Chris Taylor (comedian)
Chris Taylor | |
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Chris Taylor in 2007 | |
| Born | Christopher Thornton Taylor 15 July 1973 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Notable work | The Chaser |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Medium | Radio, television, print and playwrighting |
| Genre | Satirical comedy |
| Website | chaser.com.au |
Christopher Thornton Taylor (born 15 July 1973) is an Australian comedy writer, performer and broadcaster from Sydney. As a founding member of The Chaser, he is best known for co-writing and appearing on satirical ABC Television shows CNNNN (2002–2003) and The Chaser's War on Everything (2006 – July 2009). He formerly co-hosted the drive radio show Today Today (2004–05) on Triple J with fellow Chaser member Craig Reucassel, and in 2007, he wrote the musical comedy Dead Caesar. Taylor also hosted the mini documentary series 'Australia's Heritage: National Treasures'.
In 2010, with his Chaser colleague Andrew Hansen, Taylor made a musical comedy series for Triple J titled The Blow Parade, which became the number one podcast in the country, and won the 2010 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release. In 2019, Taylor was the creator and co-writer of the drama Upright starring Tim Minchin.