Chas Licciardello

Chas Licciardello
Chas Licciardello in 2007
Birth name	Charles John Licciardello
Born	(1977-05-10) 10 May 1977 (age 39)
Medium	Print, television, radio and stage
Nationality	Australian
Years active	1999 – present
Genres	Satirical comedy
Spouse	Jocelyn Laurence
Notable works and roles	The Chaser (newspaper) The Chaser Decides (2001, 2004, 2007) CNNNN (2002–03) The Chaser's War on Everything (2006–09) The Chaser's Age of Terror Variety Hour (2008) Yes We Canberra! (2010) The Hamster Wheel (2011) The Hamster Decides (2013) The Chaser's Media Circus (2014, 2015)
Website	chaser.com.au

Chas John Licciardello (born 10 May 1977) is an Australian comedian and member of satirical team The Chaser. Licciardello has appeared as a regular of CNNNN, The Chaser's War on Everything and The Hamster Wheel.

Chas attended the Sydney Grammar School where he produced and edited a small satirical school magazine The Tiger with fellow Chaser writers Charles Firth and Dominic Knight. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science majoring in physics and computer science. He met his wife, Dr Jocelyn Laurence, in a physics laboratory. He also met Craig Reucassel, Andrew Hansen and Julian Morrow at the University of Sydney through the Arts Revue, Honi Soit and campus politics.

Licciardello is a member of the comedy crew, The Chaser. His television career began in 2001, when he appeared on The Chaser Decides. This show satirised the then-upcoming Australian Federal Elections. He also appeared on these spin-off series, in 2004 and 2007.

He then appeared on the CNNNN program, for two seasons, airing in 2002 and 2003.

Licciardello's popularity with Australian television viewers, and the media, along with the other members of The Chaser team, rose in 2006. He appeared on The Chaser's War on Everything, for three seasons, airing in 2006, 2007 and 2009.