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

• Tall Tales & Murder — Director, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues — Simon Howler
• Breeders — Writer, Director
• 2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans — Colin
• 2019The Hustle — Director
• 2016We Love Sitcom
• Fresh Off the Boat — Director
• Patriot
• 2014Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven — Seb
• Trying Again — Matt, Creator
• 2013The Look of Love — Tony Power
• Veep — Director, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer
• 2011Chris Addison: Live — Himself, Writer
• My Funniest Year — Writer
• 2010The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
• Genius with Dave Gorman
• Horrible Histories
• 2009In the Loop — Toby Wright
• Lab Rats — Dr. Alex Beenyman, Writer
• What the Dickens? — Team Captain
• Skins — David Blood
• 2007Spinners and Losers — Oliver Reeder
• 2007The Rise of the Nutters — Oliver Reeder
• Doctor Who — Seb
• The Thick of It — Olly Reeder, Director
• Harry Hill's TV Burp — Writer
• Hallelujah! — Director

Appearances as themselves (24)

• 2025The Academy of Armando — Self
• Mozart: Rise of a Genius — Self
• 2022Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall — Self
• Victoria Wood: The Secret List — Self
• Insert Name Here — Self - Panelist
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self
• Doctor Who Extra — Self
• 2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure — Self
• The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown — Self
• 2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties — Self
• 2010Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People — Self
• You Have Been Watching — Self
• 2007100 Greatest Stand-Ups — Himself
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• The One Show — Self - Guest
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• Mock the Week — Self
• QI — Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross — Self
• Gas — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self, Self - Host
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self, Self - Presenter