In numerology, 31 is said to be a lucky “super prime” number – and 31 has definitely been a prime year for Chris Parker, with the comedian winning Celebrity Treasure Island, marrying the man of his dreams and writing his very first book… eventually.
But it almost didn’t happen for the Christchurch-born funnyman, who reveals in his hilarious autobiography Here For A Good Time that he woke up with a deep fear and panic that he was never going to finish the book. It was only the goal of his wedding to designer Micheal McCabe that forced him to knuckle down to complete the raw, engaging account of his life.
“When we finally got our lives back after the pandemic, I couldn’t wait to get back to work, but then from the sunroom of the couple’s Auckland home, where he does most of his writing.
