Name
Chris Addison
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1971-11-05 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïv...
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The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle E...
5.2
Brainy Roman teenager Atti is always coming up with schemes, but one ultimately goes too f...
6.1
The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hop...
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Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealth...
- 2007 100 Greatest Stand-Ups as Himself
- 2009 In the Loop as Toby Wright
- 2011 Chris Addison: Live as Himself
- 2011 Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2013 The Look of Love as Tony Power
- 2022 Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall as Self
- 2010 The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
- 2007 The Rise of the Nutters as Oliver Reeder
- 2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans as Colin
- 2010 Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People as Self
- 2014 Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven as Seb
- 2007 Spinners and Losers as Oliver Reeder
- 2014 The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
- 2016 We Love Sitcom
- 2025 The Academy of Armando as Self
- 2025 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as Simon Howler
- 2007 Skins ( 10 episodes ) as David Blood
- 2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 8 Out of 10 Cats ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 The Thick of It ( 21 episodes ) as Olly Reeder
- 2008 What the Dickens? ( 16 episodes ) as Team Captain
- 2014 Trying Again ( 8 episodes ) as Matt
- 2009 Genius with Dave Gorman ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Doctor Who ( 3 episodes ) as Seb
- 2009 You Have Been Watching ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 Gas ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Horrible Histories ( 2 episodes )
- 2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Would I Lie to You? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Lab Rats ( 6 episodes ) as Dr. Alex Beenyman
- 2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 QI ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Doctor Who Extra ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Insert Name Here ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 2005 Mock the Week ( 33 episodes ) as Self
- Soon Have I Got a Bit More News for You ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- Soon Have I Got a Bit More News for You ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 Patriot ( 3 episodes )
- 2020 Victoria Wood: The Secret List ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Have I Got News for You ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Have I Got News for You ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2014 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Mozart: Rise of a Genius ( 3 episodes ) as Self
