Canadian comedian and actor
Chris Locke |
|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
|---|
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
|---|
| Years active | 2008–present |
|---|
Chris Locke is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor,[1] most noted as the winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014.[2]
Biography
A native of Toronto, Ontario,[3] he began his comedy career in the mid-2000s. He has performed at comedy festivals and undertaken his own solo tours,[2] and has released two solo comedy albums, The World is Embarrassing (2014) and Demons Are Eating My Head (2016).[3]
He is a frequent collaborator with Seán Cullen, including the short comedy albums Chris and Seán are Tony and Keith in Nature and Chris and Seán are Tony and Keith in Horror,[4] and joint comedy shows.[5]
In 2018, he premiered the comedy web series Learning Nature with Chris Locke, on Funny or Die.[6] The series, in which Locke tries to create a nature documentary despite not knowing anything about the subject, was a Canadian Comedy Award nominee for Best Web Series, and Locke was a nominee for Best Performance in a Web Series, at the 19th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019.
In 2024, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, for his role in the film Who's Yer Father?.[7]
He has been a guest on Stop Podcasting Yourself,[3] and hosts the podcast Happy Good with Chris Locke.[5]
He is married to comedian and actress Kathleen Phillips.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 2010
|
Kelly 5-9
|
Jonny Caputo
|
|
| 2011
|
America's Tallest Baby
|
Len Gorilla
|
|
| 2012
|
Burger John's Breakfast Croissant Sandwich
|
Construction worker
|
|
| 2014
|
Apartment 2B
|
Owen
|
|
| Grilled
|
Thug
|
|
| 2015
|
Sugar Sisters
|
Blake
|
|
| Fat Camp
|
Steve
|
|
| 2017
|
Sundowners
|
Randy
|
|
| Filth City
|
Det. Ray Zitt
|
|
| 2021
|
Drifting Snow
|
Jordan
|
|
| 2023
|
Who's Yer Father?
|
Larry Constable
|
|
Television
References
- ^ Josiah Hughes, "Comedian Chris Locke Is Begging Jim Carrey to Paint His Portrait". Exclaim!, April 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Bill Brownstein, "Comic Chris Locke rises from the film dead with Mini-Donuts tour and solo play". Montreal Gazette, June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c Jon Cranny, "Comedian Chris Locke returns to Vancouver with new material". The Georgia Straight, November 13, 2019.
- ^ Vish Khanna, "Chris Locke and Seán Cullen Prove Themselves as Two of Comedy's Sharpest Minds with 'In Horror!'". Exclaim!, November 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Free show to feature pair of Canadian comics". Guelph Today, June 10, 2023.
- ^ Greg David, "Web series Learning Nature with Chris Locke is balls-out hilarity with an edge". TV, eh?, April 3, 2018.
- ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
- ^ Bill Brownstein, "Delivering the laughs; Locke's comedy routine veers into new territory thanks to arrival of baby". Montreal Gazette, May 26, 2016.
External links