Chris Addison
Known for Acting
Born November 5, 1971
Place of Birth 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.
Filmography
In the Loop
2009
as Toby Wright
The Look of Love
2013
as Tony Power
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014
as Seb
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019
as Colin
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
as Simon Howler
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The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
as Self
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We Love Sitcom
2016
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
as Oliver Reeder
Spinners and Losers
2007
as Oliver Reeder
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
2007
as Himself
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
2010
as Self
The Academy of Armando
2025
as Self
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
2022
as Self
Chris Addison: Live
2011
as Himself
The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
2010