Chris Maddock
{{short description|American stand-up comedian}}
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Chris Maddock is an American stand-up comedian from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has released two albums and a DVD on Dan Schlissel's Stand Up! Records, most recently 2020's Country Music Legend, which reached No. 5 on the iTunes comedy chart.{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/standuprecords/posts/10159831764275701 |title=Stand Up! Records |author= |date=2020-10-04 |website=Facebook|access-date=2020-10-12}}
Early life
Maddock is a 1995 graduate of Stillwater Area High School in Minnesota.{{cite news |last=Kink |first=Julie |date= May 30, 2014 |title= Funny man comes from a long line of 'censored performers' |url= https://www.presspubs.com/st_croix/news/funny-man-comes-from-a-long-line-of-censored-performers/article_b6a27b5a-e849-11e3-b627-0019bb2963f4.html |work= St. Croix Valley Area News |location=Stillwater, Minnesota |access-date=2020-10-05 }}
Career
Maddock began performing comedy soon after high school. He has toured frequently across the United States and in Mexico. His comedy is often autobiographical. Maddock was the main host of the long-running show Death Comedy Jam at Grumpy's Bar in Minneapolis from 2003 to 2018. An important local showcase, the event also featured nationally known headliners like Maria Bamford, Doug Stanhope, and Andy Kindler. Maddock and the show are profiled in the documentary Death’s Last Stand, filmed during the final performance.{{cite news |last= Strait |first= Patrick |date= June 22, 2020 |title= Grumpy's Death Comedy Jam lives on in a new documentary |url= http://www.citypages.com/arts/grumpys-death-comedy-jam-lives-on-in-a-new-documentary/571374471 |work= City Pages |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul |access-date=2020-10-05 }}{{cite news |date= May 12, 2017 |title= Chris Maddock throws down jokes at Dakota Stage |url= https://bismarcktribune.com/entertainment/chris-maddock-throws-down-jokes-at-dakota-stage/article_99f5cd58-ff33-58aa-8267-3baa267a131d.html |work=Bismarck Tribune |location=Bismarck, North Dakota |access-date=2020-10-05 }}
He was named best stand-up comedian in Minneapolis-St. Paul by City Pages in 2014.{{cite news |date= April 16, 2014 |title= Best Standup (Local): Chris Maddock |url= http://www.citypages.com/best-of/2014/arts-and-entertainment/chris-maddock-7365711 |work= City Pages |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul |access-date=2020-10-12 }}
Maddock is working on a podcast, Servitude, about working in restaurants, which is planned to debut in 2020.
=Albums=
Maddock has released two albums, 2012's Point of Entry and 2020's Country Music Legend. Both were recorded live in Minneapolis, at the 7th Street Entry and Hook & Ladder Theater respectively.{{cite news |last= Strait |first= Patrick |date= October 9, 2020 |title= Comedian Chris Maddock is a country music legend. Just ask him |url= http://www.citypages.com/arts/comedian-chris-maddock-is-a-country-music-legend-just-ask-him/572689111 |work= City Pages |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul |access-date=2020-10-12 }}
Point of Entry, his debut album, was accompanied by a live DVD, Rookie Mistake.{{cite news|first=Jake|last=Austen|work=Roctober|location=Chicago|title=The Stand Up! Records Listener's Guide|date=August 2013}} The album was received positively by critics. Ed Placencia of the website Comedy Reviews praised Maddock for his "great sense of balance" in making jokes about extreme topics without being offensive, but also noted that shock only formed a small part of Maddock's act, which draws on what Placencia called an "endless well" of stories about his life and family.{{cite web |url= http://www.comedy-reviews.com/2012/05/chris-maddocks-point-of-entry.html |title=Chris Maddock's "Point of Entry" |last= Placencia |first= Ed |date=2012-05-01 |website=Comedy Reviews |access-date=2020-10-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120913055247/http://www.comedy-reviews.com/2012/05/chris-maddocks-point-of-entry.html |archive-date=2012-09-13}} Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site called it "excellent."{{cite web |url= https://theseriouscomedysite.com/comedy-download/chris-maddock-point-of-entry/ |title= Chris Maddock – Point of Entry |last=Lanoie |first=Richard |date= April 9, 2018 |website=The Serious Comedy Site |access-date=2020-10-05}} Jake Austen of Roctober magazine also praised Maddock's ability to find jokes in potentially shocking, offensive topics, calling him "very funny" with a "special, wacky twist."
Country Music Legend was released October 2, 2020. The title came from Maddock's ironic way of introducing himself at clubs, but also reflects that he plays guitar on stage to accompany his jokes with music. The stand-up on the album is bookended by two songs performed by Maddock with a live band.
Personal life
Maddock is married and has a son.{{cite news |last= Strait |first= Patrick |date= January 16, 2018 |title= Standup Chris Maddock: Older, wiser, but still a 'funny motherfucker' |url= http://www.citypages.com/arts/standup-chris-maddock-older-wiser-but-still-a-funny-motherfucker/469423933 |work= City Pages |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul |access-date=2020-10-05 }} His grandfather, Red Maddock, is a jazz drummer who performed with the Butch Thompson Trio and on A Prairie Home Companion.
In 2015, Stillwater, Minnesota, mayor Ted Kozlowski officially decreed April 15 as "Chris Maddock Day" in the city.{{cite news |last= Strait |first= Patrick |date= April 15, 2016 |title= Comedian Chris Maddock celebrates Chris Maddock Day |url= http://www.citypages.com/arts/comedian-chris-maddock-celebrates-chris-maddock-day-8204513 |work= City Pages |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul |access-date=2020-10-12 }}
Discography
- Point of Entry (Stand Up! Records, 2012)
- Rookie Mistake DVD (Stand Up! Records, 2012)
- Appears on compilation The $4.99 Show (The $9.99 Recording) (Stand Up! Records, 2013)
- Country Music Legend (Stand Up! Records, digital album and video special, 2020)
Podcast appearances
- Brian Oake Show, Episode 94: Chris Maddock (Country Music Legend) (September 25, 2020){{cite podcast |url= https://www.spreaker.com/user/brianoakeshow/94-maddock |title= Episode 94: Chris Maddock (Country Music Legend) |website= Brian Oake Show |host= Brian Oake |date= 2020-09-25 |access-date=2020-10-02 }}
- KQRS Morning Show, Guests Guy Snodgrass, Chris Maddock, Rob Heubel (October 9, 2020){{cite podcast |url=https://omny.fm/shows/kq-morning-show/october-9-2020-part-3 |title=October 9, 2020 Part 3: Guests Guy Snodgrass, Chris Maddock, Rob Huebel |website=KQRS Morning Show |host=Tom Barnard |date=October 9, 2020 |access-date=2020-10-02 |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019020821/https://omny.fm/shows/kq-morning-show/october-9-2020-part-3 |url-status=dead }}
- How Bad Cast, Chris Maddock's "Point of Entry" (May 21, 2012){{cite podcast |url= https://howbadcast.podbean.com/2012/05/ |title= Chris Maddock’s "Point of Entry" |website= How Bad Cast |date= May 21, 2012 |access-date=2020-10-02 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.chrismaddock.com/ Chris Maddock official website]
- [https://standuprecords.com/collections/chris-maddock Chris Maddock at Stand Up! Records website]
- {{IMDb name|id=9721962|name= Chris Maddock}}
- {{Twitter|TheChrisMaddock}}
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Category:American male comedians
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:People from Stillwater, Minnesota
Category:Comedians from Minnesota
Category:21st-century American comedians