Christian Finnegan
Fletcher Christian Finnegan (born April 1, 1973), better known as Christian Finnegan, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City.
Finnegan was born in Albany, New York. He grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, and attended The Walnut Hill School, a boarding/day high school focused on programs in the performing, visual, and creative arts and located in Natick, Massachusetts.
Christian is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1's Best Week Ever and as Chad, the only white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show. He can currently be seen as co-host of "Black and White", a series airing on A&E which he created and executive produces. He also co-stars in the TBS series Are We There Yet?. He also co-hosted Zest TV’s web travel show “CustomNATION” and his own music-centric podcast “Audio Spackle” which debuted on Cave Comedy Radio in January 2013.
Finnegan has been a fixture on Comedy Central, having starred in his own half-hour special Premium Blend, one hour stand up special “Au Contraire”, as well as Comedy Central Presents: Christian Finnegan and countless network interstitials. He served as a writer for Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on which he also appeared as a guest. Finnegan's stand up was also featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties.
Additional television appearances as himself or performing stand up have included “Conan”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, "Would You Rather...with Graham Norton", “Good Afternoon America” and multiple times on The Today Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and on History's I Love the 1880s. He hosted TV Land's game show "Game Time". As an actor, Finnegan portrayed the supporting role of "Carl" in the film Eden Court, a ticket agent in "Knight and Day" and several guest roles including a talk show host on "The Good Wife".
In October 2006, Finnegan's debut stand up comedy CD titled Two For Flinching was released by Comedy Central Records, with a follow-up national tour of college campuses from January to April 2007. “Au Contraire!” was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2009. His third special "The Fun Part" was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on April 4, 2013 and debuted on Netflix on April 15, 2014.
On December 31, 2014 Finnegan appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast. On July 27, 2016, he and comedian Sherrod Small began to co-host Black and White, a comedy/talk show on A&E that takes a humorous look at race relations in America.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 8.638 |
Birthday | 1973-04-01 |
Place of Birth | Albany, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Fletcher Christian Finnegan, Chris Finnegan, |
2010
Knight and Day
6.216/4465
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting al...
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Knight and Day
2021
Christian Finnegan: Show Your Work
1.5/1
Filmed in a tiny backyard at the height of the pandemic, Christian Finnegan brings his brand of 'social autopsy' to topics that range from the dumb (p...
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Christian Finnegan: Show Your Work
2009
Christian Finnegan: Au Contraire
6/1
Feeling blue? Down in the mouth? Has your get up and go got up and went? Well settle back and enjoy some good old-fashioned stand-up comedy buffoonery...
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Christian Finnegan: Au Contraire
2011
Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
0/0
Liam McEneaney, creator of Tell Your Friends! hosts the film version of his weekly comedy show, as well as interviews the film’s headliners; giving us...
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Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
2014
Christian Finnegan: The Fun Part
7/6
Funny guy Christian Finnegan gabs in his disarmingly honest manner about everything from America's role in the world to his own sexual humiliations.
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Christian Finnegan: The Fun Part
2017
Inside You
2/4
Stephanie and Ryan switch bodies after a magic night together.
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Inside You
2005
Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy
5.5/21
Blue collar comedian Jeff Foxworthy is skewered by his fellow comedians, friends, and others.
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Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy
2005
Last Laugh '05
6/2
“COMEDY CENTRAL’s Last Laugh ’05” takes an irreverent look back at some of the most controversial and outrageous events of this year from the infamous...
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