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Christian Lawrence is a comedy producer & comic who has been performing & running comedy shows since 2001. He regularly performs throughout the Midwest, primarily in Chicago & St. Louis.
Christian and his shows have appeared in festivals including the The Chicago Funny Women’s Festival, Flyover Comedy Festival, Chicago Snubfest, Compass Improv Festival, & The New South Comedy Festival.
Christian & his show Bare Knuckle Comedy “kick-started the alt comedy scene” in St. Louis according to The Riverfront times & was “a stop for touring indie comics from across the country,” according to Alive Magazine.
His show History Shmistory has travelled the world & been produced in London, San Fransisco, Chicago, Milwaukee & more. It was selected as part of The Chicago Reader’s “Best Comedy Bets” for 2020 and the Reader said, “If you've ever wondered what Nikola Tesla's stand-up was like, then this is the show for you.”
Christian has appeared in multiple short films including “Lovers Lookout”, which won Best Cinematography at Quirkfest in LA, and “Pokemon - Get Up & Go Banned Trailer” which was featured on CNET & Gizmodo. He has appeared in a commercial for Bud Light Lime titled “Newlyweds”, and in the Amazon comedy series “The Adventures Of Time Slot”.
Christian co-wrote the short film “A Fire Set On Fire”.