Chris Addison Comedian

Chris Addison (born 5 November 1971) is a British comedian, writer, actor and director from Manchester. He is perhaps best known for his role as a regular panellist on Mock the Week. He is also known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4. In addition to stand-up, Addison played Ollie Reeder in the BBC Two satire series The Thick of It and Toby Wright in its spin-off film In the Loop, starred in the Sky Living comedy-drama Trying Again and appeared in several episodes of series 8 of Doctor Who. He also co-created and starred in the BBC Two sitcom Lab Rats. On radio, he previously hosted the weekly comedy news satire show 7 Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live from 2009 to 2010.

Personal facts

Chris Addison
Birth dateNovember 05, 1971
Birth nameChristopher David Addison
Birth place
Cardiff , England , Manchester , United Kingdom , Wales , Didsbury
Nationality
Welsh people

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Comedian

genre
Satire
Observational comedy
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Chris Addison on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/civilisation.shtml
  2. http://www.chrisaddison.com