Chris Fleming (comedian)

Chris Fleming (born January 29, 1987) is an American comedian best known for his YouTube series Gayle, in which he stars as the titular character of Gayle Waters-Waters. In June 2019, Fleming was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch for 2019.[2]

Chris Fleming
Fleming at the Wilbur Theater in Boston
Personal information
Born (1987-01-29) January 29, 1987
Stow, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationSkidmore College[1]
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • YouTube personality
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Subscribers421 thousand subscribers (January 2021)
Total views69+ million views (January 2021)

Early life and education

Fleming grew up in Stow, Massachusetts, attended Nashoba Regional High School, when he first began to do stand-up comedy. He received a degree in theater from Skidmore College in 2009,[3][4] and one credit short of receiving a minor in dance.[5]

Gayle

GAYLE is a 40-episode, absurdist comedy series on YouTube that was launched in 2012.[5] The series follows high-strung, eccentric suburban mother Gayle Waters-Waters and her ruthless journey to uphold social status in her small suburban community of Northbread, Massachusetts.[6] Fleming developed the idea for Gayle through stand-up.[4] GAYLE is written by Fleming and directed by Melissa Strype, who also plays Gayle's daughter, Terry Gross Waters-Waters.[4] Fleming's mother co-stars as Bonnie, Gayle's best friend and biggest rival, and his father's legs play the role of Dave (with Fleming's voice), Gayle's very submissive husband.[4] The music is by Brian Heveron-Smith,[5] Tom Lowery, and Chris Hartford.[7] Comedian Margaret Cho grew an interest in the show and guest starred in an episode.[8] The series is filmed in Chris Fleming's hometown in Massachusetts.[9] In 2014 the Gayle team went on a US tour with the show titled Gayle Live.[10]

YouTube channel

Fleming runs a YouTube channel under his own name; the channel has gained over 414,000 subscribers as of October 2020. In addition to Gayle, Fleming has a variety of other content that ranges from music videos to car rants. His 2015 video "COMPANY IS COMING",[11] starring his Gayle character, went viral, accruing over 12 million views as of September 2020.

Stand-up comedy

Chris Fleming began doing stand-up comedy in 2005, and in 2016 and 2017 he toured the United States with his stand-up comedy show titled Showpig.[12]

Fleming's current stand-up tour entitled "Boba Everyday" began in late 2019 and has been postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In October of 2020, Fleming announced "Forest Musings", a virtual show.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Genderfreak Zach
2019 The Last Laugh Kickapoo Comic

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2015 Gayle Gayle Waters-Waters Writer[15]
2019 Corporate Todd
2019 Splitting Up Together Rando
2019 Twelve Forever Mr. Fleming Voice role
2019 The Diaper Sert
2020 Bigtop Burger Cesare Voice role

References
  1. https://theater.skidmore.edu/2017/03/chris-fleming-09/
  2. https://variety.com/2019/legit/features/10-comics-to-watch-2019-variety-1203242713/
  3. Boston Comedy: Funny Grown Here. "Chris Fleming Interview March 2010". YouTube. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. Humphrey, Michael. "Meet The Man Inside The Madwoman, Gayle Waters-Waters". www.forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. Wenzel, John (9 July 2017). "The Ideal Jester for the digital age". The Denver Post. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. The Paley Center for Media. "The Next Big Thing in Digital Comedy: Gayle Waters-Waters". YouTube. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  7. "Dadgeplott, by Brian Heveron-Smith & Friends". Brian Heveron-Smith. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  8. "Margaret Cho – Chris Fleming (Gayle Waters Waters) – 1:22:19". radiopublic.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  9. "Local Comedian Chris Fleming Brings Fictional Local Web Character 'Gayle' to Boston Stage". BDCWire. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  10. Zaino III, Nick A. "Comic takes 'Gayle' offline in Davis Square". The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  11. "COMPANY IS COMING". Youtube.
  12. Bedford, Keith. "Chris Fleming is going beyond 'Gayle'". The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  13. "Tweet from @chrisfluming". Twitter. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  14. "Chris Fleming: Forest Musings – new media touring". Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  15. Gayle (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-10-12
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