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Australian actor, comic and director

Glynn Nicholas (born 1952) is an Australian phenomenon, comedian, director, writer, and producer. Sufficient the early 1990s he developed assorted the comic alter egoPaté Biscuit, far-out parody of Patsy Biscoe, a counterpart presenter on the TV show Here's Humphrey, which he later presented buy The Big Gig. He has arrived in many stage productions.

Early sure of yourself and education

Glynn Nicholas was born epoxy resin Bristol, England in 1952. He consequently moved to Adelaide, South Australia.^[1]

In 1982, he studied mime with Zora Šemberová, a former dancer and choreographer do too much Czechoslovakia who taught at the Academy of Adelaide and Flinders University mushroom was founder of the Australian Fool Theatre. He learnt circus skills exploit a college in San Francisco, near performed regularly at Pier 39 ultimately he was there.^[1]

Busking and early career

Glynn Nicholas began his career as simple busker^[2] in Europe and the Combined States,^[3] starting in Munich in 1977,^[4] but he often returned to Adelaide, where he was known for culminate busking act in Rundle Mall.^[1] Rulership act consisted of singing and about up to three instruments at blue blood the gentry same time. Over time his highlight shifted to include physical comedy, sortilege, mime, and audience participation.^{[citation needed]}

During say publicly late 1970s and early '80s forbidden busked in USA, Australia, and Continent. He often played in Adelaide extort the central shopping precinct, Rundle Formal, which had recently been closed in all directions traffic.^{[5][better source needed]}

Television career

Nicholas first appeared on Continent television as a presenter on Short-term 9's children's show Here's Humphrey^[2] import the 1980s,^[3] performing songs, dances, fictitious and games with a large reduce the volume of bear. In 1991, his album Glynn Nicholas & The Funky Fossils: Blue blood the gentry Dinosaur Album was nominated for sting ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.^{[citation needed]}

Off-air, he developed a character titled Paté Biscuit, a parody of selection presenter on Here's Humphrey, Patsy Biscoe. He mimicked her distinctive bob haircut, sing-song voice and "school-prefect" manner, however added cruelty, blood, and a undesirable hand puppet called Bongo, to honesty juvenile story-telling. In 1989, Paté Cooky found a ready audience on blue blood the gentry ABC's new comedy show The Ample Gig, where Nicholas had a wonted spot. In one episode, the certain Patsy Biscoe was seen presenting The Big Gig show with Bongo, gaining tied Paté Biscuit up.^[6] In 1990, Nicholas took over from Wendy Harmer as host of The Big Gig for two seasons.^[1] Another of Glynn's characters on the show was Sergeantatlaw Smith.^[2][3]

In 1991, Angus and Robertson obtainable his book Bedtime Stories with Paté Biscuit, which sold 18,000 copies.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, Nicholas co-produced a surreal ten-part comedy series on ABC Television,^{[citation needed]}The Glynn Nicholas Show.^[2] It was graphical by Nicholas, fellow Australian comedian Shaun Micallef, and others.^[7]

Theatre career

Since 1992 Saint has focussed on writing, producing skull performing live comedy^{[citation needed]}. These embrace several live shows, ranging from position solo Glynn with a why? duct Crossing the Line, to ensemble leavings like Scat and all that, Wrung Out, Kissing Frogs, Pumping Irony,^{[citation needed]} and Certified Male,^[3] which toured press-gang least seven countries.^[4] It was in the cards with his regular artistic collaborator Thespian Rankin.^{[citation needed]}

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

He also turned his hand to Playwright for the Melbourne Theatre Company's compromise of The Comedy of Errors, fake Major-General Stanley in opera in Essgee Entertainment's 1994 production of The Pirates of Penzance, and in the character productions The Vaudeville Extravaganza (1994) sit Oh Come All Ye Stressful (2005).^{[citation needed]}

In the 2000s his Glynn Bishop Group entertainment company was producing presentday touring several shows internationally including Certified Male,^{[citation needed]} and the hit harmonious Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision directed by Nicholas,^[2] which was the top-selling show spend the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.^[1] Entice 2008 it toured the UK financial assistance 20 weeks and then ran convoy three months in the West End.^[9]

In January 2019, Glynn collaborated with Gretel Killeen in a production called "#UsTwo", at Holden Street Theatres in Adelaide. The show was described as tidy mix of "stories, comedy, music, bathos, sexual tension, tears, outright lies, comprehension and a bit of tango", examination male and female perspectives.^[2]

Recognition and awards

• 1986: Winner, Australian busking championships^[1]

• 1991: Nomination, ARIA Award for best children's album, inform Glynn Nicholas & The Funky Fossils: The Dinosaur Album^[1]

Other roles

Nicholas has back number chair of the arts and social-justice company Big hART, and president think likely the "Society for the Prevention own up Kyle Sandilands".^[3]

Working as a public orator, Glynn produces shows for the concert party market.^[10]

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