- Heath Franklin
Heath Franklin is a
Sydney -based comedic performer, improviser and writer.Career
He is most famous for his characters from "
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour "sketch comedy TV show.One of his characters, Chopper, based on real life criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read, has become a cult favourite, especially on internet sites such as
YouTube .In 2006, Franklin was nominated for the Inaugural
Graham Kennedy Logie Award for "Most Outstanding New Talent" regarding his work onThe Ronnie Johns Half Hour . He also performed warm-up duties for the Logies.In December 2006, Franklin appeared as Chopper on the
Network Ten "The Christmas Panel" special. He also appeared as Chopper on The Comedy Channel's Stand Up Australia.From March to June 2007, Franklin performed a national live tour of his character, Chopper, in "Chopper's Harden the Fuck Up Australia Tour". Initially booked to play 52 dates, Franklin performed the show over 90 times to sell-out crowds each night, and nearly 40,000 people total attendance, breaking box office figures for the 2007 Adelaide Fringe (+9000 tickets sold).
Franklin was invited to perform as Chopper at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe in August at the prestigious Assembly Rooms for an international version of his Australian show, "Chopper's Harden the Fuck Up World Tour". He also performed three sell-out preview shows in London on July 28 and 29. While in Edinburgh, Franklin also played a dramatic role, the part of Witton in a production of
Breaker Morant at theUdderbelly which also starred fellow comediansSammy J ,Adam Hills andBrendon Burns .From Feb - June 2008, Franklin reprised his character Chopper in a new national Australian tour, "Make Deadshits History", the much anticipated follow up to Harden the Fuck Up Australia, which travelled 26 cities across all Australian states and territories.
In March 2008, Laughing Stock Productions released 'Harden the Fuck Up Australia' live DVD, filmed in Hobart's Theatre Royal in 2007. It contains many behind the scenes DVD extras with Franklin talking about the character of Chopper.
From August 21-23 2008, Franklin will return to London with an international version of his 2008 live show, Harden the F*ck Up World 2: Make Deadshits History, at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith
From Oct-Nov 2008, Franklin has announced he will do a limited city return Australian tour of Make Deadsh*ts History, for full info and dates, www.laughingstock.com.au
External links
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* [http://www.laughingstock.com.au/index2.html Chopper's Harden the F*ck Up Australia Tour]
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