Karl Chandler (comedian)

Karl Chandler is an Australian writer and entertainer.[1] He co-hosts the popular comedy[2] podcast The Little Dum Dum Club[3] with Tommy Dassalo.[4]

Karl Chandler
Chandler third from left at live recording of The Little Dum Dum Club Hawthorn May 2013
Born (1976-03-30) 30 March 1976
Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia
OccupationWriter and entertainer
Websitekarlchandler.com.au

Chandler was born on 30 March 1976, and grew up in the small rural Victorian town of Maryborough. Chandler now spends a majority of his time in Thailand, where alongside Dassalo, he has hosted the Koh Samui International Podcast Festival since 2017.[5] The festival attracts hundreds of fans internationally and showcases some of the finest comedians such as Logie winner Dilruk Jayasinha,[6] Nick Capper[7] and Brett Blake.[8]

Chandler was part of the supporting cast of and wrote for the sketch program Studio A. He has also written for TV shows such as Hard Quiz, The Chase Australia, Spicks and Specks[9] and The Project.[10] Chandler was credited as one of the writers for the one off Reunion Special of Spicks and Specks,[11] aired on the ABC in late 2018. He is currently working on pre-production for Phunny Phellas, a comedy program for commercial television audiences.

On 2 September 2017, Chandler married his then fiancée Diane, who he had been in a relationship with for 10 years.[12] He invited many of his comedian friends such as Nick Cody, Fiona O'Loughlin, Luke McGregor[13] David Tulk and Nick Capper. In 2011, Chandler collated and published a book called Funny Buggers: The Best Lines from Australian Stand-up Comedy.[14] It is a collection of jokes from great Aussie comedians such as Greg Fleet, Tom Gleeson and Dave O'Neil. Chandler once auditioned for Australia's Got Talent, however did not make it past the audition stage.[15] Chandler runs many of the best comedy rooms in Melbourne, such as Comedy at Spleen on Monday nights (previously co-run with him and best friend Steele Saunders), Thursday Comedy Club on Thursday nights and Basement Comedy Club on Saturday nights. In the past, Chandler has also contributed to running comedy on Wednesday nights at Softbelly. The Thursday and Saturday comedy nights are held at the European Bier Cafe on Exhibition Street, Melbourne.[16]

Citing unenthusiastic audiences in the rest of the country, Chandler's 2020 solo show was performed only in Adelaide and Brisbane.

Stand-up shows
  • 2014 - Karl Chandler's Got Talent[17]
  • 2015 - Karl Chandler - World's Greatest (and Best) Comedian
  • 2016 - Karl Chandler Defends His Title As World's Greatest and Best Comedian[18]
  • 2017 - Karl Chandler: World's Best Comedian in the World[19]
  • 2018 - Karl Chandler's Shit List
  • 2019 - One Man Comedy Factory
  • 2020 - Please Call Me Karl, Mr. Comedy Was My Father

References
  1. Bailey, John (2015-03-20). "Joke theft is rife as comedy festival set to kick off". Sydney Morning Herald. SMH. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. Wells, Peter (7 June 2018). "How far would you go to attend a comedy podcast?". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. "Trying to find what to listen to next? We've got the podcast list for you". ABC News. ABC News. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. Dassalo, Tommy; Chandler, Karl. "About | Little Dum Dum Club". Little Dum Dum Club. @mudmudbluc. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. "The Koh Samui International Podcast Festival". kohsamuipodcastfestival.org. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  6. "Dilruk Jayasinha takes home the 2018 Logie for Most Popular New Talent". Token. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  7. Open Universities Australia, Nick Capper - Melbourne Comedy Festival 2018, retrieved 2019-01-10
  8. "Brett Blake". Brett Blake. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  9. Martin, Tony. "Karl Chandler". IMDB. Unknown. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. Chandler, Karl. "Karl Chandler CV" (PDF). Karl Chandler. Unknown. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  11. ""Spicks and Specks" Reunion Special (TV Episode 2018)". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. Cody, Nick. "Nick Cody's Instagram Post". Instagram.com. @thenickcody. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  13. Cody, Nick. "Nick Cody's Instagram Post". Instagram. @thenickcody. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. "FUNNY BUGGERS: THE BEST LINES FROM AUSTRALIAN STAND-UP COMEDY". Penguin Books. Penguin Publishing. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  15. Fenton, Andrew (April 2014). "Karl Chandler in Karl Chandler's Got Talent". Herald Sun. Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  16. "European Bier Cafe". European Bier Cafe. Unknown. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  17. Lallo, Michael (2014-03-17). "Comedian Karl Chandler lifts lid on talent show horror: 'Like Guantanamo Bay'". Sydney Morning Herald. Unknown. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. Chandler, Karl; Dassalo, Tommy. "Melbourne! Tommy and Karl's solo shows". Little Dum Dum Club. @mudmudbluc. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  19. Dassalo, Tommy; Chandler, Karl. "MELBOURNE: KARL CHANDLER: WORLD'S BEST COMEDIAN IN THE WORLD". Little Dum Dum Club. @mudmudbluc. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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