Chris Locke (comedian)
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]
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[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | True Love | Man | |
| Bryce | |||
| Interview | |||
| 2007 | Weird Friend | ||
| Run In | |||
| 2008 | The Magic Trick | ||
| 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[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Border | Karl | One episode |
| 2009 | The Latest Buzz | Gus | One episode |
| 2011 | Goodbye Sara Hennessey | Chris | One episode |
| 2011 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Delivery guy | One episode |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Improv student | One episode |
| 2014 | The Ron James Show | One episode | |
| Annedroids | Meteor hunter | One episodes | |
| 2015 | The Strain | Louis | One episode |
| 2015-16 | Mr. D | Ted | Four episodes |
| 2016 | The Nations! | Self | |
| True Dating Stories | Hannah's date | One episode | |
| The Amazing Gayl Pile | Broken Man | One episode | |
| 2016-19 | Baroness von Sketch Show | Multiple sketch roles | Seven episodes |
| 2017 | Epic Studios | Homeless Guy | |
| The Beaverton | Todd | One episode | |
| 2018 | Gary and His Demons | Trench coat salesman | One episode |
| Learning Nature with Chris Locke | Self | Host | |
| 2019-21 | TallBoyz | Multiple sketch characters | Four episodes |
| 2020 | Workin' Moms | Charlie | One episode |
| Short Term Sentence | Stevie | ||
| Mrs. America | Pie Kill Agent | One episode | |
| Odd Squad Mobile Unit | Dr. Dry | One episode | |
| 2020-21 | Odd Squad | Dr. Dry | Two episodes |
| 2021 | The Communist's Daughter | Rod Bigmann | Six episodes |
| What We Do in the Shadows | Dean Martin | One episode | |
| 2022 | Transformers: BotBots | Eye-Goon | |
| Doomlands | Jackie | One episode | |
| The Kids in the Hall | Guy | One episode | |
| CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Self | One episode | |
| Children Ruin Everything | Contractor | One episode | |
| 2022–present | Run the Burbs | Sebastian |
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Chris Locke at IMDb
- 21st-century Canadian comedians
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Canadian male comedians
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- Canadian podcasters
- Comedians from Toronto
- Male actors from Toronto
- Canadian Comedy Award winners
- Living people
- Canadian male web series actors