Chris Turner | |
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 Turner at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
| Born | Christopher Peter Joseph Turner 12 September 1989 Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Winn |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Christopher Peter Joseph Turner (born 12 September 1989) [1] is a British comedian known for his improvisational freestyle rapping that ties together disparate topics suggested by his audience. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Turner was born in Manchester. He attended Manchester Grammar School. [6] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Archeology and Anthropology from St Hugh's College, Oxford. [7] [8]
Turner took up rapping as a teenager after he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a condition of the body's connective tissue which made it hazardous for him to play sports. [2]
However, in February 2018 Turner posted a letter on Facebook that he had received from the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine which said "all measurements from your echocardiogram (especially looking at your aorta) are entirely normal" and "this can confidently reassure you that you are not affected by Marfan syndrome". [9]
Turner is an established presence at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, [10] [11] has performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, [12] and worked with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. [5]
While a student, he made it to the finals of the BBC Radio New Comedy Awards in 2011. [7]
Turner also does improv, having performed with the Oxford Imps in college and co-founding of Racing Minds, a British performance troupe. [13]
Turner was awarded first place in the Comedy/Novelty category of the 2024 International Songwriting Competition with the song "80s Kid". [14]
Turner is married to novelist Alice Winn, whom he met at an improv group in Britain and started comedy to impress. [15] They have one daughter.
They have a cat named Colonel Widdershins, whose name is a reference to a term for counterclockwise. [4]