Brian Nankervis

Brian Nankervis
Nankervis during a live performance in 2011
Birth name	Brian Nankervis
Born	1956 (aged 59-60) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Genres	Comedy, television
Spouse	Sue
Notable works and roles	Hey Hey It's Saturday (as Raymond J. Bartholomeuz), RocKwiz

Brian Nankervis (born in 1956) is an Australian writer, film and television producer, and comedian.

Nankervis was born in Melbourne. He lives in St Kilda with film maker, Sue Thomson and their children, Claudia, Lola, Jonty, Henry Joe. He also performs some of his poems with the help of jonty.

Prior to acting, Nankervis was a primary school teacher at Wesley College, Glen Waverley, and Kingswood College, Box Hill, for six years before becoming a waiter in 1985 at Melbourne theatre restaurant The Last Laugh.

Nankervis was originally best known for his character of Raymond J. Bartholomeuz, an eccentric beat poet. The character was popular during the 1980s and 1990s in regular appearances on Hey Hey It's Saturday. As Bartholomeuz, Nankervis also appeared weekly on Paul Hester's ABCTV series Hessie's Shed (1998–99) and in Bob Franklin's sitcom Introducing Gary Petty (2000).

Nankervis played the role of Dr Ray Good in the stage and TV versions of Let The Blood Run Free (TV series: 1990–92) and appeared in the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series Jimeoin (1994–95). In 1997 he appeared in an episode of Smallest Room in the House.

He 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 (2006–2009).

Nankervis and his wife Sue collaborated on her ABC documentary Boys and Balls (1993) starring Roy and HG, Ted Whitten and Ron Barassi.