Chris Parnell is an American comedian, singer and actor.

Chris Parnell began his career when he performed with The Groundlings. He was discovered by Saturday Night Live and made a featured player in 1998, and was promoted to repertory player the following season.

During his stint on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches, and commercial parodies, and performed memorable impressions of various celebrities.

Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central. It was executive produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.

He lends his voice to Fly in the animated film Hotel Transylvania. Parnell co-stars on the ABC comedy series Suburgatory.

Thomas Christopher Parnell was born on February 5, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and received his BFA in Drama.