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.

Early life and education 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. 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.

Television career Nicholas first appeared on Australian television as a presenter on Channel 9's children's show Here's Humphrey In 1990, Nicholas took over from Wendy Harmer as host of The Big Gig for two seasons.

Theatre career Since 1992 Nicholas has focussed on writing, producing and performing live comedy. These include several live shows, ranging from the solo Glynn with a why? and Crossing the Line, to ensemble pieces like Scat and all that, Wrung Out, Kissing Frogs, Pumping Irony, and Certified Male,

He also 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 (1994) and Oh Come All Ye Stressful (2005).

In the 2000s his Glynn Nicholas Group entertainment company was producing and touring several shows internationally including Certified Male, and the hit musical Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision directed by Nicholas,

In January 2019, Glynn collaborated with Gretel Killeen in a production called "#UsTwo", at Holden Street Theatres in Adelaide. The show was described as a mix of "stories, comedy, music, nostalgia, sexual tension, tears, outright lies, familiarity and a bit of tango", comparing male and female perspectives.