Big Shots - Christopher Titus
Christopher Titus jokes about things most comics would find
impossible to make funny. Custody battles, insanity, family
suicides, heart attacks and fist fighting his father are all
topics to be confronted, not hidden from. "I think our
collective psychosis is hilarious. With the world moving as
fast as it is, if we weren't dysfunctional, we couldn't function,"
he says. Titus is that most rare of comics in that his material
is edgy and pushes the envelope, but still accessible and
meaningful to the common audience. After years of experimentation
with dark and personal storytelling, he debuted his one man
show, Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding, at The Hudson Theater in
Los Angeles. The packed house gave him a standing ovation.
Already a standout at the 1996, 1997 and 1999 Montreal Just
for Laughs Festival, in 2000 Titus brought Norman Rockwell
Is Bleeding to the Festival for a sold out run at the prestigious
Centaur Theatre.
Titus' television stand up includes two cable specials, Norman
Rockwell is Bleeding for Showtime (2004) and The 5th Annual
End of the World Tour for Comedy Central (2007), as well as
regular appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He
has guest hosted Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, USO Comedy
Tour and Friday Night Stand Up, Good Day LA, E!'s Talk Soup
and VH1's Dashboard Dreams.
Titus was the star, executive producer and co creator of the
hit sitcom Titus, a dark comedy based on Norman Rockwell Is
Bleeding, which ran from 2000 2002. Time Magazine called him
brutal, hilarious and audacious, while Newsday called him TV's
most original comic voice since Seinfeld. After it finished
its run, Titus starred in a futuristic one hour pilot entitled
Future Tense and Special Unit, a pilot he created for Comedy
Central as a new star vehicle for himself. He has had writer/producer
deals with NBC/Universal, Showtime and Comedy Central. His original
screenplay, Five Seconds, is currently in development with Mandalay.
The 5th Annual End of the World Tour was released on Comedy
Central Records in March 2007. He also stars in the upcoming
3 D horror film Scar and the 2007 indie film Remarkable Power.
Titus is the founder of "The Insight Project," a non
profit organization that raises money for children who have
suffered abusive backgrounds.
- from ABC.com
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