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Christian Finnegan

Christian Finnegan

Actor, also producer · Born April 1, 1973 (53) · Albany, New York, USA

Fletcher Christian Finnegan (born April 1, 1973), better known as Christian Finnegan, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. Finnegan was born in Albany, New York. He grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, and attended The Walnut Hill School, a boarding/day high school focused on programs in the performing, visual, and creative arts and located in Natick, Massachusetts. Christian is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1's Best Week Ever and as Chad, the only white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show. He can currently be seen as co-host of "Black and White", a series airing on A&E which he created and executive produces. He also co-stars in the TBS series Are We There Yet?. He also co-hosted Zest TV’s web travel show “CustomNATION” and his own music-centric podcast “Audio Spackle” which debuted on Cave Comedy Radio in January 2013. Finnegan has been a fixture on Comedy Central, having starred in his own half-hour special Premium Blend, one hour stand up special “Au Contraire”, as well as Comedy Central Presents: Christian Finnegan and countless network interstitials. He served as a writer for Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on which he also appeared as a guest. Finnegan's stand up was also featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties. Additional television appearances as himself or performing stand up have included “Conan”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, "Would You Rather...with Graham Norton", “Good Afternoon America” and multiple times on The Today Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and on History's I Love the 1880s. He hosted TV Land's game show "Game Time". As an actor, Finnegan portrayed the supporting role of "Carl" in the film Eden Court, a ticket agent in "Knight and Day" and several guest roles including a talk show host on "The Good Wife". In October 2006, Finnegan's debut stand up comedy CD titled Two For Flinching was released by Comedy Central Records, with a follow-up national tour of college campuses from January to April 2007. “Au Contraire!” was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2009. His third special "The Fun Part" was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on April 4, 2013 and debuted on Netflix on April 15, 2014. On December 31, 2014 Finnegan appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast. On July 27, 2016, he and comedian Sherrod Small began to co-host Black and White, a comedy/talk show on A&E that takes a humorous look at race relations in America. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born
April 1, 1973 (53)
From
Albany, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
6 on Motif · 11 credits in all

What are Christian Finnegan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Joyful
2
Warm
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christian Finnegan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Christian Finnegan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Christian Finnegan: Show Your Work(2021)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Inside You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gunter

  • Christian Finnegan: The Fun Part(2014)

    Writer · as Himself

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Knight and Day(2010)

    as Ticket Agent

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Are We There Yet?(2010)

    Show 100 episodes · as Martin 'Marty'

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Joey

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Christian Finnegan: Au Contraire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • CollegeHumor Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Best Week Ever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 130 episodes · Actor

  • Comedy Central Presents(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all shows
  • Premium Blend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 58th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 1997 to 2021.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 11: 9 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 11: 2 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Christian Finnegan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christian Finnegan's Motif titles; Brian Volk-Weiss shares the most, 2.