Lewis Hobba (born 16 June 1980) 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 Veronica Louise Milsom (born 9 October 1984) is an Australian radio presenter, comedian and actress. From 2014 to 2020, she co-hosted the afternoon drive-time programme ''Veronica & Lewis'' alongside Lewis Hobba on youth radio station Triple J. ...

on youth radio station

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prior to Milsom leaving the station. He is the current co-host of ''Hobba and Hing'' alongside comedian Michael Hing on Triple J.

Early life and education

Hobba was born in

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and grew up in

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, Victoria. He attended the same high school in Geelong as his ''

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'' and Triple J ''Drive'' co-host,

. He graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Communication, Media, Film and Television major in 2007 and from

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with a Post Graduate Diploma of Film and Television in 2008.

Career

Hobba first appeared on

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in current affairs comedy programme, ''

'', 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

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left Triple J. He has been a regular contributor on '' A Rational Fear'' on

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and

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. In 2014, he performed his stand-up comedy show, ''Backs to the Wall'', at Sydney Comedy Festival and

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. He has made guest appearances on ''

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'', the second iteration of '' Spicks and Specks'', '' Back Seat Drivers'', '' The Chaser's Media Circus'' and '' The Feed''.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

Podcasts

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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References

External links

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