Chris Addison
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian
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Chris Addison interview
Chris Addison talks about the limits of satire, the trials of being a parent and his new show, Breeders.
City AM, 11th March 2020Breeders hits absurdity of perfection in parenting
Showrunner Simon Blackwell trades the politics of Veep for the trials of parenthood, and finds the funny in 21st century parental guilt.
Jeff Beer, Fast Company, 10th March 2020TV review: Breeders, Sky One
The first episode positively zips by. It lasts about 25 minutes, though I guess if you took the fucks out of it, it would be around a quarter of an hour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th March 2020Breeders - review
Martin Freeman's hilarious comedy series is almost uniquely truthful about parenthood.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 6th March 2020Breeders review
Smart, spiky and hilarious, this comedy co-created by Freeman will hit home for new parents.
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 3rd March 2020Critics maul Chris Addison's first movie
One stars galore for The Hustle.
Chortle, 10th May 2019Martin Freeman to star in new Sky sitcom Breeders
Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard are to star in Breeders, a new Sky One sitcom from writers Simon Blackwell and Chris Addison about the topic of parenting.
British Comedy Guide, 15th October 2018Armando Iannucci's superbly acerbic BBC political satire may have been primarily concerned with the "doomed middle-aged men" of Whitehall and their hapless aides but it also had plenty to say about the capital's media machine.
Special adviser Ollie Reeder (Chris Addison), having previously had a relationship with Evening Standard reporter Angela Heaney (Lucinda Raikes), creates all manner of awkwardness, particularly when Satanic director of communications Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) pressures him into attempting to exploit their past to win favourable coverage.
The "Spinners and Losers" special concerning Labour Party in-fighting took the viewer inside the offices of The Daily Mail, as the paper is repeatedly forced to redesign its front page due to the chaotic nature of the night's events.
Joe Sommerlad, The Independent, 6th September 2018Ralph Fiennes to star as Handel in new comedy film
Ralph Fiennes is to star as the composer Handel in Hallelujah!, a new British comedy film directed by Chris Addison.
British Comedy Guide, 27th April 2018Chris Addison: "Opera isn't elitist"
Only a handful of people can sing in this visceral, thrilling way - but the feelings they evoke are universal.
Chris Addison, The Guardian, 21st March 2018