The global superstar might be playing Glastonbury this year but his penchant (a tendency, partiality, or preference) for making comedic cameos of varying success has been overlooked – until nowColdplay’s Chris Martin has been called many things throughout his career: a bedwetter,a geography teacher, a “woeful fucking waste of a snail’s time” ... but a comedic maverick (an independent, nonconformist person)? Never. Until now, and that is. The Devonshire frontman has long been a supporter of comedy. A close friend of Simon Pegg and Ricky Gervais,he is a musician who understands that, when it comes to mocking the eminent for their ludicrous lifestyle, and if you can’t beat them,join them. Most recently, Martin if a skit for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, or in which he offers to create lyrics for the US talkshow’s theme tune.
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Source: theguardian.com