Chris Addison
- Acting
- November 5, 1971 · Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK
Biography
Chris Addison is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4. In addition to stand-up, in television he plays Ollie in the BBC 2 television satire The Thick of It and Toby in its spin-off film In the Loop, and he co-created and starred in the BBC 2 sitcom Lab Rats. In radio he hosts the weekly comedy news satire show 7 Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Known for
Filmography
- Tall Tales & Murder · Director, Executive producer
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues · Simon Howler
- The Academy of Armando · Self
- Mozart: Rise of a Genius · Self
- Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall · Self
- Victoria Wood: The Secret List · Self
- Breeders · Writer, Director
- Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans · Colin
- The Hustle · Director
- We Love Sitcom
- Insert Name Here · Self
- Patriot
- Fresh Off the Boat · Director
- Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven · Seb
- Doctor Who Extra · Self
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice · Self
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled · Self
- The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure · Self
- Trying Again · Matt, Creator
- The Look of Love · Tony Power
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown · Self
- Veep · Director, Supervising Producer
- Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties · Self
- Chris Addison: Live · Self, Writer
- Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People · Self
- My Funniest Year · Writer
- The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
- You Have Been Watching · Self
- Horrible Histories
- Genius with Dave Gorman
- In the Loop · Toby Wright
- Lab Rats · Dr. Alex Beenyman, Writer
- What the Dickens? · Team Captain
- Spinners and Losers · Oliver Reeder
- Would I Lie to You? · Self
- 100 Greatest Stand-Ups · Self
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Skins · David Blood
- The Rise of the Nutters · Oliver Reeder
- The One Show · Self
- Mock the Week · Self
- 8 Out of 10 Cats · Self
- The Thick of It · Olly Reeder, Director
- Doctor Who · Seb
- QI · Self
- Harry Hill's TV Burp · Writer
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross · Self
- Gas · Self
- Have I Got News for You · Self
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You · Self
- Hallelujah! · Director