11 Facts About Glynn Nicholas

Glynn Nicholas was born on 1952 and is an Australian actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer.

Glynn Nicholas 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.

Glynn Nicholas's act consisted of singing and playing up to three instruments at the same time.

Glynn Nicholas often played in Adelaide in the central shopping precinct, Rundle Mall, which had recently been closed to traffic.

Glynn Nicholas 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, Pate Biscuit found a ready audience on the ABC's new comedy show The Big Gig, where Glynn Nicholas had a regular spot.

In 1990, Glynn Nicholas took over from Wendy Harmer as host of The Big Gig for two seasons.

Since 1992 Glynn Nicholas has focussed on writing, producing and performing live comedy.

Glynn Nicholas turned his hand to Shakespeare for the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Comedy of Errors, played Major-General Stanley in opera in Essgee Entertainment's 1994 production of The Pirates of Penzance, and in the variety productions The Vaudeville Extravaganza and Oh Come All Ye Stressful.

Glynn Nicholas has been chair of the arts and social-justice company Big hART, and president of the "Society for the Prevention of Kyle Sandilands".