Chris Addison

Chris Addison

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.

  • Title: Chris Addison
  • Popularity: 3.514
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1971-11-05
  • Place of Birth: Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK
  • Homepage: http://mrchrisaddison.tumblr.com
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Chris Addison Movies

  • 2007
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    100 Greatest Stand-Ups

    100 Greatest Stand-Ups

    5 2007 HD

    Several people walk into a bar... The funniest comedians of our time stand up to be counted down in our exhaustive look at who really has funny...

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  • 2009
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    In the Loop

    In the Loop

    7.025 2009 HD

    The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials...

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  • 2011
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    Chris Addison: Live

    Chris Addison: Live

    1 2011 HD

    Following a sell-out UK spring tour Chris Addison makes his critically acclaimed stand-up available in shiny, round format (DVD) for the first time....

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  • 2011
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    Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

    Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

    10 2011 HD

    Sketch-show sensation Catherine Tate tells the story of the decade in which she became a household name. She meets with comedy glitterati Alan Carr,...

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  • 2013
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    The Look of Love

    The Look of Love

    5.6 2013 HD

    Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter,...

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

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

    1 2022 HD

    Public Service Broadcasting – a band who bring wit, invention and multimedia spectacle to the stage – return to the Proms after their...

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  • 2010
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    The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010

    The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010

    1 2010 HD

    Counting down the 100 greatest stand up comedians.

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  • 2007
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    The Rise of the Nutters

    The Rise of the Nutters

    8.1 2007 HD

    With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the...

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  • 2019
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    Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

    Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

    5.2 2019 HD

    Roman teenager, Atti is forced to join the Roman army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero. He is sent to "miserable, cold, wet...

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

    Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

    1 2010 HD

    'Welcome to my folly', declared Robin Ince as he opens Nine Lessons..., his massive sell-out Rationalist Celebration of comedy and science for...

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  • 2014
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    Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

    Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

    8 2014 HD

    In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the...

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  • 2007
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    Spinners and Losers

    Spinners and Losers

    8 2007 HD

    Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desired and now the PM is resigning, leaving the way...

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  • 2014
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    The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

    The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

    4 2014 HD

    As part of BBC Two's 50th birthday celebrations, this programme pulls from the shelf some rare and previously unseen comedy moments from some of the...

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  • 2016
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    We Love Sitcom

    We Love Sitcom

    1 2016 HD

    Panel quiz show hosted by Ben Miller, featuring a selection of sitcom stars who, split into teams, battle it out by testing their knowledge on...

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  • 2011
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    Chris Addison: Live

    Chris Addison: Live

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Hustle

    The Hustle

    6.189 2019 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hallelujah!

    Hallelujah!

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2007
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    Skins

    Skins

    8.1 2007 HD

    Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

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  • 2006
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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.6 2006 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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  • 2001
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    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    5.8 2001 HD

    Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.

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  • 2005
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    8 Out of 10 Cats

    8 Out of 10 Cats

    7 2005 HD

    8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is...

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  • 2005
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    The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

    7.943 2005 HD

    Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his...

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  • 2008
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    What the Dickens?

    What the Dickens?

    1 2008 HD

    What the Dickens is a television panel game hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Team captains were Dave Gorman and Tim Brooke-Taylor for the first series and...

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  • 2014
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    Trying Again

    Trying Again

    3 2014 HD

    Meg and Matt are working to have their relationship recover following Meg's affair with her boss. Six months after the affair, the couple are...

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  • 2009
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    Genius with Dave Gorman

    Genius with Dave Gorman

    8 2009 HD

    Comedy series where Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies...

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  • 2005
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.5 2005 HD

    The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

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  • 2009
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    You Have Been Watching

    You Have Been Watching

    8 2009 HD

    Notoriously foul-mouthed television critic Charlie Brooker invites three of his friends round to sit in oversized chairs, watch television, and they...

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  • 1970
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    Gas

    Gas

    1 1970 HD

    A showcase of the best up and coming stand-up comedians.

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  • 2009
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    Horrible Histories

    Horrible Histories

    8 2009 HD

    Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and...

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  • 2006
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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.6 2006 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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  • 2007
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    Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

    7.654 2007 HD

    A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton)....

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  • 2007
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    The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

    7.2 2007 HD

    Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun...

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  • 2008
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    Lab Rats

    Lab Rats

    1 2008 HD

    Lab Rats is a 2008 BBC 2 situation comedy set in a university science laboratory starring Chris Addison, who co-wrote the series with Carl Cooper....

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  • 2014
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    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    7 2014 HD

    One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk...

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  • 2003
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    QI

    QI

    7.959 2003 HD

    Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

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  • 2013
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    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    7.203 2013 HD

    Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.

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  • 2014
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    Doctor Who Extra

    Doctor Who Extra

    1 2014 HD

    Doctor Who Extra brings you unprecedented access to the making of Doctor Who... Featuring interviews with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, it's the...

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  • 2016
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    Insert Name Here

    Insert Name Here

    7 2016 HD

    Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.

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  • 2005
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    Mock the Week

    Mock the Week

    6.973 2005 HD

    Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy,...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    7 1970 HD

    Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    7 1970 HD

    Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't...

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  • 2015
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    Patriot

    Patriot

    7.6 2015 HD

    To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" -- that of...

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  • 2020
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    Victoria Wood: The Secret List

    Victoria Wood: The Secret List

    7 2020 HD

    Back in 2009, Victoria wrote a list of her favourite moments from her seminal 80s series, intending to use it as a compilation show of self-selected...

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  • 1990
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.1 1990 HD

    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party,...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    6.3 1970 HD

    The big-collared comic gives his own spin on TV clips from recent programmes, plus contributions from a set of regular characters

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.369 1970 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.4 1970 HD

    A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    1 1970 HD

    My Funniest Year is a British television stand-up comedy series broadcast on Channel 4. In each episode a comedian talks about the events of one...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.4 1970 HD

    A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7 1970 HD

    Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7 1970 HD

    Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.943 1970 HD

    Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    1 1970 HD

    Lab Rats is a 2008 BBC 2 situation comedy set in a university science laboratory starring Chris Addison, who co-wrote the series with Carl Cooper....

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    3 1970 HD

    Meg and Matt are working to have their relationship recover following Meg's affair with her boss. Six months after the affair, the couple are...

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