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Chris Gethard

Born: 23 May 1980 (45 years old)
Gender: Male

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Chris Gethard is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his starring role as Josh Franklin on the television sitcom Big Lake, in 2010.

Gethard is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater where he hosts a monthly variety/talk show, The Chris Gethard Show, to sold-out audiences.

He performs in several other UCB shows including Asssscat, The Stepfathers and The Nights of Our Lives, a storytelling show he created that Metro referred to as the funniest night in New York.

His UCB one man show, Chris Gethard's Magic Box of Stories, sold out in New York and Los Angeles and was featured at the 2009 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Gethard has appeared on ABC sitcoms, MTV's Human Giant and NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as in numerous TV commercials. On the film side, he can be seen in the feature The Other Guys, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

Gethard's writings have appeared in numerous magazines. He is the author of the book Weird NY and the co-author of the best selling books Weird US, Weird NJ (Volumes 1 and 2), and Weird VA.

In addition, Gethard served as a guest writer for Saturday Night Live and was a founding writer at the Onion News Network.


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Josh Franklin

Gary Lemarsh

Wally

Chris

Kipp Bunthart


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