Chris Maddock
Also known as Chris "Mad Dog" Maddock
Who Chris Maddock is
Chris Maddock is a Minneapolis stand-up comedian from Stillwater, Minnesota, in the St. Croix Valley, who was named City Pages' Stand Up Comic of the Year in 2014. For fifteen years from 2003 he hosted Death Comedy Jam, a weekly hub of Minneapolis comedy that became the subject of the documentary Death's Last Stand, and in 2018 he competed in the 43rd San Francisco Comedy Competition. He recorded his first album, Point of Entry, in First Avenue's 7th St. Entry and released it on Stand Up! Records in 2012, followed in October 2020 by the album and special Country Music Legend, whose track Low Comedy was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in May 2023.
At a glance
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Stand-up specials
- Country Music Legend and Rookie Mistake
- Albums
- Point of Entry and Country Music Legend
- On screen
- Death's Last Stand
- Official site
- chrismaddock.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: chrismaddock.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Country Music Legend Stand Up! Records, 2020
- Rookie Mistake DVD, Stand Up! Records, 2012
Albums
- Point of Entry Stand Up! Records, 2012
- Country Music Legend Stand Up! Records, 2020
On screen
- Death's Last Stand documentary
Their stand-up
Maddock began performing soon after high school and has toured across the United States and in Mexico; Death Comedy Jam, held at Grumpy's Bar in Minneapolis, also brought in national headliners such as Maria Bamford, Doug Stanhope and Andy Kindler. Country Music Legend, recorded at the Hook & Ladder Theater and bookended by two songs he performs with a live band, reached number five on the iTunes comedy chart.
Career timeline
- 2012Rookie Mistake (DVD, Stand Up! Records, 2012) Special
- 2012Point of Entry (Stand Up! Records, 2012) Album
- 2020Country Music Legend (Stand Up! Records, 2020) Special
Questions and answers
Where is Chris Maddock performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: chrismaddock.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Country Music Legend and Rookie Mistake.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Death's Last Stand.
Where are they based?
Minneapolis, MN, as their record gives it.
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ Minneapolis-based comedian from Stillwater, MN, in the St. Croix Valley; the 43rd Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition in 2018; for 15 years from 2003…
- Stand Up! Records ↗ The same bio; Country Music Legend (download and video) and Point of Entry (CD and DVD) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Chris Maddock, Country Music Legend ↗ Country Music Legend, 2 October 2020, (P) 2020 Stand Up! Records; track 6, Low Comedy (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 28 May 2023) ↗ Low Comedy, Chris Maddock, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 28 May 2023 (as of 8 October 2026)
- Wikipedia ↗ Began performing soon after high school; tours of the United States and Mexico; Death Comedy Jam at Grumpy's Bar with headliners Maria Bamford, Doug Stanhope…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026