Chris Addison

Director & actor · born 5 November 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.

Where to start: In the Loop (2009).

As director 2

Hallelujah!

TBA

Hallelujah!

TBA

As director 2

Hallelujah!

The Hustle

As actor 15

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

The Academy of Armando

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

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

The Look of Love

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Chris Addison: Live

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010

In the Loop

Spinners and Losers

100 Greatest Stand-Ups

The Rise of the Nutters

TV shows 17

Mozart: Rise of a Genius

Victoria Wood: The Secret List

Breeders

Patriot

Fresh Off the Boat

Trying Again

Veep

You Have Been Watching

Horrible Histories

Lab Rats

What the Dickens?

Would I Lie to You?

Skins

Mock the Week

The Thick of It

Doctor Who

Harry Hill's TV Burp

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