Chris Corcoran
Chris has just completed a sell-out tour of major venues across Wales with his first full-length show What goes on Tour, Stays on Tour. He is currently preparing to take a revised version of the show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Chris is also busy writing the second series of the sitcom, Those That Can't with Greg Davies (The Inbetweeners/We Are Klang), which they will perform together, for BBC Radio Wales.
On Saturday mornings he continues to co-host Rhod Gilbert's BBC Radio Wales Radio Show and has also previously fronted two documentary series- Nice Club, No Trouble and Chris Corcoran's Club Cultures for the station.
Chris is regularly gigging at some of the best comedy clubs in the country such as The Banana Cabaret and The Glee Club and he supported Rob Brydon on his live tour in 2009.
2010 will also see him build on the sell-out success of his comedy theatre show Chris Corcoran's Committee Meeting in which he stars with up and coming Welsh comedian Elis James.
"Brilliant night out. A ***** show, and that's five stars not a swear word" - Lee Mack
"Hilarious - A totally unique experience. If all committees were this fun I'd buy a blazer, grow a moustache and run for the council" - Rhod Gilbert
His first comedy book Random Thoughts will be published by Accent Press/Welsh Book Council and is due for release in March 2010.
He will of course be familiar to millions of children (and Mums!) from the cult Cbeebies show Doodle Do and he was the writer and hilarious voice of Miss Bunny, the Welsh teddy bear on CBBC's live animated show Nelly Nut Live, both of which were BAFTA nominated, only one of which did he have to pretend puppets were real.
Other previous television projects have included Rob Brydon's Identity Crisis for BBC Four; Max Boyce's World Cup Journey, Big Welsh Joke and Little Welsh Joke and the comedy Six Nations Rugby trails and the entertainment show Be... (where he has interviewed the likes of Cerys Matthews and Rufus Wainwright), Coal Stories, The Big Anthem Fawr, Stand Up if You're Welsh all for BBC Wales.
Chris is a confident and accomplished corporate host and his recent work includes presenting for the Hilton in the Community Foundation Ball and The Cardiff Design Festival Awards.
In 2004, Chris made his Edinburgh Festival debut when he performed his hilarious show Welsh Assembly. His mission was to double the population of Wales by the end of the festival, persuading audiences to change nationality. He failed but in so doing managed to get a four star review in The Sunday Times and The British Theatre Guide.
"Affectionate and charming" The Sunday Times ****
"Makes you feel good" The Times
"A funny, funny man" The Mirror
Showreel:
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQjI_3vldmc
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCQ2YqfmOS0
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGdvYTKlv4o