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Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally will make an exclusive appearance at Vivid Sydney 2025

Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally will make an exclusive appearance at Vivid Sydney 2025

Time Out08-05-2025
If you thought that Vivid Sydney 's new and improved program was already sounding too dishy to handle – with icons Martha Stewart and Nigella Lawson both set to make appearances – then think again. The hottest couple in comedy, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are confirmed to appear on stage and in-conversation together for the very first time in Australia, closing out the final night of the 2025 festival.
Unscripted & Unfiltered with Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally will see the immensely talented husband-and-wife duo grace the stage of the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) on Saturday, June 14.
Mullally, best known as Will & Grace's Karen Walker, and Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson, have forged a creative partnership that spans film, television, podcasting and co-authorship over their quarter of a century as a couple. However, they have never appeared in a live-onstage in-conversation before now.
'Megan and I are powerfully chuffed to get back to town for Vivid Sydney, but also to reprise our lovemaking session atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge,' Offerman said in an official statement.
He continued: 'Once we have recharged those particular batteries, we'll be thrilled to transfer our slatternly energies to the Vivid Sydney audience. Come for the anecdotes and the burlesque lust in our every turn of phrase, then get stretched out before you get home, because there's gonna be some canoodlin''.
In this playful conversation moderated by radio and television broadcaster Zan Rowe, Offerman and Mullally will give insights into how they have shaped their careers as multi-hyphenate artists separately, get candid on what it takes to collaborate as both creative partners and spouses, and celebrate how their work intersects with their activism within the LGBTQIA+ community and across environmental issues.
'We couldn't let Vivid Sydney take place this year without treating visitors to a masterclass in comedy,' said Vivid Sydney Festival Director, Gill Minervini. 'Nick and Megan are one of the funniest couples alive, and this conversation is set to be equal parts unpredictable and hilarious.'
Offerman and Mullally's appearance will be exclusive to Vivid Sydney as part of the festival's Global Storyteller series, which this year also includes Martha Stewart. The series is designed to 'bring together the world's brightest minds and creative leaders to provide new forms of creative exchange and interactive engagement'. Previous speakers include pop culture sensations Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White, comedic visionary Amy Poehler, local superstar Troye Sivan, and Hollywood trailblazers Baz Luhrmann and Spike Lee.
Are you pumped to see this iconic couple? You can get geared up by binge-watching every episode of Will & Grace and Parks and Recreation on Stan. The Aussie streaming service is also offering an exclusive presale to Stan customers from Thursday, May 8. General release tickets for Unscripted & Unfiltered with Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally will be on sale from 9am on Friday, May 9, at .
Vivid Sydney's 2025 program is set to bring a huge array of events to the city from May 23 to June 14. The program spans light, music, ideas and food, and don't worry if you don't have the cash for ticketed events – 75 per cent of the program will be free, including the legendary Vivid Sydney Light Walk.
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