Editing Chris Addison (section)

==Career==

===Stand-up===
[[File:Chris AddissonResofit1.jpg|thumb|Addison performing at Resofit, a benefit concert for [[Resonance FM]], 2007]]
Addison's first solo show at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] was in [[2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe|1998]], for which he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the [[Edinburgh Comedy Awards|Perrier Awards]]. He continued to bring shows to the Fringe for several years, gaining two Perrier Award nominations – for his [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2004]] show ''Civilisation'' and [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2005]]'s ''Atomicity''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ifcomedy.com/past-winners.html  |title=Perrier/if.comedy Award Past Winners  |publisher=ifcomedy.com  |access-date=14 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111031040/http://www.ifcomedy.com/past-winners.html |archive-date=11 January 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
In 2005 he won the [[City Life Comedian of the Year]] Award, a stand-up competition in the [[North West England|North West of England]].

====Edinburgh Festival Fringe====
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*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2004]] Debut solo Edinburgh Fringe show, nominated for [[Edinburgh Comedy Awards|Perrier Comedy Award]] (Best Newcomer)
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2005]] ''Gentleman, scholar, Acrobat''[Dates incorrect, omitted until they are known]-->
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|1998]] ''Chris Addison''
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|1999]] ''Gentleman Scholar Acrobat''
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2000]] ''Cakes and Ale''
*[[2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2001]] ''Port Out, Starboard Home''
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2002]] ''The Ape That Got Lucky'' (later adapted for [[BBC Radio 4]])
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2004]] ''Civilization'' (nominated for Perrier Comedy Award, later adapted for BBC Radio 4)
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2005]] ''Atomicity'' (nominated for Perrier Comedy Award)

===Radio===
First broadcast in 2004, Addison co-wrote and co-starred in the [[political satire]] ''[[The Department]]'', along with [[John Oliver (comedian)|John Oliver]] and [[Andy Zaltzman]]. It ran for 14 episodes over three series on [[BBC Radio 4]], ending in 2006.

In August 2005, Radio 4 aired ''The Ape That Got Lucky'', Addison's adaptation of his [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] show of the same name. This programme featured fellow comedians [[Geoffrey McGivern]], [[Jo Enright]] and [[Dan Tetsell]]. On 8 May 2006, ''The Ape That Got Lucky'' won the gold award in the comedy production category at the [[Sony Radio Academy Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.radioawards.org/winners/?awid=54&awname=The+Comedy+Award&year=2006| title = Sony Radio Academy Awards 2006, The Comedy Award| publisher = Zafer Associates| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081224151919/http://www.radioawards.org/winners/?awid=54&awname=The+Comedy+Award&year=2006| archive-date = 24 December 2008| url-status = dead| access-date = 14 April 2009}}</ref>

In 2006, Addison recorded ''Chris Addison's Civilization'', again for Radio 4, based on his [[Edinburgh Fringe]] show of [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|2004]]; this again featured McGivern, Enright and Tetsell and was aired in four parts over the summer.

He has been a panellist on three of Radio 4's comedy panel games: ''[[Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive]]'', first appearing in 2006, ''[[Just a Minute]]'', first appearing in 2007, and ''[[The Unbelievable Truth (radio show)|The Unbelievable Truth]]'', first appearing in 2009.

Addison hosted a series of the Radio 4 comedy series ''[[4 Stands Up]]'', which showcases up-coming and established comedy talent. As host, Addison performs a short opening set and introduces the acts, in the style of a [[Master of Ceremonies|compère]] at a [[comedy club]]. The first episode was broadcast on 2 April 2009.

On 10 May 2009, Addison hosted the ''[[Sunday Night Show]]'' on [[Absolute Radio]] in place of fellow stand-up comedian [[Iain Lee]] who was away due to being on his honeymoon.

Addison hosted ''[[7 Day Sunday]]'', a satirical news show on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] along with his co-hosts [[Sarah Millican]] and [[Andy Zaltzman]]. The first episode aired in January 2010. Addison presented the second series of the show until February 2011, when he was replaced by [[Al Murray]].

He is also good friends with [[Geoff Lloyd]] on [[Absolute Radio]] and has made a few appearances on ''[[Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show]]''.

===Television===

====''The Thick of It''====
From 2005 to 2012, Addison appeared in the [[BBC television]] satirical comedy series ''[[The Thick of It]]'' as Oliver "Ollie" Reeder, Junior Advisor (later Special Advisor) to the Secretary of State (Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship). He appeared in all of the four series, as well as the two specials 'Rise of the Nutters' and 'Spinners and Losers'.

Addison also featured in the film spin-off of ''The Thick of It'', titled ''[[In the Loop]]'', playing Toby Wright, a character very similar to his part in the television original.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/jan/23/sundance-2009-in-the-loop| title = Sundance 2009: In the Loop puts rest of the fest in the shade| author = Jeremy Kay| work = [[The Guardian]]| date = 23 January 2009| access-date = 28 January 2009| location = London}}</ref>

====''Lab Rats''====
In July 2008, [[BBC Two]] aired ''[[Lab Rats (British TV series)|Lab Rats]]'', a sitcom starring Addison and co-written with Carl Cooper. ''Lab Rats'' featured cast members [[Jo Enright]], [[Geoffrey McGivern]] and [[Dan Tetsell]], with whom Addison had worked previously on the radio adaptations of his one-man shows ''The Ape That Got Lucky'' and ''Civilisation''.

''Lab Rats'' was a return to the traditional, joke-heavy, studio based sitcom format that has fallen out of fashion in recent times in favour of the single-camera sitcom.<ref name="Indy"/> The series was not generally well received by critics and was not renewed for a second series.

====''Mock the Week''====
After several guest appearances on the comedy panel show ''[[Mock the Week]]'', in September 2011 Addison became a regular panellist, appearing in every episode since the second part of series 10 until series 12 (2013). He appeared alongside other regular panellists [[Hugh Dennis]] and [[Andy Parsons]] and the show's host, [[Dara Ó Briain]].

====Other TV acting projects====
In 2014 Addison starred in the [[Sky Living]] series ''[[Trying Again]]''.

====Guest appearances and hosting====
In 2000 Addison co-hosted the short-lived [[Channel 4]] comedy series ''Dotcomedy'' with [[Gail Porter]]. This was a late-night, risque show featuring video clips and other humour derived from the Internet.

He has appeared on ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' six times, ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' once and ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]'' twice. Addison also appeared in episode 3 of series 5 of ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]''. He has thrice appeared on ''[[QI]]''.

Addison appeared on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'' on 16 April 2009 promoting ''[[In the Loop]]''. On 18 April 2010 he appeared on ''[[The Andrew Marr Show]]'' to comment on the week's political issues, including the volcanic [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|ash cloud from Iceland]] and [[United Kingdom general election debates, 2010|The First Election Debate]].

He appeared on ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]'' as Professor David Blood, the college director of Roundview College and father of third Generation character Grace Violet. On 4 November 2010 Addison hosted the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Have I Got News For You]]'', having previously been a guest on the show.

In the summer of 2011 Addison hosted an [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] comedy chat show called ''Show and Tell'', with each of the 8 episodes featuring three guest stand-up comedians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.e4.com/showandtell/ |title=Show & Tell |publisher=E4 |access-date=16 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724135403/http://www.e4.com/showandtell/ |archive-date=24 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Addison has also made an appearance in children's television show ''[[Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)|Horrible Histories]]''.

In August 2014, it was announced that Addison would make a guest appearance in the two-part series finale of [[Doctor Who (series 8)|the eighth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' with his former ''The Thick of It'' co-star [[Peter Capaldi]], who plays the [[Twelfth Doctor]].<ref>Kelly, Stephen (2014) "[http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-08-19/the-thick-of-its-chris-addison-to-reunite-with-peter-capaldi-in-doctor-who-finale The Thick of It's Chris Addison to reunite with Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who finale]", ''[[Radio Times]]'', 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014</ref> His character, Seb, first appeared in the mid-series episode "[[The Caretaker (Doctor Who)|The Caretaker]]" and then appeared in further episodes including "[[Dark Water (Doctor Who)|Dark Water]]" and "[[Death in Heaven]]".

====Directing and producing====
In 2013, he began working as a director on [[Armando Iannucci]]'s [[HBO]] sitcom ''[[Veep]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9868735/Chris-Addison-on-Veep-the-American-cousin-of-The-Thick-of-It.html|title=Chris Addison on 'Veep', the American cousin of 'The Thick of It'|first=Chris|last=Addison|date=17 February 2013|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> He directed 13 episodes. In 2016, he won the [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series]] and received a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series]]. Alongside directing, he also served as executive producer in 2015. For this work on Series 3, he and the other producers on the show received a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series]]. They won the award for Series 4 and 5.

In 2020, sitcom ''[[Breeders (TV series)|Breeders]]'' premiered on both US TV channel [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] and Britain's [[Sky One]]. Breeders was co-created by Addison, main co-star [[Martin Freeman]] and comedy writer [[Simon Blackwell]] and is based on Freeman's own experience as a parent. It went on for 4 successful series with Sky and Addison directed 15 episodes.

===Film===

Addison directed the 2019 comedy ''[[The Hustle (film)|The Hustle]]'', starring [[Rebel Wilson]] and [[Anne Hathaway]], a remake of ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' (1988), which in turn was a remake of ''[[Bedtime Story (1964 film)|Bedtime Story]]'' (1964).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/anne-hathaway-rebel-wilson-nasty-women-dirty-rotten-scoundrels-remake-mgm-1201889950/|title=Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson Are The 'Nasty Women' In MGM's 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Remake|first1=Mike Jr. |last1=Fleming|date=19 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2022, Addison directed [[Ralph Fiennes]] playing [[George Frederick Handel]] in a period comedy-drama, ''Hallelujah''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/ralph-fiennes-chris-addison-team-comedy-hallelujah-rush-producer-1202378101/|title=Ralph Fiennes & Chris Addison Team Up On Comedy-Drama 'Hallelujah!' From 'Rush', 'Yardie' Producers|first1=Andreas|last1=Wiseman|date=27 April 2018}}</ref>

===Other work===
From 2003 to 2005 Addison wrote a fortnightly finance column for ''[[The Guardian]]'' titled "Funny Money". On alternate weeks, when the column was not written by Addison, writing duties passed to fellow stand-up [[Dominic Holland]].

Addison has written two books, both published by [[Hodder and Stoughton]]: ''Cautionary Tales for Grown Ups'' in 2006 and ''It Wasn't Me: Why Everybody is to Blame and You're Not'' in 2008.

In 2011 and 2012 he appeared in a range of [[Direct Line]] adverts as a Direct Line representative alongside difficult customers, played by fellow comedic performers [[Alexander Armstrong]], [[Amelia Bullmore]] and [[Lorna Watson]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Alex Brownsell |url=http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1047687/Direct-Line-drops-red-phone-favour-comedy-ads/ |title=Direct Line drops red phone in favour of comedy ads – Marketing news |publisher=Marketing magazine |date=4 January 2011 |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref> On 9 April 2011 he was part of the Comedy Takeover on TV channel [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]], where he presented and selected the shows.

In 2011 he took part in three shows of the 16-date ''Uncaged Monkeys'' tour along with [[Brian Cox (physicist)|Brian Cox]], [[Robin Ince]], [[Ben Goldacre]], [[Simon Singh]] and [[Dara Ó Briain]].

In July 2013 he received an honorary degree from the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2013/06/28-Jun-University-of-Birmingham-Honorary-Graduands-for-July-2013.aspx |title=University of Birmingham Honorary Graduands for July 2013 |publisher=Birmingham.ac.uk |date=28 June 2013 |access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref>

In February 2016 Addison took the speaking role of Smith, an Englishman, in the French opera ''[[L'étoile (opera)|L'Étoile]]'' at [[The Royal Opera House]], London.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ashley|first1=Tim|title=L'Étoile, Royal Opera House|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/02/l-etoile-review-royal-opera-house-london|access-date=3 February 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 February 2016|page=32}}</ref>

Addison became a Patron of [[Social Enterprise UK]] in 2017.