Chris Franklin 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 flannelette shirt and double plugger thongs. Chris Franklin's "Hoganesque" style of comedy is aimed largely at the chief percieved concerns of the 'average' Australian, beer, sport and relationships. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... This article is about maritime crew. ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... For other uses, see Bogan (disambiguation). ... Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958 in Oregon City, Oregon, USA) is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. ... Meredith Brooks on the cover of Bitch displaying part of the music video. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Chris grew up in Papua New Guinea and as a young adult spent eight years the Royal Australian Navy. He is a qualified chef and wasof seven people chosen to cook for the Queen during her visit to Australia in the 190's. After this Chris quit the navy to take ten years 'off' to travel Australia.

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'

Double Platinum sales for his hit single "Bloke"

Aria Nomination "best comedy release" for Bloke

Aria Nomination for 'Highest selling single"

Aria Nomination "best comedy release" for Mullet Head

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, Peter Rowsthorn, Bob Franklin, Stevie Starr and Mr Methane.

Chris' first CD single was released on January 31, 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 which was nominated in the 2001 Aria Awards for "Best Comedy Release" entitled "Mullet Head" a parody of the hit single "Gimme Head" by The Radiators, who perform live on the single.

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

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

Hit & Run (Comedychannel)

Mars & Venus (WM Foxtel)

Good News Week

Live & Kicking (Channel 7 Melb)

Optus Vision (Melb)

A Current Affair (Nine Network)

Recovery

ABC Raw Comedy Special

Channel 31 (Melb)

Pizza (Freaky Pizza) (SBS)

The Footy Show - League (Nine Network)

The Footy Show - AFL (Nine Network)

Headliners (Foxtel)

He currently lives on Magnetic Island, off the coast of Townsville, Queensland. Magnetic Island with Townsville suburbs in the foreground Magnetic Island is the southernmost island in this map, Ingham & Townsville are marked on the mainland (click to zoom) Magnetic Island, just offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia in Cleveland Bay is a 52 km² mountainous island which has effectively... This article is about the metropolitan area of Townsville in Northern Queensland. ...

External links

• Chris Franklin Website

• Chris Franklin Management