Chris Addison

Born: 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.

Filmography

• Doctor Who (2005)
• Skins (2007)
• Veep (2012)
• Horrible Histories (2009)
• Patriot (2015)
• Breeders (2020)
• The Hustle (2019)
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
• In the Loop (2009)
• Genius with Dave Gorman (2009)
• The Look of Love (2013)
• Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019)
• Trying Again (2014)
• The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010 (2010)
• Spinners and Losers (2007)
• The Rise of the Nutters (2007)
• Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)
• 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (2007)
• Chris Addison: Live (2011)