Chris Locke (comedian)

Chris Locke
OccupationsComedian, actor
Years active2000s–present
SpouseKathleen Phillips
Awards2014 Canadian Comedy Award Best Male Stand-Up

Chris Locke is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster,[1] best known for his podcasting, live stand-up comedy and specials, as well as acting roles. Locke is often recognized across Canadian media, including CBC Television shows Mr. D and Run the Burbs.

Biography

A native of Toronto, Ontario,[2] Locke began his comedy career in the mid-2000s. He has performed at comedy festivals and undertaken his own solo tours.[3]

Locke is the winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014.[3]

He is married to comedian and actress Kathleen Phillips.[4] They have two daughters.[5]

Podcasting

Locke hosted the podcasts Happy Good with Chris Locke and Utopia To Me.[6] He co-hosts the podcast Evil Men with fellow comedians James Hartnett and Michael Balazo.

He is a frequent guest on Stop Podcasting Yourself.[2]

Comedy specials

Year Title Format Release Notes Ref
2014 The World is Embarrassing Album [2]
2016 Demons Are Eating My Head Album [2]
2020 Chris and Seán are Tony and Keith in Nature Album With Seán Cullen [7]
2020 Chris and Seán are Tony and Keith in Horror Album With Seán Cullen [8][9]
2022 Captain Bones Video Crave (TV network) [10]
2026 Tiki Madness Video Macaw Studios [11]

Filmography

In 2018, Locke premiered the Funny or Die comedy web series Learning Nature with Chris Locke.[12] In the series, Locke attempts to create a nature documentary without any prior knowledge of nature. In 2019, the show was nominated in the 19th Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Web Series, and Locke was nominated for Best Performance in a Web Series.

At the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, Locke's performance in the Canadian film Who's Yer Father? received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film.[13]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
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 Nominated at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2008 The Border Karl Episode: "Nothing to Declare"
2009 The Latest Buzz Gus Episode: "The Kiss Off Issue"
2011 Goodbye Sara Hennessey Chris Episode: "Sara Gets Maternal"
My Babysitter's a Vampire Delivery Guy Episode: "The Brewed"
2012 The L.A. Complex Improv Class Student Episode: "Home"
2014 The Ron James Show Episode #5.2
Annedroids Meteor Hunter Episode: "Eyes on the Skies"
2015 The Strain Louis Episode: "Identity"
2015–2016 Mr. D Ted 4 episodes
2016 The Nations! Self
True Dating Stories Hannah's Date Episode: "Hannah"
The Amazing Gayl Pile Broken Man Episode: "Finding Jerry"
2016–2019 Baroness von Sketch Show Multiple roles 7 episodes
2017 Epic Studios Homeless Guy
The Beaverton Todd Episode #2.6
2018 Learning Nature with Chris Locke Self Host
2019–2021 TallBoyz Multiple characters 4 episodes
2020 Workin' Moms Charlie Episode: "Charlie and the Weed Factory"
Short Term Sentence Stevie TV series
Mrs. America Pie Kill Agent Episode: "Bella"
Odd Squad Mobile Unit Dr. Dry Episode: "Odd in 60 Seconds/Villain Networking"
2020–2021 Odd Squad Dr. Dry 2 episodes
2021 The Communist's Daughter Rod Bigmann 6 episodes
What We Do in the Shadows Dean Martin Episode: "The Casino"
2022 Transformers: BotBots Eye-Goon
Doomlands Jackie Episode: "Tastes of the Wastes"
The Kids in the Hall Guy Episode #1.3
CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival Self Episode: "You Do You"
2022–2023 Children Ruin Everything Contractor 2 episodes
2022–2024 Run the Burbs Sebastian 21 episodes
2023 Gary and His Demons Trench Coat Salesman Episode: "The Imaginary Friend"
2024 The Umbrella Academy Rolfe Episode: "The Squid and the Girl"
2025 Wayward Chad Episode 7: "Ascend"
2026 Small Achievable Goals Robert Season 2, Episode 3: "Meno-Junk"

References

  1. ↑ Josiah Hughes, "Comedian Chris Locke Is Begging Jim Carrey to Paint His Portrait". Exclaim!, April 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jon Cranny, "Comedian Chris Locke returns to Vancouver with new material". The Georgia Straight, November 13, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Bill Brownstein, "Comic Chris Locke rises from the film dead with Mini-Donuts tour and solo play". Montreal Gazette, June 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bill Brownstein, "Delivering the laughs; Locke's comedy routine veers into new territory thanks to arrival of baby". Montreal Gazette, May 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Brownstein, Bill (May 25, 2016). "Comic Chris Locke delivers laughs inspired by baby's arrival". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Free show to feature pair of Canadian comics". Guelph Today, June 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ Doroslovac, Tatiana (October 1, 2020). "Review: Chris and Sean are Tony and Keith in Nature". Parton and Pearl. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ Vish Khanna, "Chris Locke and Seán Cullen Prove Themselves as Two of Comedy's Sharpest Minds with 'In Horror!'". Exclaim!, November 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (November 24, 2020). "9 Gift Ideas for Pop Culture Fans". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ "What's new on Crave Canada for September 2022? - News and Reviews". PeachZ Reviews. September 4, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Canada lost to America…in happiness ratings?!". Because News. CBC News.
  12. ↑ Greg David, "Web series Learning Nature with Chris Locke is balls-out hilarity with an edge". TV, eh?, April 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
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