CHRIS PARKER

 
 

BIOGRAPHY

Comedian / Writer / Actor

Multi-award winning comedian and the self proclaimed People's Princess of Aotearoa, Chris Parker is best known for his hilarious Instagram and TikTok videos, his legendary win on the hit show Celebrity Treasure Island and most strangely a felted hat he made during the 2020 lockdowns that was acquired by and is on display at The Auckland Museum.  

Chris rose to prominence with is high-energy standup style winning the hearts and minds of New Zealanders. He won Best Newcomer at the 2015 NZ International Comedy Festival for his debut show and in 2018, won the prestigious Fred Award for Best Show. Additionally, Chris was the inaugural winner of The Topp Prize in 2022, listed as one Listener’s Top 100 most intriguing people making a difference in NZ in 2023 and in 2024 he won The Rielly Comedy Award. 

Chris tours his award-winning shows across Aotearoa, Australia and internationally to sold out crowds including the acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he has received rave five-star reviews. 

A theatre graduate from the renowned drama school Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa, Chris continues to write and appear in theatre shows across Aotearoa, most notably Hudson and Halls Live!, for which he was awarded Best Actor at the 2017 Wellington Theatre Awards.  

As a writer, his debut novel ‘Here for a Good time’ was released through Allen & Unwin in 2022 and in 2023 Chris co-created the comedy series, Double Parked with Alice Snedden. It was quickly renewed for second season which debuted in 2024.  

Chris is a regular face on New Zealand Television appearing on 7 Days, Have You Been Paying Attention? NZ, Jono and Ben, Funny Girls, Taskmaster NZ and the sitcom Golden Boy and has appeared in feature films Baby Done, The Breaker Upperers and Nude Tuesday. 

Chris co-hosts the podcast The Male Gays with fellow comedian Eli Matthewson.  In 2022, the pair released the documentary Chris & Eli’s Porn Revolution. The same year,  Chris released the comedy/documentary special 'Chris Parker: Back To School', about all boy schools in Christchurch 

Chris made his prime-time Australian TV debut in 2024 on Thank God You’re Here, winning the episode. This has been followed by regular appearances on Have You Been Paying Attention? (AU) and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. In 2026 he appeared on the hugely popular sketch comedy, URZILA and toured his latest live show, Take a Good Hard Look at Me to sold out audiences throughout Australia, New Zealand and the UK.  

REVIEWS

NZ Herald “By the time the show ends, you will have sore sides from laughing”

***** - Time Out "Chris Parker is the real deal, a brilliant comedian who will leave you scream-laughing"

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