Chris Parker

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Biography

Chris Parker is one of New Zealand’s most prominent comedians, and an active voice of the LGBTQ community in Aotearoa. He has featured as both a writer and actor on Funny Girls and Jono & Ben – the latter of which saw him have his own segment, “Chris out of Water”, which established him as a core cast member.

Chris is also a regular face on comedy panel shows like 7 Days and Have You Been Paying Attention? or in the late night cult hit improvised comedy show Snort, with which Chris has been a cast member for over 7 years.

He also made a name for himself playing the iconic David Halls in the smash hit theatre show Hudson and Halls Live, performing to sell-out houses around New Zealand and Australia.

In 2018 Chris won the Fred award for best show at the 2018 NZ International Comedy Festival for his show Camp Binch, and he has performed sell-out stand-up comedy shows for a number of years both in New Zealand and abroad to 5 star reviews.

During 2020 Chris gained a large Instagram following with his daily comedic sketches depicting the highs and lows of the lockdown experience.

In his downtime, Chris also immersed himself in the craft of felting, which he also shared on Instagram. The large felt hat he crated was acquired by the Auckland Museum for their permanent collection, and a portrait of him wearing the crown was acquired by Te Papa.

In 2020 Chris was named one of The Herald's Top 5 Entertainment Heroes of the year.

[Source: Johnson&Laird client bio, 20/06/2022.]