosehaven, good friends with Satan) took on the quiz from The Saturday Paper. Helped by the Brains Trust: composer Hans Zimmer (Zachary Ruane) and Jacasta Newnam (Cal Wilson), an Extra Special Extra specialising in Death Scenes.


Hosted by Kyran Wheatley.


The Leaderboard:

* Matt Stewart 10/10

* Tim Hewitt 10/10

* Lloyd Langford 8.5/10

* Lou Wall 8.5/10

* Prue Blake 8/10

* Kirsten Drysdale 8/10

* Alex Lee 8/10

* Annie Louey 8/10

* Rob Mills 8/10

* Vidya Rajan 8/10

* Geraldine Hickey 8/10 DSQ

* Sam Taunton 7.9/10

* Annie Louey 7/10

* Aidan Jones 7/10

* Jess Perkins 7/10

* Matt Stewart 7/10

* Sami Shah 7/10

* Scout Boxall 7/10

* Danielle Walker 7/10

* Woodes 7/10

* Alexei Toliopoulos 6/10

* Carl Donnelly 6/10

* Dane Simpson 6/10

* Ivan Aristeguieta 6/10

* Jess Perkins 6/10

* Josh Earl 6/10

* Kirsty Webeck 6/10

* Michael Hing 6/10

* Nath Valvo 6/10

* Rosie Piper 6/10

* Snorty Dog 6/10

* Zan Rowe 6/10

* Zoe Coombs Marr 6/10

* Emma Holland 5.5/10

* Miranda Tapsell 5.5/10

* Nick Cody 5/10

* Alex Dyson 5/10

* Jan Fran 5/10

* Ben Knight 5/10

* Nina Oyama 5/10

* Celia Pacquola 5/10

* Jude Perl 5/10

* Chris Ryan 5/10

* Sami Shah 5/10

* Nelly Thomas 5/10

* Dave Thornton 5/10

* Danielle Walker 5/10

* Myf Warhurst 5/10

* Kirsty Webeck 5/10

* Mike Goldstein 4.5/10

* Luke McGregor 4.5/10

* Jordan Barr 4/10

* Alex Ward 4/10

* Anna Piper Scott 4/10

* Daniel Sloss 4/10

* Georgia Mooney 4/10

* Nat Harris 4/10

* John Hastings 4/10

* Michael Hing 4/10

* Rhys Nicholson 4/10

* Sam Petersen 4/10

* Brodi Snook 3/10

* Daniel Connell 3/10

* Emma Holland 3/10

* Geraldine Hickey 3/10

* Luka Muller 3/10

* Nazeem Hussain 3/10

* Rhys Nicholson 3/10

* Alex Ward 2/10

* Lizzy Hoo 2/10

* Tom Cardy 2/10

The improvisors on Wax are all members of Something Good - a weekly improv show, every Wednesday at Comedy Republic - tickets to Something Good are available here.


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All eps recorded at Comedy Republic in the heart of Melbourne, Australia

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