Chris Kelly (podcaster)

Chris Kelly (born November 29, 1982) is a Canadian podcast producer and film composer/musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also co-founder of the production company Kelly&Kelly.

Chris Kelly
Born (1982-11-29) November 29, 1982
Occupation(s)Podcaster, Musician
Websitekellykelly.ca

Career

Kelly started his podcasting career at CBC, where he produced the corporation’s first podcast, the CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence.[1] He then went on to co-create, with Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring, CBC Radio One's This Is That, a satirical current affairs show that has won multiple Canadian Comedy Awards. Also while at the CBC he worked for Spark, As It Happens, and DNTO.

After CBC, he co-founded branded podcast company Pacific Content. In 2016, he left Pacific Content to start Kelly&Kelly with Pat Kelly. With that company they have created such podcasts as This Sounds Serious, Dexter Guff Is Smarter Than You, Celeste & Her Best, and created a number of viral videos.

Kelly's musician career includes being a member of the bands Analog Bell Service, The Choir Practice, Colin Cowan & the Elastic Stars and Rob Butterfield, as well as playing at major music festivals, such as SXSW in Texas.

Kelly's film composition debut was the Brent Hodge directed documentary A Brony Tale, a film about the bronies, teenage and adult fans of the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.[2]

Personal life

Kelly is married to Lauren Bercovitch.

Discography

  • Chris Kelly - Company Man
  • The Comet - The Comet is Coming
  • Colin Cowan & the Elastic Stars - Fall Paths
  • A Brony Tale: Music from the Motion Picture

Podcast Credits

Year Podcast Notes
2006 - 2010 The CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence Producer
2008 CBC’s Spark Producer
2010 - 2019 CBC This Is That Creator & Senior Producer
2010 DNTO Producer
2010 - 2011 Being Jann Producer
2012 As It Happens Producer
2015 The Slack Variety Pack Creator & Producer
2017 Road Trip Radio Creator & Producer
2017 Dexter Guff Is Smarter Than You Creator & Director
2018 - 2020 This Sounds Serious Creator & Director
2019 Celeste & Her Best Producer
2019 The Zeta Family Director & Editor
2019 Anna Faris Is Unqualified Producer

Film and Video

Year Film Notes
2014 A Brony Tale Composer
2014 CBC Beetle Roadtrip Director & Sound
2015 Cameron's House Rules Music by
2016 The Pistol Shrimps Edited by
2016 - 2019 This Is That Video Written & Directed by [3]
2019 Human People Directed by [4]
2019 Aftershot (The New York Times) Written & Directed by [5]

References

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