Chris Addison
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Chris Addison

Nov 5, 1971 - Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK

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.

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Cast

Media
Movie2007100 Greatest Stand-UpsHimself
Movie2009In the LoopToby Wright
Movie2011Chris Addison: LiveHimself
Movie2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesSelf
Movie2013The Look of LoveTony Power
Movie2022Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert HallSelf
Movie2010The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
Movie2007The Rise of the NuttersOliver Reeder
Movie2019Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten RomansColin
Movie2010Robin Ince: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless PeopleSelf
Movie2014Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in HeavenSeb
Movie2007Spinners and LosersOliver Reeder
Movie2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden TreasureSelf
Movie2016We Love Sitcom
Movie2025The Academy of ArmandoSelf
Movie2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
TV Show2007SkinsDavid Blood10
TV Show2006The One ShowSelf - Guest1
TV Show2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf1
TV Show20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf3
TV Show2005The Thick of ItOlly Reeder21
TV Show2008What the Dickens?Team Captain16
TV Show2014Trying AgainMatt8
TV Show2009Genius with Dave Gorman1
TV Show2005Doctor WhoSeb3
TV Show2009You Have Been WatchingSelf2
TV Show1997GasSelf1
TV Show2009Horrible Histories2
TV Show2006The One ShowSelf1
TV Show2007Would I Lie to You?Self1
TV Show2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf1
TV Show2008Lab RatsDr. Alex Beenyman6
TV Show2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf1
TV Show2003QISelf3
TV Show20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownSelf1
TV Show2014Doctor Who ExtraSelf1
TV Show2016Insert Name HereSelf - Panelist1
TV Show2005Mock the WeekSelf26
TV ShowN/AHave I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Presenter1
TV ShowN/AHave I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf4
TV Show2015Patriot3
TV Show2020Victoria Wood: The Secret ListSelf2
TV Show1990Have I Got News for YouSelf3

Crew

Media
Movie2011Chris Addison: LiveWriterWriting
Movie2019The HustleDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AHallelujah!DirectorDirecting
TV Show2002Harry Hill's TV BurpWriterWriting
TV Show2012VeepProducerProduction
TV Show2010My Funniest YearWriterWriting
TV Show2012VeepDirectorDirecting
TV Show2020BreedersWriterWriting
TV Show2020BreedersDirectorDirecting
TV Show2005The Thick of ItDirectorDirecting
TV Show2008Lab RatsWriterWriting
TV ShowN/ATall Tales & MurderDirectorDirecting
TV ShowN/ATall Tales & MurderExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2014Trying AgainCreatorCreator
TV ShowN/ATall Tales & MurderCreatorCreator