Chris Addison
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Brits land roles in This Is Spinal Tap sequel
Nina Conti, Kerry Godliman and Chris Addison have been cast in the sequel to This Is Spinal Tap.
Chortle, 27th March 2024Breeders review
I'll miss its cynicism-fuelled sparkle.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 22nd October 2023Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick-Wright win David Nobbs competition
The winners of the David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2023 writing competition are Rebecca Bain and Alex Garrick-Wright, with their script Borderline. The runners-up are Alex Nash and Amy Harrison.
British Comedy Guide, 20th July 2023In The Loop: this is the greatest political comedy of all time
Before Armando Iannucci made Veep, this spinoff of another political comedy series set the bar high for the genre.
Liam Gaughan, Collider, 25th April 2023David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2023 writing competition opens
The David Nobbs Memorial Trust comedy writing competition is open for 2023 entries. The deadline to submit is 31st March.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd February 2023These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022Sky orders Breeders Series 4
Sky Comedy and US channel FX have co-commissioned a fourth series of Breeders, the sitcom starring Daisy Haggard and Martin Freeman.
British Comedy Guide, 19th July 2022Simon Amstell making Maria, film comedy with Star Wars' Felicity Jones
Simon Amstell has revealed details of his latest film, Maria, a comedy starring Felicity Jones, about a woman trying to escape the reality of getting older. Meanwhile, Chris Addison has also begun work on his first British film, Miri, about an Orthodox Jewish teen falling in love with ice skating
British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2022Chris Addison interview
'Malcolm Tucker was a monster, but Dominic Cummings seems so much worse'. The writer and director looks back at political satire The Thick Of It, and forward to his sweary portrayal of parenting in Breeders.
The Telegraph, 23rd June 2021McDonnell's Dublin Trilogy rights acquired by Avalon
Comedian, writer, actor and director Chris Addison, who is a fan of McDonnell's books, is attached to develop the trilogy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th June 2021