Episode 30 of This Week in Comedy is a milestone episode, and Lily Geddes and Morry Morgan celebrate it by welcoming Australian comedy favourite Hung Le into the studio. The result is an unfiltered, big-hearted conversation that leaps from couch distancing to football loyalties, early mornings and the survival instincts of a performer who has spent 45 years onstage. Hung brings effortless warmth, sharp timing and a seemingly endless supply of stories, while Lily and Morry make sure every tangent gets the attention it deserves.

They talk comedy news, theatre, festivals and the peculiar thrill of being connected to almost everyone in Australian entertainment by one degree of separation. There are reflections on auditions that went nowhere, jobs that arrived when they were least expected, life on cruise ships, and the challenge of keeping material fresh in front of demanding audiences. Hung also shares memories of arriving in Australia as a child, and the colourful mix of music, acting, television and stand-up that has shaped his career.

The beer taste-test for this episode of This Week in Comedy is Slow Lane Brewing’s “Before Dawn”, a Munich Dunkel Dark Lager at 5% ABV. And importantly it gets a great review, both on taste, and the hosts' pet-peeve, size of the can (It's gotta be 375 ml).

A key part of the conversation is Hung Le’s book, The Crappiest Refugee. With characteristic humour and honesty, Hung discusses the personal history behind the title, his family’s journey from Vietnam to Australia, and why finding laughter in difficult experiences has always been central to his work. Lily and Morry recommend the book as a moving, funny and revealing extension of the stories Hung tells onstage.

One of the episode’s highlights is Hung’s connection to Nick Giannopoulos and the enduring cultural footprint of Wog Boy, the movie. He revisits his memorable lines from the film, talks about joining Giannopoulos’s orbit after appearing on New Faces, and recounts the wild touring years of Wogarama. The conversation also examines how Australian comedy, casting and identity have evolved, always through the lens of personal experience rather than a lecture. Along the way, Hung pitches the roles he still wishes he had landed, including a very specific Wog Boy sequel appearance in Mykonos, and an embarrassing experience auditioning for Miss Saigon.

Elsewhere, the trio cover Shaun Micallef’s new game show, Spamalot, comedy roadshows, clown burlesque, a dark lager tasting, Ricky Gervais, Airplane (aka Flying High), and the kind of accidental public comedy that makes the show feel so local. It is a generous, rambunctious episode full of old-school showbiz insight and present-day comedy gossip, with plenty of room for Hung’s generosity and mischief. Whether you know him from stand-up, television, Wog Boy or The Crappiest Refugee, this is a chance to hear a true original in relaxed, hilarious form. Plus, Hung invites aspiring comics to join him at the August Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School course in Melbourne.

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