Directly from the legendary sketch show “Saturday Night Live”, Chris Redd is heading
for the comedy venues of the Nordics. Get ready for real Chicago style stand-up comedy.
Chris Redd is a stand-up comic, actor, writer, and rapper. In 2018, he received the Emmy Award
for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the comedy song “Come Back, Barack” from
Saturday Night Live.
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Chris Redd most notably appeared in the 2016 film “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” and
opposite Kathy Bates in the Netflix original comedy series “Disjointed.” In 2017, Redd debuted
his own half-hour episode of “Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents”, and in 2019 released his
debut stand-up album “But Here We Are.”
Redd can be seen in the comedy films “Deep Murder,” “The House,” and “A Futile and Stupid
Gesture.” On TV, Redd starred in the cult-classic series “Wet Hot American Summer” and was
featured in NBC’s “Will & Grace,” Netflix’s “Love,” Comedy Central’s “Detroiters” and “Comedy
Central Stand-Up Presents.” Additionally, Redd was featured as a 2016 Standup New Face at
Just For Laughs in Montreal.
Redd was previously a performer at Chicago’s Second City
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