Chris Taylor (comedian)
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Chris Taylor 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 and Writing.
He worked as a court reporter for ABC Melbourne before moving back to Sydney to work for The Chaser's newspaper full time, without pay. 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. The two took a break from presenting the show in 2004 to work on the Logie Award-winning series, 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 is scheduled to provide 32 episodes of The Chaser's War on Everything for the ABC, in which Taylor appears as one of several hosts.
In one skit on The Chaser's War on Everything, Taylor supposedly made a "guest appearance" on Sunrise, a morning talk show. He said he is going to talk about a surprise for his girlfriend and end up saying a profane statement. 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 and filmed it during commercial break. A clip of this segment has become an internet phenomenon and been sent via email all around the world.
External links
- [CNNNN Official Website]
- [CNNNN: A profile of the world's most respected news channel]
- [The Chaser Website]
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