Christopher Thornton "Chris" Taylor (born 15 July 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer and former radio host from Sydney. As a member of The Chaser, he is best known for co-writing and appearing on satirical ABC Television shows CNNNN (2002–2003) and The Chaser's War on Everything (2006 – July 2009). He formerly co-hosted the drive radio show Today Today (2004–2005) on Triple J with fellow Chaser member Craig Reucassel, and in 2007, he wrote t...
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Christopher Thornton "Chris" Taylor (born 15 July 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer and former radio host from Sydney. As a member of The Chaser, he is best known for co-writing and appearing on satirical ABC Television shows CNNNN (2002–2003) and The Chaser's War on Everything (2006 – July 2009). He formerly co-hosted the drive radio show Today Today (2004–2005) on Triple J with fellow Chaser member Craig Reucassel, and in 2007, he wrote the musical comedy Dead Caesar. Taylor also hosted the mini documentary series 'Australia's Heritage: National Treasures'. With his Chaser colleague Andrew Hansen, Taylor recently made a musical comedy series for Triple J titled The Blow Parade, which became the number one podcast in the country, and won the 2010 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release.
Taylor grew up on Sydney's Northern Beaches and North Shore and, (as with all The Chaser team except Craig Reucassel), attended a private school at the Shore School.
After completing secondary school...
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