Chris Gethard

Birth Name:

Christopher Paul Gethard

Birth Place:

West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer

The Balancing Act of Chris Gethard

Can TV's most rebellious show break into the mainstream?

Tue, Apr 24, 2018

Will Big Lake Sink or Swim?

Turns out you can go home again—you just might not be welcome there. In the new scripted comedy Big Lake (premiering tonight at 10/9c on Comedy Central), Chris Gethard stars as Josh Franklin, a failed financial whiz kid who flees the big city for his Pennsylvania hometown. But Josh's folks aren't exactly thrilled to see him—especially since he lost their nest egg on failed investments."His parents outwardly hate him at this point—they take their aggression out on him, and deservedly so," says Gethard, an accomplished improv comic who landed the role after impressing exec producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay on the set of Ferrell's new comedy The Other Guys...

Tue, Aug 17, 2010