Doug Chappel is an Australian

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who grew up in the working class suburbs of Footscray and

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in Melbourne's Western

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s. Chappel is also known for his work in the community with homeless youth and troubled teenagers. Once homeless himself and growing up with a "rough crowd", Chappel draws on his experiences from his past and applies it to his comedy. In 2016 it was announced that Chappel would be the new Ambassador for the Salvation Army's Westcare lead tenant program as a result of his continued support of the Western Suburbs, and his dedication and commitment to helping disadvantaged youth. Chappel is known as a versatile performer with shows ranging from performing for the Prime Minister of Australia and other political leaders, to hosting the Australian Adult Industry Awards and Sexpo. Chappel's brand of comedy has been described as "uniquely hilarious" and "charismatic", with appearance on NBC in Los Angeles, the London Comedy Store and he has entertained the troops for the

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in countries such as Afghanistan, Solomon Islands and East Timor. Chappel has also had sold out

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shows in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Chappel has not been without his controversy and has been criticised in the past for his close association with many notorious underworld figures such as Mark "Chopper" Read and his comedy show tours with disgraced "AFL agent to the stars"

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which also included colourful 1980s AFL star Warwick Capper. Chappel is also a passionate supporter of the

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AFL football team and has done numerous shows for them and many other AFL football clubs in the past. In 2016 Chappel was the official comedian at the "Sons of the West" Grand Final Dinner with Western Bulldog premiership stars and captain Robert Murphy,

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, Marcus Bontempelli and club legends Doug Hawkins and Tony Liberatore to name a few. Chappel released 2 CDs in

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titled ''The funniest man on the planet'' and ''The Footscray Rap'' in which he talks about his troubled past, the area in which he grew up and relationships.http://www.7digital.com/stores/sta/.../doug-chappel/the-funniest-man-on-the-planet/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footscray-Rap-Tracky-Dack.../B001GG6V8M

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chappel, Doug Australian stand-up comedians Living people Australian male comedians Year of birth missing (living people) Comedians from Melbourne People from Footscray, Victoria