1. Christian O'Connell is currently the host of The Christian O'Connell Show, airing on weekday mornings on the Gold 104.3 radio station in Melbourne and replayed on weekday evenings on Gold 104.3 in Melbourne, Gold 101.7 in Sydney, KIIS 97.3 in Brisbane, Mix 102.3 in Adelaide, and 96FM in Perth.
O'Connell started The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show in 1998, on weekday mornings at a local station in Bournemouth, England; he moved to local stations in larger cities until it became a national show on Virgin Radio in March 2006, which became Absolute Radio in September 2008.
Christian O'Connell has performed three sold-out tours of the International Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival in 2013,2014, and 2015.
Christian O'Connell hosted the MacMillan Cancer comedy show at the London Palladium in 2016 and the Stand Up to Cancer show at the London Palladium in November 2017.
Christian O'Connell hosted the Q Awards between 2013 and 2017.
In February 2018, Christian O'Connell announced that he would leave Absolute Radio and emigrate to Australia to host the Gold 104.3 breakfast programme in Melbourne.
Christian O'Connell did his last broadcast of the UK's The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on 18 May 2018, before starting the new breakfast show on Gold 104.3 on 4 June 2018, featuring his long-running quiz "Yay or Neigh".
Christian O'Connell was born in Winchester, England, where he was raised on a council estate.
Christian O'Connell's father, of Irish origin, was a foreman for Ford at Southampton, and his mother was an NHS nurse.
Christian O'Connell attended the Henry Beaufort School and Peter Symonds College before studying at Nottingham Trent University.
Christian O'Connell later moved to Juice FM in Liverpool in 2000.
Christian O'Connell hosted the Breakfast Show on indie music station XFM London from January 2001 to October 2005.
Christian O'Connell joined the Virgin Radio team making his first broadcast on 23 January 2006.
Christian O'Connell celebrated his 10th year at Virgin by giving his listeners free tins of food.
James Nesbitt, another friend of Christian O'Connell's, has appeared before he moved to Virgin Radio, with a guest appearance on Christian O'Connell's XFM show in 2004.
In October 2010, Tennant co-hosted with Christian O'Connell and acted out Copacabana.
Christian O'Connell has appeared as a guest on a BBC2 sports show with Dickie Davies as one of the fellow guests.
In 2003, Christian O'Connell replaced Chris Moyles on Channel 5's Live With.
On 7 August 2004, Christian O'Connell became the second person to host the BBC Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk, following the departure of Johnny Vaughan.
Christian O'Connell appeared on BBC2's Eggheads quiz show in 2005.
In May 2006, Christian O'Connell fronted Sunday Service; a Sunday evening show on Sky One.
Christian O'Connell went out in the 3rd round after being voted off by his contestants.
Christian O'Connell appeared as a guest in a September 2008 episode of Loose Women and Ready Steady Cook to promote his book.
Christian O'Connell later appeared a second time on a Radio DJ special in mid-2009, being voted off in Round 7.
In February 2010, Christian O'Connell appeared as a presenter, commentator and interviewer for the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts.
On 18 January 2015, Christian O'Connell hosted An Evening with Top Gear live on the official Top Gear YouTube channel, where he interviewed James May, Richard Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson about their then-upcoming 22nd series of the show.
On 17 October 2017, Christian O'Connell took part in The Chase.
In 2020, Christian O'Connell reached the third round of the BBC series Masterchef with his dish Cheval En Croute.