Ben Pobjie

Melbourne

Writer and Comedian at Sydney Morning Herald

Writer and Comedian at The Age

Columnist at Sydney Morning Herald

Host at Gather Around Me

Blogger, Columnist, Father. I guess you could call me the Hugh Jackman of the blogosphere.

Articles

An American Super Rugby franchise? An Australian NFL team makes much more sense

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Ben Pobjie

I can’t remember when a piece of rugby news has excited me as much as the report that moves are afoot to include the USA in Super Rugby. There is so much about this that makes sense: from World Rugby’s perspective, it would open a huge new market, with Americans said to be itching to jump on board the rugby train, if only an appropriate outlet for their latent passions could be found.
MasterChef’s best moments, from Katy Perry to white chocolate veloute

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Ben Pobjie

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A coach who can rock 'n' roll all night: what can we expect from the Kiss era?

2 weeks ago | theroar.com.au | Ben Pobjie

And so, as The Roar reported, Australian rugby’s worst-kept secret is finally out: Phil Waugh has admitted that he is genetically an Ewok. Wait, no: not that secret. The other one. Les Kiss is to coach the Wallabies, continuing the grand tradition of ex-rugby league stars becoming distinguished rugby union coaches (Andy Farrell, Garrick Morgan, et al).
MasterChef’s best moments, from Katy Perry to white chocolate veloute

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Ben Pobjie

By Ben Pobjie May 1, 2025 — 5.30am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MasterChef returns to our screens this week, as do a veritable gaggle of former contestants. This is the show’s second iteration of the Back to Win format, with favourites like Callum Hann and Laura Sharrad coming back to search for redemption.
Stuff

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Ben Pobjie
Your favourite former MasterChef contestants have come back to win. We rank their chances

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Ben Pobjie

No one knows more about the quirks of former MasterChef contestants than resident recapper Ben Pobjie. Here are his top (and bottom) contenders for the new season. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. It’s exciting that the new season of MasterChef Australia is returning to the “back to win” format.
Finished The Pitt? This new show is your next dose of hospital drama

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Ben Pobjie

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Finished The Pitt? This new show is your next dose of hospital drama

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Ben Pobjie

By Ben Pobjie April 24, 2025 — 5.30am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Doc ★★★½Since television began, doctors – along with cops – have been one of the perennial wells to which producers keep returning to drink from. No matter how much the entertainment landscape changes, no matter how many trends come and go, the medical drama has remained one of the immovable pillars that hold up the medium.
What will RA do when the Lions' money runs out? Preparing ourselves for the post-rugby future

3 weeks ago | theroar.com.au | Ben Pobjie

While pondering the myriad problems afflicting the world the other day, I came across my esteemed colleague Geoff Parkes’s latest column, and immediately it gave me a brilliant idea: I should write a column too. But what should it be about? Naturally, that took a good deal longer, but eventually it came to me, thanks again to Geoff, and the pertinent question he raised therein: what happens when the Lions’ money runs out?
Shute Shield Round 2 Wrap: First-half shootout in Gordon win, Eastwood's 'clinic' in demolishing Souths

4 weeks ago | theroar.com.au | James Kane |Christy Doran |Ben Pobjie

Easts def Hunter 15-12The Wildfires nearly pulled off the boilover, opening with a monster 50-22 from flyhalf Connor Winchester, thanks in part to some radioactive ball-watching from fullback Chris Bell at the back. But Easts weathered the early storm. Momentum swung when Hunter’s no. 13, Sitiveni Vahai — a certified handful all game — pinched a turnover and went 80 metres downfield. Could’ve gone either way, but sometimes the footy gods just let it ride.