Chris Addison
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
In the Loop
as Toby Wright 2009
The Look of Love
as Tony Power 2013
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
as Colin 2019
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
as Seb 2014
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Simon Howler 2025
The Rise of the Nutters
as Oliver Reeder 2007
Spinners and Losers
as Oliver Reeder 2007
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self 2011
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
as Himself 2007
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self 2014
The Academy of Armando
as Self 2025
Chris Addison: Live
as Himself 2011
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
as Self 2022
The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
2010
Robin Ince: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People
as Self 2010