Chris Addison
| Chris Addison | |
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Chris Addison in 2018 | |
| Birth name | Christopher David Addison |
| Born | 5 November 1971 Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Education | University of Birmingham (BA) |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genres | Observational, satire |
| Children | 2 |
| Notable works and roles | |
Christopher David Addison (born 5 November 1971) is a British comedian, writer, actor, and director. He was a panellist on several editions of TV comedy panel show Mock the Week. He is known for 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 (2005) and Toby Wright in its spin-off film In the Loop (2009), starred in the Sky Living comedy-drama Trying Again (2014) and appeared in three episodes of series 8 of Doctor Who. He co-created and starred in the BBC Two sitcom Lab Rats (2008). On radio, he previously hosted the weekly comedy news satire show 7-Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live from 2009 to 2010. In 2020 he co-created the FX parental-comedy series Breeders starring Martin Freeman.