NICK Cody worked on Christmas Day.
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But for him, it's barely work.
The comedian rates performing for Australian troops in Afghanistan as one of his top experiences. The 2015 gig was the second comedic secondment for Cody, after an initial trip in 2013.
"I've got a lot of relatives that are ex-military or who are currently serving, and I just tell dick jokes for a living, so that's nowhere near as hard or intense as what they're doing," Cody said.
"It's always a great experience."
After December 25, Cody ran the Falls Festival gauntlet - sans Lorne, which was thrown for a loop when bushfires forced it to relocate.
He even spent New Year's Eve in Tassie.
When X-Static caught up with Cody, he was staring down the barrel of a 10-day stretch at home in Melbourne.
"It's the longest I've been home since the Melbourne Comedy Festival last year," he said.
"(After this) I've got a week in Sydney, then I'm doing the Soho Theatre in London for two weeks - it'll be my first time there."
After that, it's the busy season for comedians, with the comedy festival hitting Australian cities, plus a few shows for Cody in New Zealand, the US, and the UK.
"I was away for nine and a half months last year, and about seven the year before that, so this year will probably be about nine months as well," Cody said.
"(Comedy) is my favourite thing - I've been doing it since I was 19, so coming up on 10 years now."
While he has performed on just about every continent, and got his mug on television through roles in Kinne and Josh Thomas' Please Like Me, Cody said he still had some career goals he'd like to reach.
"I'd really like to do some solo shows in big theatres, like the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and also in the States," he said.
Before he enters the realm of superstardom, Cody will be doing the "Hobart to Launceston run", hitting up Fresh Comedy in Launceston on January 22.
"I love it. Tassie is absolutely one of my favourite places," he said.
"Except for Devonport. If I never have to go back there it will be the highlight of my life.
"I was saying that it's weird that The Spirit of Tasmania costs the same amount of money each way.
"It should be free to travel from Melbourne to Devonport, and then it should costs $1.6 million to get out of Devonport."
GIG FACTS
WHAT: Nick Cody headlines Fresh Comedy, with Tim Logan, hosted by Stewart Bell.
WHEN: Friday, January 22, from 7.30pm.
WHERE: Fresh on Charles, Launceston.
TICKETS: Fresh Comedy regularly sells out. Tickets are $15 for general admission, and $20 for reserved seating, available from Trybooking.com. Standing-only door sales are $20, if available.
● Nick Cody will also perform at The Clubhouse Comedy in Hobart on Thursday, January 21.