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Lewis Hobba

Lewis Hobba
Born (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39)
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.

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 continued to host the drive slot with Michael Hing until August 2023 when they duo both left Triple J.[2] He continues to host a weekly self-produced with Hing, simply titled the "Hobba and Hing Podcast".[3]

Early life and education

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Hobba was born in Melbourne and grew up in Torquay, Victoria.[4] He attended the same high school in Geelong as his Hungry Beast and Triple J Drive co-host, Veronica Milsom.[5] 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.[6]

Career

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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.[7] 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.[8]

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

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Singles

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List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Album
"Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication"
(with Veronica Milsom)[9] 		2019 Non-album single

Filmography

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Television

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List of television appearances, with year released, role, and notes shown
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 The Trophy Room Himself One episode
2014 Spicks and Specks Himself Season 8; 2 episodes
2014 Back Seat Drivers Himself One episode
2014–2015 The Chaser's Media Circus Himself 2 episodes

Podcasts

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List of podcasts, with year released and role shown
Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Tall Tales & True Guest; one episode [10]
2021–2023 Simply the Jest Co-host [11]
2018 A Rational Fear Co-host; 187 Episodes [12]
2023 Silver Bullet Co-host [13]
2024 - present Hooba and Hing Podcast Co-host [3]

Awards and nominations

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ARIA Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2019 "Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication" Best Comedy Release Nominated [14]

References

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  1. ^ Gallagher, Alex (3 February 2020). "Veronica Milsom has announced her departure from Triple J". Music Feeds. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "triple j says goodbye to Drive hosts Hobba & Hing". triple j. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hobba and Hing Podcast". Spotify. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ McDermott, Blake (March 2014). "Introducing 3 newcomers". YAWP Magazine: 27. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ^ "$30k drop in Give Me Five for Kids fundraising tally 'a sign of the times'". The Border Mail. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Lewis Hobba". Creative Representation. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. ^ McMahon, Neil (26 March 2015). "Triple J's new Drive team of Veronica Milsom and Lewis Hobba shift into top gear". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. ^ Keeble, Sean (2 April 2014). "Lewis Hobba in Backs to the Wall". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Watch Veronica and Lewis' educational 'Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication'". Triple J. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Lewis Hobba — the hunger games of Christmas competition". ABC Radio National. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Hobba & Hing's Simply the Jest segment on triple j turned into podcast". Radio Today. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ "A Rational Fear". Impartial media. September 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  13. ^ "INTRODUCING — Silver Bullet". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  14. ^ Donoughue, Paul (27 November 2019). "These are the biggest moments from the ARIA Awards, from Tones and I to Agro the puppet". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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