Chris Washington | |
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Born | 18 March 1989 |
Occupation | comedian |
Years active | 2017–present |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Website | Chris Washington on Facebook |
Chris Washington (born 18 March 1989) [1] is an English stand-up comedian. [2] [3]
Washington is a native of Golborne. He attended St Aelred's Roman Catholic High School in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside. [4] [5] Washington worked as a postman for eleven years before becoming a comedian, confessing that he had used all his annual leave in one go to travel to the Edinburgh Fringe in August. [6]
Washington was nominated for best newcomer in the 2017 lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show Dream Big (Within Reason). [7] [8]
He has made TV appearances on Live from the BBC , Mock the Week and, in October 2021, Richard Osman's House of Games . [9] In late 2021, Washington also appeared, as himself, in an advertisement for the Nationwide Building Society.