Lewis Hobba is a comedian, writer, and presenter. He is also a former host of triple j’s Drive show as one half of Hobba and Hing.

Lewis got his start in TV on ABC’s Hungry Beast and has written and directed TV for The Comedy Channel, Network Ten and the ABC. He has appeared on shows such as Spicks and Specks, The Feed, Gruen Transfer and The Chaser’s Media Circus.

Lewis co-hosts the political comedy podcasts A Rational Fear (Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 & 2021 Australian Podcast Awards) which performs live shows around the country from Splendour in the Grass to the Sydney Opera House, and Silver Bullet, where he and co-host Michael Hing try the gadgets, the hobbies, the experiences and wellness trends that their celebrity guests swear by to find out if they also work for them.

Radio

TRIPLE J DRIVE – Hobba & Hing, 2020-2023
TRIPLE J DRIVE – Veronica & Lewis, 2015-2020
FBi A RATIONAL FEAR – Regular Guest, 2012
TRIPLE J 2-6AM – Presenter, 2010 –2011

Television

WIN THE WEEK (Series 2)
Guest. ABC TV 2022
CELEBRITY LETTERS AND NUMBERS
Guest. ITV Studios Australia Pty Limited 2021
CELEBRITY NAME GAME
Guest. Fremantle Media Australia Pty Limited 2019
WHAT COULD GO WRONG? (Documentary)
Himself. Dir: Various, Mashup Pictures 2018
JAYS OF OUR LIVES
Guest. Backseat Rebel 2017
THE CHASER’S MEDIA CIRCUS (Series 2)
Guest. Giant Dwarf 2015
THE CHASER’S MEDIA CIRCUS (Series 1)
Guest. Giant Dwarf 2014
BACK SEAT DRIVERS
Guest. Duff Productions 2014
SPICKS & SPECKS (Series 8)
Guest. Dir: Jon Olb, ABC TV 2014
HUNGRY BEAST (Series 3)
Regular Cast Member. Dir: Nathan Earl, Zapruder’s Other Films 2011
THE JOY OF SETS
Guest. Zapruder’s Other Films 2011
HUNGRY BEAST (Series 2)
Regular Cast Member. Dir: Nathan Earl, Zapruder’s Other Films 2010
HUNGRY BEAST (Series 1)
Regular Cast Member. Dir: Nathan Earl, Zapruder’s Other Films 2009
THE TROPHY ROOM
Guest. Dir: Mark FitzGerald, ABC TV 2011

Live Performance

A RATIONAL FEAR
Co-Host. 2012 – Current
STORYCLUB
Regular Performer. Giant Dwarf, 2014 – 2021
BACKS TO THE WALL
Solo Show. Melbourne International Comedy Festival & Sydney Comedy Festival 2014
RAW COMEDY
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2009

Director

MARS 500
Fresh Blood Finalist. ABC iView, Screen Australia & Guesswork Television 2017
DONNATELEGRAMS
Fresh Blood Finalist. ABC / Screen Australia 2014
OFF THEIR BLOODY ROCKERS
Granada Media. 2011
SECOND COMING
Victorian College of The Arts (VCA). 2008
TERMINAL
Victorian College of The Arts (VCA). Screened: Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2008
TALL POPPY SYNDROME SOCIETY
RMIT. 2007

Producer

CAN OF WORMS (Series 2-3)
VT Producer. Zapruder’s Other Films 2012-2013

Writer

PLAY SCHOOL
ABC TV 2020-2021
JAYS OF OUR LIVES
Backseat Rebel 2017
MARS 500 (Fresh Blood Finalist)
ABC iView, Screen Australia & Guesswork Television 2017
HUNGRY BEAST (Series 1-3)
Zapruder’s Other Films 2009 – 2011
GOOD NEWS WEEK (Series 9)
GNW TV Productions 2010

Film

WORK TO RULE (Short)
Role: Fred Aims. Dir: Gregory Erdstein, 2008
TALL POPPY SYNDROME SOCIETY (Short)
Role: Charlie. 2007
Winner: Kino Dendy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

Training

ABC AND ZAPRUDER’S OTHER FILMS
One Month Training Intensive 2009
VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS (VCA)
Post Graduate Diploma of Film and Television 2008
RMIT
Bachelor of Communication, Media, Film and Television Major 2007