Torben Chris

Torben Chris
Chris at Nibe Festival in 2009
Born
Torben Chris Nielsen

(1977-02-13) 13 February 1977 (age 47)
Give, Denmark
OccupationStand-up comedian
Websitetorbenchris.dk

Torben Chris Nielsen (born 13 February 1977) is a Danish standup comedian. Media attention towards him began to surface during various events such as the DM in stand-up 2003 Comedy Fight Club on TV 2 Zulu and host of Comedy Zoo.[1][2]

Career

In 2003 he qualified for the semifinals of the championship in stand-up with his 12th show ever. The following year he made it to 4th place, and while Torben Chris completed his teacher training at Jelling College, he played on with stand-up.[3] In 2005 he gave two shows at that year's Jelling Music Festival after winning a talent competition at Vejle Local Radio. In 2006, Torben Chris was placed at number 3 at DM in stand-up and has since appeared several times on Comedy Zoo, Kulcaféen, numerous danish venues and clubs around the country as well as at major international festivals.[4] In 2006 he made a mini-tour with Linda P and Karsten Green with the ironic title Os from TV. In addition, he was part of Telia Comedy Tour January '07 and TV2 Zulu Comedy Fight Club in autumn 2007.

He has appeared in Comedy Aid in 2011 and 2012. Along with Thomas Hartmann, he made the show Men's Room in 2011.[5] The following year, Hartmann and Chris show up with Men's Room 2.[6]

Torben Chris and Thomas Hartmann hosting the Comedy Aid 2014. In 2015 he starred in TV3's reality show I am a celebrity – get me out of here![7]

Controversy

In December 2015 Chris put a picture of himself and his 2-year-old daughter in a bathtub together on Facebook.[8] This resulted in a widely reported controversy by various media outlets, many of whose analysts thought that nudity or naturism between a father and a daughter is inappropriate. Chris responded by saying that "Children and adults are allowed to be naked together. If we could not bear to see each other naked, we would feed / be born with clothes on (...). Nakedness with your child is not disgusting, but natural".[9] The incident would resurface in subsequent moments and stories about similarly clothless fathers.[10] Torben Chris subsequently stated that one of his motivations for his actions were to confront what he views as widespread prudishness surrounding the human body in Danish society.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Se billederne: Kendte førte sig frem på den røde løber til Zulu Comedy Galla". September 2016.
  2. ^ "Kollektivt grineflip over Jaribarh". 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Torben Chris – Fra kikset spejder til komiker-kendis & herreløs hund". 4 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Torben Chris - Book en velkendt erfaren stand-up komiker".
  5. ^ "Comedy ZOO on Tour - m. Jacob Wilson, Torben Chris & Michael Schøt | Køb billetter". billetlugen.dk. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ Men's Room 2 – Der er så meget kvinder ikke forstår del 1 Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine. TV2. Hentet 16/12-2015
  7. ^ "Velgørenheds-comedy til årsskiftet" [Charity comedy]. Herning Folkeblads Nyhedssite (in Danish). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Comedian posts controversial picture to 'prove a bath with your child is not paedophilia'". Independent.co.uk. 16 December 2015.
  9. ^ Nøgen komiker: Vi skal ikke mistænkeliggøre alle mænd. DR. Hentet 16/12-2015
  10. ^ Wells, Jonathan (17 May 2016). "Is this image of a man showering with his severely ill son 'inappropriate'?". The Telegraph.
  11. ^ "A bath with your child is not paedophilia". 15 December 2015.