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Glynn Nicholas
Glynn Nicholas (born 1952) is an Australian actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer. In the early 1990s he developed several the comic alter ego Paté Biscuit, a parody of Patsy Biscoe, a fellow presenter on the TV show Here's Humphrey, which he later presented in The Big Gig. He has appeared in many stage productions.
Glynn Nicholas was born in Bristol, England in 1952. He subsequently moved to Adelaide, South Australia.
In 1982, he studied mime with Zora Šemberová, a former dancer and choreographer from Czechoslovakia who taught at the University of Adelaide and Flinders University and was founder of the Australian Mime Theatre. He learnt circus skills at a college in San Francisco, and performed regularly at Pier 39 while he was there.
Glynn Nicholas began his career as a busker in Europe and the United States, starting in Munich in 1977, but he often returned to Adelaide, where he was known for his busking act in Rundle Mall. His act consisted of singing and playing up to three instruments at the same time. Over time his focus shifted to include physical comedy, magic, mime, and audience participation.[citation needed]
During the late 1970s and early '80s he busked in USA, Australia, and Europe. He often played in Adelaide in the central shopping precinct, Rundle Mall, which had recently been closed to traffic.[better source needed]
Nicholas first appeared on Australian television as a presenter on Channel 9's children's show Here's Humphrey in the 1980s, performing songs, dances, stories and games with a large mute bear. In 1991, his album Glynn Nicholas & The Funky Fossils: The Dinosaur Album was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.[citation needed]
Off-air, he developed a character called Paté Biscuit, a parody of another presenter on Here's Humphrey, Patsy Biscoe. He mimicked her distinctive bob haircut, sing-song voice and "school-prefect" manner, but added cruelty, blood, and a naughty hand puppet called Bongo, to the juvenile story-telling. In 1989, Paté Biscuit found a ready audience on the ABC's new comedy show The Big Gig, where Nicholas had a regular spot. In one episode, the real Patsy Biscoe was seen presenting The Big Gig show with Bongo, having tied Paté Biscuit up. In 1990, Nicholas took over from Wendy Harmer as host of The Big Gig for two seasons. Another of Glynn's characters on the show was Sergeant Smith.
In 1991, Angus and Robertson published his book Bedtime Stories with Paté Biscuit, which sold 18,000 copies.[citation needed]
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Glynn Nicholas
Glynn Nicholas (born 1952) is an Australian actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer. In the early 1990s he developed several the comic alter ego Paté Biscuit, a parody of Patsy Biscoe, a fellow presenter on the TV show Here's Humphrey, which he later presented in The Big Gig. He has appeared in many stage productions.
Glynn Nicholas was born in Bristol, England in 1952. He subsequently moved to Adelaide, South Australia.
In 1982, he studied mime with Zora Šemberová, a former dancer and choreographer from Czechoslovakia who taught at the University of Adelaide and Flinders University and was founder of the Australian Mime Theatre. He learnt circus skills at a college in San Francisco, and performed regularly at Pier 39 while he was there.
Glynn Nicholas began his career as a busker in Europe and the United States, starting in Munich in 1977, but he often returned to Adelaide, where he was known for his busking act in Rundle Mall. His act consisted of singing and playing up to three instruments at the same time. Over time his focus shifted to include physical comedy, magic, mime, and audience participation.[citation needed]
During the late 1970s and early '80s he busked in USA, Australia, and Europe. He often played in Adelaide in the central shopping precinct, Rundle Mall, which had recently been closed to traffic.[better source needed]
Nicholas first appeared on Australian television as a presenter on Channel 9's children's show Here's Humphrey in the 1980s, performing songs, dances, stories and games with a large mute bear. In 1991, his album Glynn Nicholas & The Funky Fossils: The Dinosaur Album was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.[citation needed]
Off-air, he developed a character called Paté Biscuit, a parody of another presenter on Here's Humphrey, Patsy Biscoe. He mimicked her distinctive bob haircut, sing-song voice and "school-prefect" manner, but added cruelty, blood, and a naughty hand puppet called Bongo, to the juvenile story-telling. In 1989, Paté Biscuit found a ready audience on the ABC's new comedy show The Big Gig, where Nicholas had a regular spot. In one episode, the real Patsy Biscoe was seen presenting The Big Gig show with Bongo, having tied Paté Biscuit up. In 1990, Nicholas took over from Wendy Harmer as host of The Big Gig for two seasons. Another of Glynn's characters on the show was Sergeant Smith.
In 1991, Angus and Robertson published his book Bedtime Stories with Paté Biscuit, which sold 18,000 copies.[citation needed]