Chris Franklin

Chris Franklin (born 1964) is an Australian stand up comedian and former sailor for the Royal Australian Navy. He is most famous for writing the song "Bloke" (a bogan parody of Meredith Brooks' feminist anthem "Bitch"), which reached #1 on the ARIA Charts in 2000. Through his music, Chris Franklin emulates the stereotypical Aussie 'bloke' or 'yobbo' frequently appearing in a flannelet shirt and double plugger thongs. Chris Franklin's "Hoganesque" style of comedy is aimed largely at the chief perceived concerns of the 'average' Australian: beer, sport and relationships.

Early life

Chris was born in Sydney and from age 3 to 5 lived on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea and as a young adult spent eight years in the Royal Australian Navy. He is a qualified chef and was one of seven chosen to cook for the Queen during her visit to Australia in the 1980s. After this Chris quit the navy to take ten years 'off' to travel Australia.

Entertainment career

Comedy career

Chris has been performing comedy since October 1997, and has achieved some success doing so. His accomplishments include:

• PBS Radio Golden Stom Award for Best Up & Coming Comedian
• National Triple J Raw Comedy winner for Best New Comedian
• Grand Finalist National Green Faces competition in Canberra
• Third prize - The Comedy Hotel Sydney's 'Night of Nights'

Chris has performed with numerous musicians and comedians, including: Jimeoin, Steady Eddy, Garry Who, Carl Barron, Richard Stubbs, Elliot Goblet, Raymond J Bartholomew, Marty Fields, The Empty Pockets, John Robertson, Peter Rowsthorn, Bob Franklin, Stevie Starr and Mr Methane.

During 2001, Chris toured extensively with Steady Eddy in their hit live show "Guess Who's Pissed". Chris also tours regularly with The Radiators across Australia.

Music

Chris' first CD single was released on 31 January 2000 through EMI Music Australia entitled "Bloke", a send up of Meredith Brooks' song "Bitch". The song reached number fifteen on the charts in its first week in and subsequently achieved number one and platinum status with more than 120,000 sales. "Bloke" was the third highest selling single of that year.

Chris released a second single entitled "Mullet Head", a parody of the hit single "Gimme Head" by The Radiators, who perform live on the single.

"Bloke" had a Double Platinum for sales in 2000. The song also was nominated for two Aria awards in 2000 - 'Best comedy release' and 'Highest selling single'. "Mullet Head" was nominated for an Aria award in 2001 for 'Best Comedy release'.

Television

Chris has also appeared on television on numerous occasions, including:

• Hit & Run (Comedychannel)
• Good News Week
• Live and Kicking (Channel 7 Melb)
• Recovery
• ABC Raw Comedy Special
• Channel 31 (Melb)
• Pizza (Fat Pizza) (SBS)
• The Footy Show- NRL (Nine Network)
• The Footy Show - AFL (Nine Network)
• Headliners (Foxtel)

He currently lives on Magnetic Island, off the coast of Townsville, Queensland.

External links

• Chris Franklin Website
• Chris Franklin Management

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