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Trying Again. Matt (Chris Addison). Copyright: Avalon Television.

Chris Addison

  1. 9th June via Beyond The Joke: McDonnell's Dublin Trilogy rights acquired by Avalon
  2. 23rd May: Sky backs comedies

Chris Addison is a 49 year-old English actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian.

More biography details
Gender
Male
Nationality
England

Awards

  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2005 - Best Comedy Show: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2005 - Best Headliner: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 2005 - Best TV Comedy Actress: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 2005 - Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Nominee
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2004 - Best Comedy Show: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2003 - Best Compere: Winner
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1998 - Best Newcomer: Nominee
  • BBC New Comedy Award 1996 - Main Prize: Nominee
Born
Friday 5th November 1971 (49 years-old)

Known for

Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain. Mock The Week - Regular Panellist
Trying Again. Matt (Chris Addison). Copyright: Avalon Television. Trying Again - Matt
The Thick Of It. Image shows from L to R: Oliver Reeder (Chris Addison), Terri Coverley (Joanna Scanlan), Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front), Glenn Cullen (James Smith), Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). Copyright: BBC. The Thick Of It - Oliver Reeder
Show & Tell. Chris Addison. Copyright: Tinderbox Television. Show & Tell - Host / Presenter
The Ape That Got Lucky. Image shows from L to R: Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern), Chris Addison, Dan Tetsell, Jo Enright. Copyright: BBC. The Ape That Got Lucky - Host / Presenter
In The Loop. Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). Copyright: BBC / Aramid Entertainment. In The Loop - Toby

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2021 Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy - Talking Story
  1. E1 - Chris Addison
 Guest
2021 Breeders - Series 2 Executive Producer
2021 Hallelujah! Brand New Director
2020 Victoria Wood: The Secret List
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2020 Breeders - Series 1 Director
2020 Breeders - Series 1 Executive Producer
2020 Breeders Creator
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans Colin (Reporter)
2018 Warlock Holmes Cancelled Writer
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 12 (Channel 4: Series 13)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 2
  1. E6 - Steve
 Guest
2016 We Love Sitcom Guest
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 4
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2016 The Rest Is History - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 QI - Series M
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 14
  2. E16 - Misconceptions
 Guest
2014 The Show What You Wrote - Series 2
  1. E1 - Sport & Leisure
 Various
2014 Trying Again
  1. Special - Behind The Scenes
 Self
2014 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy Self
2014 The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure Self
2014 Trying Again Matt
2014 Trying Again Executive Producer
2014 Trying Again Creator
2013 The Skeptic Tank Guest
2013 Mock The Week - Series 12 Regular Panellist
2013 The Look Of Love Tony Power
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At... Self (Archive Material)
2012 The Thick Of It - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Director
2012 The Thick Of It - Series 4 Oliver Reeder
2012 Chain Reaction - Series 8
  1. E3 - Chris Addison interviews Derren Brown
 Host / Presenter
2012 Chain Reaction - Series 8
  1. E2 - Rebecca Front interviews Chris Addison
 Guest
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11 Regular Panellist
2012 Horrible Histories - Series 4
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
2012 Horrible Histories - Series 4
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Georgian Merchant
2012 Pub Olympics Guest
2011 Imagine: The Art Of Stand-Up
  1. E2 - Part Two
 Self
2011 Catherine Tate: Laughing At The Noughties Self
2011 Frank Skinner's Opinionated - Series 3
  1. E4 - Norwich
 Guest
2011 My Funniest Year - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2011 My Funniest Year - Series 1
  1. E3 - Chris Addison: 2001
 Writer
2011 Show & Tell Host / Presenter
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
 Guest
2011 QI - Series I
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 5
  2. E12 - Illumination
 Guest
2011 Mock The Week - Series 10 Regular Panellist
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2011 Mock The Week - Series 10
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2011 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 7
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2011 Frank Skinner's Opinionated - Series 2
  1. E5 - Norwich
 Guest
2011 Dave's One Night Stand - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2010 Carpool
  1. E2 - Chris Addison & Arthur Smith
 Guest
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2010 Genius With Dave Gorman - Series 2
  1. E4 - Mel Giedroyc and Chris Addison
 Guest
2010 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 QI - Series H
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 4
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 3
  3. Special - Horrible
 Guest
2010 Would I Lie To You? - Series 4
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2010 7 Day Saturday - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2010 7 Day Saturday - Series 2 Writer
2010 Chris Addison Self
2010 Mock The Week - Series 9
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 39
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2010 You Have Been Watching - Series 2
  1. E6 - Kids' TV Special
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2010 Argumental - Series 3
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 7 Day Saturday - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2010 7 Day Saturday - Series 1 Writer
2009 The News At Bedtime
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Ensemble Actor
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 5
  1. E3 - Al Murray, Chris Addison and Tim Vine
 Guest
2009 The Thick Of It - Series 3 Oliver Reeder
2009 What The Dickens? - Series 3 Team Captain
2009 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 2
  1. E3 - Meeting Nine
 Guest
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 37
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2009 4 Stands Up - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2009 4 Stands Up - Series 3 Writer
2009 Argumental - Series 2
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 The News Quiz - Series 67 Guest
2009 In The Loop Toby
2008 What The Dickens? - Series 2 Team Captain
2008 4 Stands Up - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 36
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2008 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 4
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2008 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 7
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2008 Lab Rats Dr Alex Beenyman
2008 Lab Rats Writer
2008 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 14
  1. E24 - Meryl Streep, Adrian Lester, Chris Addison, The Last Shadow Puppets
 Guest
2008 Political Animal - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2007 Have I Got News For You - Series 34
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2007 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2007 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2007 The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups
  1. E2 - 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2010
  2. E1 - The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2007
 Self
2007 The Thick Of It - 2007 Specials Oliver Reeder
2006 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 4
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2006 Genius - Series 2
  1. E4 - Chris Addison
 Guest
2006 The Department - Series 3 Actor
2006 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2006 Heresy - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2006 Chris Addison's Civilization Host / Presenter
2006 Chris Addison's Civilization Writer
2006 Ed Reardon's Week - Series 2
  1. E5 - A Hint Of Calvados
 TV Boss
2005 The Thick Of It - Series 2 Oliver Reeder
2005 The Ape That Got Lucky Host / Presenter
2005 The Ape That Got Lucky Writer
2005 The Department - Series 2 Actor
2005 The Thick Of It - Series 1 Oliver Reeder
2005 The News Quiz - Series 56 Guest
2004 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 1 Guest
2004 The News Quiz - Series 55 Guest
2004 The News Quiz - Series 54 Guest
2004 The Department - Series 1 Actor
2004 2004: The Stupid Version Writer (Additional Material)
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 26
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
Chris Addison: Atomicity Self
Chris Addison: Civilization Self
Chris Addison Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Chris Addison on IMDb

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