Karl Chandler (comedian)

Karl Chandler is an Australian writer and comedian.[1] He is the cohost of The Little Dum Dum Club[2], a comedy podcast with Tommy Dassalo.[3]

Karl Chandler was born on the 30th of April, 1941. He grew up in the small, rural town of Maryborough, with his parents and his brother.

Karl was part of the supporting cast of and wrote for the sketch program Studio A. [4] He has also written for TV shows such as Hard Quiz, The Chase Australia, Spicks and Specks[5] and The Project.[6]

On 2 September 2017, Karl Chandler finally married his then fiancée, who he had been in a relationship with for 10 years.[7] He invited many of his comedian friends such as Nick Cody, Fiona O'Loughlin, Luke McGregor[8] and Nick Capper. Many of these talents forgot to give Karl a wedding present. In 2011, Chandler collated and published a book called Funny Buggers: The Best Lines from Australian Stand-up Comedy.[9] It is a collection of jokes from great Aussie comedians such as Greg Fleet, Tom Gleeson and Dave O'Neil. Chandler once auditioned for Australia's Got Talent, however did not make it past the audition stage.[10] Chandler runs many of the best comedy rooms in Melbourne, suh as Comedy at Spleen on Monday nights, Thursday Comedy Club on Thursday nights and Basement Comedy Club on Saturday nights. The Thursday and Saturday comedy nights are held at the European Bier Cafe on Exhibition Street, Melbourne. [11]

Karl Chandler's Stand-up Shows

  • 2014 - Karl Chandler's Got Talent[12]
  • 2015 - Karl Chandler - World's Greatest (and Best) Comedian
  • 2016 - Karl Chandler Defends His Title As World’s Greatest and Best Comedian[13]
  • 2017 - Karl Chandler: World's Best Comedian in the World[14]
  • 2018 - Karl Chandler's Shit List

References

  1. ↑ Bailey, John. "Joke theft is rife as comedy festival set to kick off". Sydney Morning Herald. SMH. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Trying to find what to listen to next? We've got the podcast list for you". ABC News. ABC News. Retrieved 9 April 2018. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ Dassalo, Tommy; Chandler, Karl. "About | Little Dum Dum Club". Little Dum Dum Club. @mudmudbluc. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  4. ↑ "Studio A - Wikipedia". Wikipedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Martin, Tony. "Karl Chandler". IMDB. Unknown. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Chandler, Karl. "Karl Chandler CV" (PDF). Karl Chandler. Unknown. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Cody, Nick. "Nick Cody's Instagram Post". Instagram.com. @thenickcody. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Cody, Nick. "Nick Cody's Instagram Post". Instagram. @thenickcody. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "FUNNY BUGGERS: THE BEST LINES FROM AUSTRALIAN STAND-UP COMEDY". Penguin Books. Unknown. Retrieved 27 March 2018. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  10. ↑ Fenton, Andrew. "Karl Chandler in Karl Chandler's Got Talent". Herald Sun. Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "European Bier Cafe". European Bier Cafe. Unknown. Retrieved 25 March 2018. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  12. ↑ Lallo, Michael. "Comedian Karl Chandler lifts lid on talent show horror: 'Like Guantanamo Bay'". Sydney Morning Herald. Unknown. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Chandler, Karl; Dassalo, Tommy. "Melbourne! Tommy and Karl's solo shows". Little Dum Dum Club. @mudmudbluc. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Dassalo, Tommy; Chandler, Karl. "MELBOURNE: KARL CHANDLER: WORLD'S BEST COMEDIAN IN THE WORLD". Little Dum Dum Club. @mudmudbluc. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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