Chris Addison

Chris Addison

Known for
Acting
Born
November 5, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

2025
The Academy of Armando poster

The Academy of Armando

Movie · as Self

2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues poster

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Movie · as Simon Howler

2024
Mozart: Rise of a Genius poster

Mozart: Rise of a Genius

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2022
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall poster

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

Movie · as Self

2020
Victoria Wood: The Secret List poster

Victoria Wood: The Secret List

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans poster

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Movie · as Colin

2016
We Love Sitcom

We Love Sitcom

Movie

2016
Insert Name Here poster

Insert Name Here

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2015
Patriot poster

Patriot

TV · 3 eps

2014
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven poster

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

Movie · as Seb

2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

Movie · as Self

2014
Trying Again poster

Trying Again

TV · as Matt · 8 eps

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Doctor Who Extra poster

Doctor Who Extra

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Look of Love poster

The Look of Love

Movie · as Tony Power

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Chris Addison: Live poster

Chris Addison: Live

Movie · as Himself

2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties poster

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Movie · as Self

2010
The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010 poster

The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010

Movie

2010
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People poster

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Movie · as Self

2010
Dave's One Night Stand poster

Dave's One Night Stand

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
In the Loop poster

In the Loop

Movie · as Toby Wright

2009
Genius with Dave Gorman poster

Genius with Dave Gorman

TV · 1 ep

2009
You Have Been Watching poster

You Have Been Watching

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
Horrible Histories poster

Horrible Histories

TV · 2 eps

2008
What the Dickens? poster

What the Dickens?

TV · as Team Captain · 16 eps

2008
Lab Rats poster

Lab Rats

TV · as Dr. Alex Beenyman · 6 eps

2007
100 Greatest Stand-Ups poster

100 Greatest Stand-Ups

Movie · as Himself

2007
The Rise of the Nutters poster

The Rise of the Nutters

Movie · as Oliver Reeder

2007
Spinners and Losers poster

Spinners and Losers

Movie · as Oliver Reeder

2007
Skins poster

Skins

TV · as David Blood · 10 eps

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2005
The Thick of It poster

The Thick of It

TV · as Olly Reeder · 21 eps

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Seb · 3 eps

2005
Mock the Week poster

Mock the Week

TV · as Self · 33 eps

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Gas

Gas

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self, Self - Host · 4 eps