Lewis Hobba

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Lewis Hobba
Born (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 38)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesHobba, Hobbs
Occupations
  • Radio host
  • comedian
  • television presenter
Years active2014–present

Lewis Hobba (born 16 June 1985) is an Australian radio presenter, television presenter and comedian.

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From 2014 to 2020, he co-hosted the afternoon drive time programme Veronica & Lewis alongside Veronica Milsom on youth radio station Triple J prior to Milsom leaving the station. [1] He is the current co-host of Hobba and Hing alongside comedian Michael Hing on Triple J. [2]

Early life and education

Hobba was born in Melbourne and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. [3] He attended the same high school in Geelong as his Hungry Beast and Triple J Drive co-host, Veronica Milsom. [4] He graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Communication, Media, Film and Television major in 2007 and from Victorian College of the Arts with a Post Graduate Diploma of Film and Television in 2008. [5]

Career

Hobba first appeared on ABC in current affairs comedy programme, Hungry Beast , as a web content producer and presenter. He joined Triple J as co-host of Weekend Breakfast and then Weekend Afternoon alongside Veronica Milsom. In early 2015, Hobba and Milsom moved to the weekday drive time slot (Drive) after Lindsay McDougall left Triple J. [6] He has been a regular contributor on A Rational Fear on FBi Radio and Radio National.

In 2014, he performed his stand-up comedy show, Backs to the Wall, at Sydney Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [7]

He has made guest appearances on The Trophy Room , the second iteration of Spicks and Specks , Back Seat Drivers , The Chaser's Media Circus and The Feed .

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication"
(with Veronica Milsom) [8]
2019Non-album single

Filmography

Television

List of television appearances, with year released, role, and notes shown
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 The Trophy Room HimselfOne episode
2014 Spicks and Specks HimselfSeason 8; 2 episodes
2014 Back Seat Drivers HimselfOne episode
2014–2015 The Chaser's Media Circus Himself2 episodes

Podcasts

List of podcasts, with year released and role shown
YearTitleRoleRef.
2018Tall Tales & TrueGuest; one episode [9]
2021–present Simply the Jest Co-host [10]
2018A Rational FearCo-host; 187 Episodes [11]
2023–present Silver Bullet Co-host [12]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019 "Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication" Best Comedy Release Nominated [13]

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