Paul Chato

Paul Chato is a Canadian comedian, writer, former television executive, web developer and entrepreneur. He is best known as a member of the comedy troupe The Frantics.

Chato was born in 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Hungarian parents. He grew up in Don Mills, a planned community outside Toronto. He graduated from Don Mills Collegiate in 1973 and later studied Radio Television Arts at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.

Career

After graduating from Ryerson, Chato became an art director with Kelly’s Stereo Mart. He later joined Rick Green to form Green and Chato, a two-man comedy team.

The Frantics' work included stage performances, the CBC radio series Frantic Times, and the CBC Television sketch series Four on the Floor. The Canadian Communications Foundation's History of Canadian Broadcasting describes Four on the Floor as an important CBC sketch-comedy series and notes that The Vacant Lot, co-created by Chato, was among the later CBC sketch-comedy programs that followed in its tradition. In 1990, Broadcast + Technology identified him as head of CBC sitcoms.

Web development and business work

In addition to his continued association with The Frantics, Chato is the president of Your Web Department (formerly Electramedia), an international web development company. The company won a Best of COMDEX award for Best Security Product for AccessArmor, a managed password-authentication product. He also has a social-commentary and news-reaction channel called aPauling News. His earlier YouTube videos focused on IT-related comedy and technology.