Glenn Donald Butcher (born 1961) is an Australian actor and writer. He first came to prominence as a member of the cult Newcastle-based comedy musical troupe

The Castanet Club ''The Castanet Club'' is a 1991 Australian film starring the popular Newcastle cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hote ...

(1982-1991), in which he played parodic lounge singer Lance Norton. Alongside Butcher, The Castanet Club featured a number of other noted performers who gained prominence in various areas of the Australian media, including Stephen Abbott (aka The Sandman),

Mikey Robbins Mikel Mason "Mikey" Robins (born 8 December 1961) is an Australian media personality, comedian and writer. He is best known for the satirical game show ''Good News Week'', which ran on the ABC and Network Ten between 1996 and 2000, and returne ...

Angela Moore Angela Moore is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. sta ...

(aka Shirley Purvis),

Penny Biggins A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian Renaissance#Carolingian currency, Carolingian French denier, denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smalle ...

, actor-writer-director Warren Coleman and Maynard. Butcher was a regular cast member of the popular TV sketch comedy series ''Full Frontal'' (1993-1997), as well as appearing in ''Soft Fruit'', '' Play School'' and ''

Young Einstein ''Young Einstein'' is a 1988 Australian comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring Yahoo Serious. It is a fantasized account of the life of Albert Einstein which alters all people, places and circumstances of his life, including r ...

''. Butcher starred in the 2005 television movie, ''

Da Kath & Kim Code ''Da Kath & Kim Code'' is a 2005 Australian comedy telemovie of the television series ''Kath & Kim''. After three seasons of ''Kath & Kim'' (2002–2004), Gina Riley and Jane Turner initially planned to take 2005 off from television. But in July, ...

'', and the 2012 comedy, ''

Kath & Kimderella ''Kath & Kimderella'' is a 2012 Australian film. It is a spin-off of the television series ''Kath & Kim'', created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner. It was written by and stars Riley, Turner and Magda Szubanski. The film was released theatricall ...

''.

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