1. Brian Nankervis is an Australian writer, actor, radio host, television producer and comedian.
13 Facts About Brian Nankervis
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Brian Nankervis is one of the co-creators of the music quiz show, RocKwiz and co-hosts The Friday Revue with Jacinta Parsons on ABC Radio Melbourne.
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Brian Nankervis got a job as a waiter in 1985 at a Melbourne theatre restaurant, The Last Laugh.
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Brian Nankervis played the role of Dr Ray Good in the stage and TV versions of Let The Blood Run Free and appeared in the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series Jimeoin.
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Brian Nankervis 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.
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In 2005, Brian Nankervis co-created the SBS music trivia game show RocKwiz, which he appears in as adjudicator and co-host alongside Julia Zemiro, as well as co-writing the scripts and co-producing the show.
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Brian Nankervis is responsible for a thorough pre-show quiz which ends with him selecting the members who will appear on the team panels alongside the night's celebrity.
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Brian Nankervis continues to work with his partner Sue Thomson and has co-produced some of her documentaries, ABC's Boys and Balls starring Roy and HG, Ted Whitten and Ron Barassi, Network Ten's Class Clowns for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Tempest at the Drop In.
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Brian Nankervis outed himself as a "one time member" of TISM on RocKwiz in November 2011.
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Brian Nankervis was the first adult to initiate a prank on ABC's Prank Patrol where he pranked his own children.
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Brian Nankervis has been hosting The Friday Revue on ABC Radio Melbourne since its inception in 2016.
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Brian Nankervis co-hosted with Richelle Hunt until December 2019, after which Jacinta Parsons joined him from 2020 onwards.
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Brian Nankervis hosted Songs and Stories on ABC Radio from 2021 to 2023.