CHIP CHANTRY: He’s Philly’s Funniest Man and has an iTunes #1 Comedy Album to Prove It.

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Helium Comedy Club named him Philly’s Phunniest comedian and he recently had the #1 album on the iTunes Comedy Charts. He just returned to Philly from working as a writer on a new Howie Mandel television project. He is Philly’s own Chip Chantry.Chip, a former elementary school teacher, now works full-time as a comedian. Starting as a warm up act for his brother’s band at Fergie’s, Chip Chantry has gone on to work with the biggest names in comedy.We sat down with Chip at Sassafrass to talk to him about breaking into comedy, how political correctness has changed the profession, what 80s show he wants rebooted so he can play the star role, and the difference between telling jokes in Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon. Chip also talked about the role he played in helping the comedy revival in Philadelphia, and he and Johnny reminisced about the greatest heckle they ever saw. The episode was recorded at Sassafras somewhat randomly, but it worked out well. Greg and JGT are friends with Carl, who bartends there, and makes a hell of an Old Fashioned. There was also live jazz for the first half of our show. One of the most underrated bars in the city (at least Sunday-Thursday. We all know what happens to Old City on the weekends.) Hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do, we’d consider it a personal favor if you ranked us, subscribed, and left a review on itunes. Thanks!LINKS:CHIP CHANTRY: .com / Instagram / Twitter SASSAFRAS: .com // Facebook / Twitter

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