If you are reading this part, you may have too much time on your hands, but none the less I hope you enjoy my short biography.

I grew up in a small town on the west central belt of Scotland (Coatbridge) but have now positioned myself as a mole between all the bankers in London (as soon as I get their PIN numbers I’ll get all our money back). I started my entertainment career in the bright spanglie trappings of a Butlins redcoat, moving on to an entertainments manager for a holiday company, six years of high energy singing and dancing shows for British holiday makers later I woke up and realised… I couldn’t sing or dance.

However I was hooked and needed my fix of audience appreciation, so started writing jokes and in May 2003 I stepped on stage for the first time as a stand up comedian at The Stand in Edinburgh. I remember after introducing myself to the compere (Jo Jo Sutherland) some buffoon backstage getting in my face and stating, “OOOOO first time? YOU MUST BE NERVOUS!”, thankfully he died on his arse and I got some laughs.

From those first few laughs right through till now, every chuckle, giggle, snigger, guffaw and encouraging word from an audience/promoter/friend has inspired me to keep going. I’ve did some interesting gigs including making balloon models in the middle of a park in Leith, tried telling clean jokes on a underground train using a mobile PA and a guest spot on the Hospital Broadcasting Service. But I’ve also had some absolutely smashing things happen, including my first ever solo show “Hi, my name’s Chris Henry” at the Edinburgh Fringe 2009 getting a 5 star review, sold out the same show at the Glasgow Comedy Festival 2010, supported Jim Jeffries at the QMU, got to the final of the Scottish Comedian of the year competition in 2009 and have gotten my face on TV (BBC3 and ITV 4).

At the moment you’ll find me on stage as compere, support act and headliner for some of the biggest clubs around the UK including The Stand, Highlight, Jongleurs, The Comedy Cafe and many others.

If you’ve read this far then you probably are a little strange and have way too much interest in me, if you are still reading you’re probably a stalker, in which case if you are going to continue to turn up to gigs then make yourself known, I’ll have a Jack Daniels and coke with a jaegerbomb chaser (but only if I can see the bar staff pouring them).

Keep laughing,

Chris xxx

***** - With hilarious wit and comic timing he had the whole audience in his grasp and they loved every second of it. Chris Henry is one for the future

-www.freecomedy.co.uk

“Most stand-up these days try to shock and most crowds are unshockable. Chris Henry doesn’t try that hard to shock, instead he talks about things we think we recognise and succeeds in giving you a bit of a fright you never see coming. More than that he’s personable, so when he twists your preconceptions on their head, you thank him for it. In a way, he hands you your nuts, and you smile.”

-Courtesy of Adam Brophy (Columnist for the Irish Times and Writer of “The Bad Dad’s Survival Guide”)

“If you have ever wondered where your enthusiasm and lust for life has gone, Chris Henry may have stolen it. Indeed, he seems to have far more than is ever bestowed upon a Scottish village, never mind a Scottish person. Luckily it’s contagious – even the most dour punter can’t help but drop the attitude, go with the flow and start enjoying the show, and what a show that is! His mother would probably die of shock but thankfully this blue-eyed boy has enough charm to get away with some rather crude observations. A quick thinker, with easy audience rapport, he makes a great addition to any bill.”

-Courtesy of Jen Lavery @ the stand

“He was good. He was very good. In fact, he was exceptional.”

-Evening Express

“Best lines of the competition”

-Alan Anderson, promoter for Scottish Comedian of the Year 2009