Chris Taylor (comedian)

Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor in 2007
Birth name	Christopher Thornton Taylor
Born	(1974-07-15) 15 July 1974 (age 50) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Medium	Radio, television, print and playwrighting
Nationality	Australian
Years active	1999–present
Genres	Satirical comedy
Notable works and roles	The Chaser
Website	chaser.com.au

Christopher Thornton Taylor (born 15 July 1974) is an Australian comedy writer, performer and broadcaster from Sydney. As a 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,^[1] 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. The series screened to critical acclaim in both Australia and the UK.