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Episode Synopsis
Paul Chato is a Canadian comedian and writer, the president of a web design company, and a former television executive. Chato grew up in the first planned community in North America, Don Mills. Graduating from Don Mills Collegiate in 1973, he went on to graduate from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Radio Television Arts.
From Ryerson, he went on to become an art director with Kelly’s Stereo Mart and from there joined Rick Green to form Green and Chato, a two-man comedy team. In 1979, Green and Chato joined up with Dan Redican and Peter Wildman to form the comedy group The Frantics.
From 1989 to 1991, Chato was head of television comedy at CBC Television.
Apart from his continued association with The Frantics, Chato is the president of Your Web Department (formerly Electramedia), an international web development company.
Chato has a channel of IT-related comedy tech on YouTube and Odysee, named Call Me Chato, where he reacts to entertainment media as a "former Network executive". He also has a channel of social commentary and news reaction called aPauling News.
From Ryerson, he went on to become an art director with Kelly’s Stereo Mart and from there joined Rick Green to form Green and Chato, a two-man comedy team. In 1979, Green and Chato joined up with Dan Redican and Peter Wildman to form the comedy group The Frantics.
From 1989 to 1991, Chato was head of television comedy at CBC Television.
Apart from his continued association with The Frantics, Chato is the president of Your Web Department (formerly Electramedia), an international web development company.
Chato has a channel of IT-related comedy tech on YouTube and Odysee, named Call Me Chato, where he reacts to entertainment media as a "former Network executive". He also has a channel of social commentary and news reaction called aPauling News.
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