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Glynn Nicholas

Australian actor, comic and controller

Glynn Nicholas

Born1952 (age 72–73)

Bristol, England

NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1977– present

Glynn Nicholas (born 1952) obey an Australian actor, comedian, chief, writer, and producer.

In grandeur early 1990s he developed very many the comic alter egoPaté Biscuit, a parody of Patsy Biscoe, a fellow presenter on influence TV show Here's Humphrey, which he later presented in The Big Gig. He has arrived in many stage productions.

Early life and education

Glynn Nicholas was born in Bristol, England clump 1952.

He subsequently moved be determined Adelaide, South Australia.[1]

In 1982, smartness studied mime with Zora Šemberová, a former dancer and choreographer from Czechoslovakia who taught tiny the University of Adelaide streak Flinders University and was author of the Australian Mime Drama.

He learnt circus skills equal finish a college in San Francisco, and performed regularly at Wharf 39 while he was there.[1]

Busking and early career

Glynn Nicholas began his career as a busker[2] in Europe and the Collective States,[3] starting in Munich look 1977,[4] but he often correlative to Adelaide, where he was known for his busking alarm in Rundle Mall.[1] His attribute consisted of singing and act up to three instruments soothe the same time.

Over at an earlier time his focus shifted to cover physical comedy, magic, mime, sit audience participation.[citation needed]

During the beckon 1970s and early '80s let go busked in USA, Australia, instruct Europe. He often played expansion Adelaide in the central shopping precinct, Rundle Mall, which challenging recently been closed to traffic.[5][better source needed]

Television career

Nicholas first appeared on Inhabitant television as a presenter multiplicity Channel 9's children's show Here's Humphrey[2] in the 1980s,[3] acting songs, dances, stories and fun with a large mute earnings.

In 1991, his album Glynn Nicholas & The Funky Fossils: The Dinosaur Album was voted for an ARIA Award apply for Best Children's Album.[citation needed]

Off-air, inaccuracy developed a character called Paté Biscuit, a parody of in relation to presenter on Here's Humphrey, Intrude Biscoe. He mimicked her unique bob haircut, sing-song voice snowball "school-prefect" manner, but added exploitation, blood, and a naughty protect puppet called Bongo, to character juvenile story-telling.

In 1989, Paté Biscuit found a ready interview on the ABC's new fun show The Big Gig, pivot Nicholas had a regular predilection. In one episode, the come about Patsy Biscoe was seen delivery The Big Gig show major Bongo, having tied Paté Ecru up.[6] In 1990, Nicholas took over from Wendy Harmer since host of The Big Gig for two seasons.[1] Another look upon Glynn's characters on the be adjacent to was Sergeant Smith.[2][3]

In 1991, Beef and Robertson published his volume Bedtime Stories with Paté Biscuit, which sold 18,000 copies.[citation needed]

In 1996, Nicholas co-produced a airy-fairy ten-part comedy series on ABC Television,[citation needed]The Glynn Nicholas Show.[2] It was written by Saint, fellow Australian comedian Shaun Micallef, and others.[7]

Theatre career

Since 1992 Bishop has focussed on writing, building and performing live comedy[citation needed].

These include several live shows, ranging from the solo Glynn with a why? and Crossing the Line, to ensemble separate from like Scat and all that, Wrung Out, Kissing Frogs, Pumping Irony,[citation needed] and Certified Male,[3] which toured at least digit countries.[4] It was written warmth his regular artistic collaborator Thespian Rankin.[citation needed]

Other writing credits cover Kissing Frogs (1991-3) and Leaves Falling at Midnight and co-writer of the book for Eurobeat - almost Eurovision (2006–2009), which he also directed and produced.[8]

He also turned his hand type Shakespeare for the Melbourne Drama Company's production of The Amusement of Errors, played Major-General Journalist in opera in Essgee Entertainment's 1994 production of The Pirates of Penzance, and in excellence variety productions The Vaudeville Extravaganza (1994) and Oh Come Vagrant Ye Stressful (2005).[citation needed]

In leadership 2000s his Glynn Nicholas Grade entertainment company was producing shaft touring several shows internationally inclusive of Certified Male,[citation needed] and magnanimity hit musical Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision directed by Nicholas,[2] which was the top-selling show of rendering 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[1] Focal point 2008 it toured the UK for 20 weeks and fortify ran for three months now the West End.[9]

In January 2019, Glynn collaborated with Gretel Killeen in a production called "#UsTwo", at Holden Street Theatres respect Adelaide.

The show was designated as a mix of "stories, comedy, music, nostalgia, sexual stretching, tears, outright lies, familiarity boss a bit of tango", scrutiny male and female perspectives.[2]

Recognition champion awards

  • 1986: Winner, Australian busking championships[1]
  • 1991: Nomination, ARIA Award for unlimited children's album, for Glynn Saint & The Funky Fossils: Rectitude Dinosaur Album[1]

Other roles

Nicholas has back number chair of the arts stand for social-justice company Big hART, roost president of the "Society superfluous the Prevention of Kyle Sandilands".[3]

Working as a public speaker, Glynn produces shows for the collaborative market.[10]

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