Brian Nankervis

Co-Host at The Friday Revue

Presenter at Melbourne Saturday Breakfast

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Articles

Once nominated for the best Melbourne comedy show, Bob Downe returns for more

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Brian Nankervis

Bob Downe celebrates 40 years of comedy gold with his latest show 'Choose Bob'. The Prince of Polyester is wowing audiences at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 38 years after he was first nominated for a Best of the Fest award. He joined good pal Brian Nankervis in the 774 ABC Radio Melbourne studios for Saturday Breakfast.
My Saturday: Kate Mildenhall

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Brian Nankervis

On My Saturday this week, author Kate Mildenhall remembers the years she spent working in ‘a hippie shop in Eltham’. The customers, the mix tapes, the dragon lamps and her fellow workers, 'older and breathtakingly worldy and magnificent’. Kate's debut novel was Skylarking, published in 2016 and her latest is The Hummingbird Effect, long listed for the 2024 Stella Prize.
Rats, comedy, hospitals; A day in the life of Jimeoin - ABC listen

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jacinta Parsons |Brian Nankervis

Take your favourite podcasts and radio with you
Joanna Murray-Smith joined Brian Nankervis to reflect on Saturday's past and present. - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Brian Nankervis

On 'My Saturday' this week, playwright, screenwriter and novelist Joanna Murray-Smith reflects on Saturdays past at the family home in Mount Eliza and more recent Saturdays in Rome, watching a film production of her 2014 play ‘Switzerland'. Joanna’s play ‘Honour’ is currently playing at St Kilda’s Red Stitch Theatre Company.
Fatboy Slim takes an Australian animal quiz on The Friday Revue - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Jacinta Parsons |Brian Nankervis

Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, will walk amongst the crowd before his sold-out show at Revolver nightclub to determine what song he'll play first. The British star is touring Australia for the eighth time and will no doubt play iconic hits Praise You, Right Here, Right Now and The Rockafeller Skank from his award winning 1998 album You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby. Jacinta Parsons and Brian Nankervis from the Friday Revue on ABC Radio Melbourne ran Norman Cook through a quiz on Australian animals.
My Saturday: Heather Ewart

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Brian Nankervis

On 'My Saturday' this week, beloved television host and author Heather Ewart remembers Saturdays on the family farm and drives to nearby towns, and a Saturday night party with members of Hunters and Collectors. As the retiring host of ABC television’s Back Roads, Heather reflects that the program meant she could be doing anything on a Saturday, from camel cups in South Australia, yabby races in outback Queensland to the Salamanca markets in Hobart. Melbourne, Leisure, Dance, Horse Racing, Music
Melbourne's guitar show is a big string fling

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Jacinta Parsons |Brian Nankervis

The Melbourne guitar show will feature some of Australia's best guitarists this year. Fitzroy Flamenco artist Richard Tedesco joined Jacinta Parsons and Brian Nankervis in the studio to perform an original song.
My Saturday: with Tom Burlinson

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Brian Nankervis

On 'My Saturday', actor, singer, TV host and theatrical producer Tom Burlinson reflects on his deep love of music, especially jazz and swing. Tom recalls dressing up to mow the family lawn on a Saturday and reads a story about finding the right song to lift the tempo in his live show, ‘Frank - The Sinatra Story in Song’.
Y’all can be really quiet, people care about the music here in Melbourne!

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Brian Nankervis

Tommy Prine learned to play guitar by watching his father, John Prine, mimicking the ways his fingers moved. The youngster soon developed his own style and sound. On his first visit to Australia, Tommy joined Brian Nankervis and Nadine Garner to perform two songs and chat about Australian audiences, his father and forging his own path.
My Saturday: with Cate Kennedy

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Brian Nankervis

This week on My Saturday, author Cate Kennedy takes us for a wander in her garden and remembers Saturday mornings filled with hurried shopping excursions, Saturday afternoons working at the 'Scottish hamburger store’ and Saturday nights smelling like a Big Mac and fries!Cate reads a short story written just for Melbourne Saturday Breakfast, about her current Saturday rituals.