Career
Chris Bearde's career started in the 1950s in Sydney. After working in radio and serving two years in the Australia Army, at 23 he became host of the children's television series Smalltime. His appearances in this show and his writing for other Australian comedy shows was recognised by visiting Canadian and American producers, and Bearde was contracted by the Canadian commercial network CTV to write a comedy series in the early 1960s, entitled Network.
The Chris Bearde School of Comedy was created in Las Vegas in 2007 and moved to Los Angeles in 2008. The school is currently in operation and has just completed its first LA class with a graduation showcase at the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson in Hollywood. New classes begin each month.