Chris Franklin –You would have to be a little Koo Koo to not come to this. NO1 double platinum hit song BLOKE but that is just the beginning, God News Week, Footy Show. PBS Radio Golden Storm Award for Best Up & Coming Comedian, National Triple J Raw Comedy winner and one of the best live comedians in the country
Chris started performing comedy in October ’97 and in just six months had won the prestigious triple j Raw Comedy Award for Australia’s best new talent. It didn’t take him long to rise to feature status. His accomplishments are outstanding and they include:
– PBS Radio Golden Storm Award for Best Up & Coming Comedian
– National Triple J Raw Comedy winner for Best New Comedian
– Grand Finalist National Green Faces Comedy Competition in Canberra
– Double Platinum sales for his hit single ‘Bloke’
– Aria Nomination ‘Best Comedy Release’ for ‘Bloke
– Aria Nomination for ‘Highest Selling Single’ for Bloke
– Chris’ first live DVD ‘Let Bogans be Bogans’ was released in November 2006
Chris has released a further single which was nominated in the 2001 Aria Awards for ‘Best Comedy Release’ entitled ‘Mullet Head’ a parody of the hit single ‘Gimme Head’ by THe Radiators. His TV credits include The Footy Show, Headliners, Recovery, Stand Up Australia & Good News Week (among others).
With Steve Philp Steve is the MC of The world’s biggest short film festival 8 years running – Tropfest. In 2011 finalist for Time Out comedian the year. He features on the NRL footy show weekly, Homebake feature comedian 2012 and is one of the most in demand comedians in the nation.
‘A Natural…one of the funniest acts of the night’ – Sun Herald
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