E102 | Chris Parker

Episode summary | Chris Parker

Chris Parker is one of New Zealand’s most prominent comedians, and an active voice of the LGBTQ community in New Zealand.

During lockdown he grew one of New Zealand’s most entertaining and well-known Instagram pages and won the 2021 edition of Celebrity Treasure Island.

But there is a lot more to him than viral fame. He is an award-winning comedian, actor, and writer with a string of hits to his name, including Jono and Ben, Golden Boy, Funny Girls, 7 Days, and Have You Been Paying Attention? He also played David Halls in the hit stage show Hudson and Halls Live! And is part of a generation of kiwi comics that cut their teeth at Snort Comedy and continue to perform weekly.

Chris is a world-class storyteller with an infectious personality. He’s really fun company and there were so many laughs in this one.

Show notes | Chris Parker

2:00: The end of book launch week

6:27: Writing the book

8:18: Getting married and deconstructing the wedding process

13:11: Viral content

16:42: The importance of Snort comedy

23:18: Hudson and Halls and campness

33:26: Becoming head writer at Jono and Ben

38:34: The goldfish story and David Bain

45:10: Musings on birds and other topics from Hayley Sproull

49:01: Making good content

57:00: Winning Celebrity Treasure Island

1:09:32: Going back to high school

1:16:01: Using tears as a weapon

1:21:18: Eat, pray, love, shit

1:26:34: The landscape of pornography in New Zealand

1:30:07: Last words from Steven, Seamus and Chris