Chris Turner | |
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 Turner at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
| Born | Christopher Peter Joseph Turner 1991 Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | Alice Winn |
| Children | 1 |
Christopher Peter Joseph Turner (born 1991) [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]
Turner is an established presence at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, [9] [10] has performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, [11] 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. [12]
Turner is married to novelist Alice Winn, whom he met at an improv group in Britain. They have a daughter and a cat named Colonel Widdershins, whose name is a reference to the British word for counterclockwise. [4]
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