Chris Addison

1971-11-05

•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 Movies

5.0

100 Greatest Stand-Ups

2007-03-18

Several people walk into a bar... The funniest comedians of our time stand up to be counted down in ...

7.0

In the Loop

2009-01-22

The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—b...

0.0

Chris Addison: Live

2011-11-14

Following a sell-out UK spring tour Chris Addison makes his critically acclaimed stand-up available ...

10.0

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

2011-12-17

Sketch-show sensation Catherine Tate tells the story of the decade in which she became a household n...

5.6

The Look of Love

2013-04-26

Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man i...

0.0

Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall

2022-09-02

Public Service Broadcasting – a band who bring wit, invention and multimedia spectacle to the stage ...

0.0

The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010

2010-04-10

Counting down the 100 greatest stand up comedians.

8.3

The Rise of the Nutters

2007-01-02

With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minis...

Known For TV Shows

8.1

Skins

2007-01-25

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of...

4.7

The One Show

2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

6.0

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a ...

7.1

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005-06-03

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It w...

8.0

The Thick of It

2005-05-19

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by N...

0.0

What the Dickens?

2008-05-28

What the Dickens is a television panel game hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Team captains were Dave Gorman ...

3.5

Trying Again

2014-04-24

Meg and Matt are working to have their relationship recover following Meg's affair with her boss. Si...

8.0

Genius with Dave Gorman

2009-03-20

Comedy series where Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but somet...

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