Brian Nankervis
Brian Nankervis | |
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Birth name | Brian Nankervis |
Born | Melbourne, Australia |
Genres | Television, comedy, radio, theatre |
Spouse | Sue Thomson |
Children | 3 |
Notable works and roles | Hey Hey It's Saturday (as Raymond J. Bartholomeuz), RocKwiz, The Friday Revue on ABC Radio |
Brian Nankervis is an Australian writer, actor, radio host, television producer and comedian. He is one of the co-creators of the music quiz show,
Early life
Nankervis was born in Melbourne.[1]
Career
Prior to acting, Nankervis was a primary school teacher at
Nankervis' character, Raymond J. Bartholomeuz, an eccentric beat poet was popular during the 1980s and 1990s in regular appearances on Hey Hey It's Saturday.[3] As Bartholomeuz, Nankervis also appeared weekly on Paul Hester's ABCTV series Hessie's Shed (1998–99) and in Bob Franklin's sitcom Introducing Gary Petty (2000).[4][5]
Nankervis played the role of Dr Ray Good in the stage and TV versions of
He frequently appeared as himself on television and stage and was the regular warmup man and audience wrangler for The Panel and Thank God You're Here (2006–2009).[6]
In 2005, Nankervis co-created the
At the beginning of 2016, Nankervis became one of the hosts of The Friday Revue on ABC Radio Melbourne with Richelle Hunt. The show runs for two hours and features "chat, guests, live music, some comedy and news snippets that will make it a ‘must listen to’ program either live or later on demand. Given Brian is known for being one of the country's preeminent musical "quizmeisters" there will of course be a quiz – but not just any quiz."[7]
Nankervis is also the host of Songs and Stories on ABC Radio. The show includes two special guests to curate a playlist and discuss the significance of the songs in their life.[8]
Nankervis continues to work with his partner Sue Thomson and has co-produced some of her documentaries,
Nankervis outed himself as a "one time member" of TISM on RocKwiz in November 2011.
Nankervis was the first adult to initiate a prank on ABC's Prank Patrol (2010) where he pranked his own children. The episode "The Force" aired on TV station ABC3 on 5 September 2011.
References
- ^ Harrison, Penny (23 July 2011). "Inside story: At home with Brian Nankervis". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Brian Nankervis". Allegro Music Australia. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Schmidt, Lucinda (15 November 2006). "Profile: Brian Nankervis". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Image Reference Number 487256". newspix. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Lucinda (25 June 2009). "Warm-up guy gets short end of schtick". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "The Friday Revue – new for 774 ABC". 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Songs and Stories with Brian Nankervis". ABC Melbourne. Retrieved 14 May 2023.