Chris Martin

Chris Martin

© Matt Misisco

Chris Martin releases his second album

LA-based Brit tapes a special in Washington DC

Chris Martin is to release his second comedy album, Above Ground Comedian, next month.

The British comic is now based in Los Angeles, but recorded the special at The Comedy Loft in Washington DC.

He said: ‘I have a small dog and I’m vegan so I’ve really assimilated to the culture. I just need some Botox to complete my hat trick of the "most-LA’" stereotypes.’

And he said the night before recording Above Ground Comedian, he performed a warm-up show Baltimore that he said was his worst show in ten years, performing late to a drunk audience

He says: ‘When I was newer as a comic I would have been annoyed, but the gig was so unplayable I just started laughing on stage at how bad it was. I knew at the very least my album recording would be better than that!’

The show is being released as download by US record label Blonde Medicine on February 23, about two years after the release of his debut album All Over the Place.

It covers his cultural assimilation, how his parents inform his own recent foray into parenthood… and his dog’s butt. 

Martin said he was inspired to get into comedy as a teenager after Eddie Murphy’s Raw. 

‘I wanted to be able to do that,’ he says. ‘I wish I could pull off the shiny purple tight-outfit but sadly my legs are too skinny to make it work.’ 

Read More

Published: 24 Jan 2024

Gamble pays off

Durham Revue member Ed Gamble won the first heat of…
16/02/2007

Extra special...

David Bowie, Orlando Bloom and Chris Martin are among…
8/06/2006

Studiously funny

Young Irish stand-up Donnchadh O'Conaill was last night…
16/05/2006

Final countdown

Simon Amstell is to host the final of the Chortle National…
24/04/2006

Agent

We do not currently hold contact details for Chris Martin's agent. If you are a comic or agent wanting your details to appear here, for a one-off fee of £59, email steve@chortle.co.uk.

We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.