Heath Franklin
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Notable workThe Ronnie Johns Half Hour, Chopper Read impersonation
Yearsactive2005–present
GenresSketch comedy, stand up
Heath Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1980 |
| Notable work | The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, Chopper Read impersonation |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Genres | Sketch comedy, stand up |
Heath Franklin (born 23 December 1980[citation needed]) is an Australian comedic performer, improviser and writer.[1]
Franklin has appeared on The Ronnie Johns Half Hour sketch comedy show,[2] ABC TV's Spicks and Specks,[3] Working Dog's Thank God You're Here[4] and in New Zealand, on 7 Days.[5] He also appeared in the show Randling with teammate Felicity Ward in the Ducks of War team.[citation needed]
He is best known for his impersonation of the Australian criminal Mark "Chopper" Read.[2]
In 2010, Franklin starred in the New Zealand crime comedy film Predicament.[2]
Career appearances
TV appearances
As 'stage persona', "Chopper Read"
- Network Ten The Christmas Panel special (2006)
- The Comedy Channel's Stand Up Australia (2007).
- The Comedy Channel's Cracker Festival Gala (2008)
- C4's Jono's New Show, New Zealand (2009)
- The Comedy Channel's Sydney Comedy Festival Gala, (2009)
- Network 10's 9am with David & Kim (2009)
- The Comedy Channel's Make Deadshits History - Pentridge Interstituals (2009)
- ABC's Spicks and Specks Xmas Special - "A Very Specky Christmas" (2009)
- TV3's Aotearoha-ha Christmas Comedy Gala (NZ) (2009)
- The Comedy Channel's Sydney Comedy Festival Cracker Gala (2010–11)
- TV3's New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala (2010, 2011 and 2024)
- C4's Jono's New Show, New Zealand (2012)
- TV3's 7 Days (NZ) (2009–present, Recurring Panelist)
- 10's Chopper's Republic Of Anzakistan, Australia (2016, Live Show with skits added for TV)
As himself
- The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, (2005–06) writer; performer[2]
- Network 10's 9am with David & Kim (2008)
- ABC's Spicks and Specks (2008, two episodes)
- ABC's Spicks and Specks "A Very Specky Christmas" 2008 Christmas special (2008)[6]
- Network 10/Roving Enterprises' The 7pm Project (2009)
- Channel Seven/Working Dog's Thank God You're Here (2009)[4]
- C4's Wanna-Ben (NZ) (2012)
- ABC's Randling (2012, 6 episodes)[7]
As both
- Network 10/Southern Star's The Spearman Experiment (2009)
- Review with Myles Barlow (2010)
Film appearances
- Predicament, a 2010 film (directed by Jason Stutter) − Mervyn Toebuck[2]
Radio appearances
- Triple M Merrick & Australia (2015-)