Chris Taylor (comedian)
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Chris Taylor (born 1974) is an Australian television and radio comedian. As a member of The Chaser team, he is best known for his role on satirical ABC television shows CNNNN and The Chaser's War on Everything. He formerly co-hosted the drive radio show Today Today on Triple J with fellow Chaser member Craig Reucassel.
He began his career in satire whilst attending the Anglican boys school Sydney Church of England Grammar School in Australia writing for the school's weekly student publication. He attended University of Sydney, NIDA, and UTS before graduating with a Masters in Journalism.
He worked as a TV news reporter for ABC Melbourne before moving back to Sydney to work for The Chaser's newspaper full time. After critically acclaimed stints on the ABC with The Election Chaser and two series of CNNNN, Taylor united with fellow Chaser Craig Reucassel to present the Triple J Drive slot, Today Today. The show was often used as a forum to discuss his single status and unsuccessful relationships, and this became one of the programme's signatures, along with Craig Reucassel's mumble. Taylor also wrote and voiced a weekly Coma FM sketch, satirising the format and style of commercial radio. The two took a break from presenting the show in 2004 to work on the Logie Award-winning election special, The Chaser Decides. He left Triple J at the end of 2005 to return to television on The Chaser's War on Everything in 2006.
The Chaser team produced 26 episodes of The Chaser's War on Everything for the ABC, in which Taylor appears as one of several hosts. He is also the program's script editor.
In one skit on The Chaser's War on Everything, Taylor supposedly made a "guest appearance" on Sunrise, a morning talk show on Channel 7. He said he had a surprise announcement for his girlfriend and ended up yelling a profane statement down the camera, begging her to get out his life. The appearance of authenticity of this clip made it appear as though the segment went live to air on Sunrise, but in fact it only ever appeared on The Chaser's War on Everything. Taylor and the hosts admitted it was a staged event, filmed on the Sunrise set after one of their shows. A clip of this segment has become an internet phenomenon and been sent via email all around the world.
[edit] Trivia
- Once sang a duet with Sarah Blasko during a live radio broadcast from the Australian National University, in Canberra. The song was "Time Of My Life", best known from the film, "Dirty Dancing".
- Once did a nude run at the Big Day Out music festival, after thinking he lost a bet with Triple J co-host Craig Reucassel about whether the Media Watch title music would finish in the top 20 of the Hottest 100. He was told it came in at number 7, although after the nude run he found out this was false.
[edit] External links
- CNNNN Official Website
- CNNNN: A profile of the world's most respected news channel
- The Chaser Website
- Chris Taylor (comedian) at the Internet Movie Database
- The thrill of the chase
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