Chris Addison
Department: Acting
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
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
2007
In the Loop
2009
Chris Addison: Live
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
The Look of Love
2013
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
2022
The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
2010
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
2010
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014
Spinners and Losers
2007
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
We Love Sitcom
2016
The Academy of Armando
2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
Skins
2007
The One Show
2006
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
The Thick of It
2005
What the Dickens?
2008
Trying Again
2014
Genius with Dave Gorman
2009
Doctor Who
2005
You Have Been Watching
2009
Gas
1997
Horrible Histories
2009
The One Show
2006
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Lab Rats
2008
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
QI
2003
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
Doctor Who Extra
2014
Insert Name Here
2016
Mock the Week
2005
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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Patriot
2015
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
2020
Have I Got News for You
1990
Have I Got News for You
1990
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2014