MC Brian Nankervis

Brian's BACK! We're thrilled to announce that the wonderful Brian Nankervis will be joining us once again in 2024 as Festival MC.

Brian has been writing, producing and co hosting the SBS music trivia series, ‘RocKwiz’ since 2005. The team have just recorded eight new episodes for Foxtel. Brian currently co hosts, with Jacinta Parsons, 'The Friday Revue’, each Friday afternoon on ABC Radio Melbourne. He also hosts a national ABC radio show each Sunday evening called ‘Songs and Stories’. In 2012, he hosted 'Pictures Of You’ on Channel Seven. He was a writer/performer on ‘Let The Blood Run Free’ and appeared regularly on ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’ as the poet Raymond J Bartholomeuz.

Brian was a primary teacher who fled the classroom to become a waiter at The Last Laugh theatre restaurant. He still performs a poetry show in schools and is an experienced MC and performer for public events and corporate functions.