Chris Martin (comedian)

Chris Martin
Birth name	Chris Martin
Born	8 June 1986 (1986-06-08) (age 25) London England
Medium	Stand-up, radio
Nationality	English
Years active	2005 – present
Website	Chris Martin

Chris Martin (born 1986 in London) is an English stand-up comedian and writer.

1 Stand up career
2 Live Shows
3 TV and Radio
4 Podcast
5 Achievements
6 References
7 External links

Stand up career

Martin began his comedy career in 2005. After reaching the finals of both Chortle Student Comedian of the Year and Amused Moose Laugh off competitions Martin went on to appear in a series of pedigree multi-bill Edinburgh shows, including AAA at The Pleasance Courtyard. In 2011, Martin debuted his solo show "Chris Martin. No. Not That One" ^[1] which sold out its entire run and received a string of 4* reviews.^[2] Recently, Martin appeared in a series of viral idents for Renault as part of their "Va Va Voom Campaign".^[3]

Live Shows

Zoe Lyons National Tour – Support Artist National venues (2010)
Al Pitcher National Tour – Support Artist National venues (2009)
Part of AAA Stand-Up Pleasance Courtyard (2009)
Pete Firman National Tour – Support Artist National venues (2008)
Freestyle Comedy Edinburgh Festival (2008)
Three Comedians for the Price of None Edinburgh Festival (2007)
The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly Edinburgh Festival (2006)

TV and Radio

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (Warm Up) on BBC3 (2011)
Greatest Christmas Adverts on Channel 5 Objective (2010)
Great TV Christmas Moments on Channel 5 Objective (2010)
The Most Annoying People of 2010 on BBC 3 Shine (2010)
For What It’s Worth (Warm-up) Pilot Zeppotron (2010)
World Cup’s Most Shocking Moments BBC 3 Zig Zag (2010)
Matt Forde Talksport (2010)
Hawksbee & Jacobs on BBC Radio 5 Live (2010)
The Most Annoying People of 2009 (2009)
Greatest Ever 3-D Moments on Channel 4 Objective (2009)
Chris Martin & Carl Donnelly Bitesize Podcast on iTunes (4 episodes) (2008)
Meet the Blogs Writer/Performer Babycow (2006)

Podcast

Martin hosts a regular monthly podcast alongside fellow comedian Carl Donnelly.^[4]

Achievements

Guardian Top Ten Comedy Podcast 2010^[5]
Amused Moose Laugh-Off Finalist 2007
Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Runner Up 2006

References

^ "No. Not that one.". edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/229420-chris-martin-no-not-that-one. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
^ "No. Not that one.". comedy.co.uk. http://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2011/chris_martin/. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
^ "News - About Renault - Renault UK". Renault.co.uk. 2011-02-18. http://www.renault.co.uk/business/about/category/55/newsnumber/68e99069-997d-4514-b788-e91603951fac/newsitemdisplay.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
^ "Comedy podcast:Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin". Podbean.com. http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=32407. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
^ Hazel Davis. "The Podfathers (and mothers): top 10 comedy podcasts | Hazel Davis | Stage | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/jun/23/comedy-podcasts-comedians. Retrieved 2011-10-21.

Persondata
Name	Martin, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Comedian
Date of birth	8th January 1986
Place of birth	London England
Date of death
Place of death