chris addison tour

Chris Addison

The star of The Thick of It, Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You. In his stand up, he blends stories, middle-class angst, and well kept hair more...

Follow Chris Addison on Ents24 to receive updates on any new tour dates the moment they are announced...

• Be the first to know about new tour dates
• Alerts are free and always will be
• We hate spam and will never share your email address with anyone else
• More than a million fans already rely on Ents24 to follow their favourite artists and venues

Past Events

Here are the most recent UK tour dates we had listed for Chris Addison. Were you there?

• 2016 Feb 01 Feb 24 2016 London, Royal Opera House The Royal Opera, Chris Addison
• Jan 23 2015 Bristol Beacon Rick Wakeman, Chris Addison
• Nov 24 2013 London, Bloomsbury Theatre James Acaster, Chris Addison, Angela Barnes (2), John Bishop, Tony Cowards, Rob Deering, Simon Evans …
• Apr 14 2013 Wrexham, William Aston Hall Chris Addison
• Apr 13 2013 Hull Truck Theatre Chris Addison
• Apr 12 2013 Worcester, Huntingdon Hall Chris Addison
• Apr 09 2013 Stirling, MacRobert Arts Centre Chris Addison
• Apr 08 2013 Inverness, Eden Court Chris Addison
• Apr 07 2013 Edinburgh, Festival Theatre Chris Addison
• Mar 28 2013 London, Queen Elizabeth Hall Chris Addison

Fans who like Chris Addison also like

Mark Watson

Marcus Brigstocke

Andy Parsons

Hal Cruttenden

Tiff Stevenson

Angela Barnes

• Comedy News
• Book Reviews
• Coming Soon
• Opinion Pieces
• Perfect Playlist
• Unforgettable Five
• Punching Up
• Mailing List

Find Live comedy

Live comedy in london | manchester | scotland.

Chris Addison

Chris Addison started his comedy career by winning Manchester’s City Life Comedian of the Year Award in 1995.

Three years later, he performed his first solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, which earned him a nomination for Perrier best newcomer. He was shortlisted for the main award twice more: for 2004's Civilisation – which also won him a Barry Award nomination at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and was later made into a Radio 4 series – and 2005's Atomicity.

He won the Chortle Award for best compere in 2003 and was nominated for best headliner in 2005.

In 2000 , he co-hosted Channel 4's short-lived Dotcomedy with Gail Porter, featuring gags taken from the internet. He is now best known for starring in BBC Two's political comedy The Thick Of It, and its 2009 movie spin-off In The Loop, playing an out-of-his-depth spin doctor. And he alsoo starred in his own BBC Two sitcom Lab Rats, a surreal, gaggy venture which received a lukewarm critical reception.

Addison also co-wrote and co-starred in Radio 4's political satire The Department, along with John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman , which ran for 14 episodes between 2004 aand 2006.

Chris Addison live comedy dates

Sorry. We have no listings of forthcoming performances by Chris Addison.

Share this page

DVD (2012) The Thick Of It Series 4

DVD (2011) Chris Addison Live

DVD (2010) Chris Addison Live

DVD (2010) The Thick Of It Series 3

DVD (2009) In The Loop

DVD (2009) The Thick of It: Specials

CD (2007) Just A Minute: The Best Of 2007

CD (2006) The Ape That Got Lucky

Book (2006) Cautionary Tales For Grown-Ups

CD (2006) Chris Addison: Civilization

Edinburgh Fringe 2000

Chris Addison: Cakes and Ale

Edinburgh Fringe 2001

Chris Addison: Port Out, Starboard Home

Edinburgh Fringe 2002

Chris Addison: The Ape That Got Lucky

Edinburgh Fringe 2004

Chris Addison: Civilization

Paramount Comedy Presents Edinburgh and Beyond

Edinburgh Fringe 2005

Chris Addison: Atomicity

Edinburgh Fringe 2010

Chris Addison [2010]

In The Loop

Misc live shows

Brighton Comedy Festival: Best Of The Fest

Chris Addison [Brighton Fringe 2008]

Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit 2007

Chris Addison: The Time Is Now, Again

We do not currently hold contact details for Chris Addison's agent. If you are a comic or agent wanting your details to appear here, for a one-off fee of £59, email [email protected] .

Search…

We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.

• News & Reviews
• Tours & Tickets

Chris Addison

• 52 years old
• Actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian

Like Chris Addison

• 27th March: Brits land roles in This Is Spinal Tap sequel (Chortle)

Chris Addison is a 52-year-old English actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian.

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here: Chris Addison on IMDb

Further contact details are available to BCG Pro members. See below.

Share this page

Donate to british comedy guide.

Join us in our mission to support and promote British comedy across the decades.

Subscribe to our newsletters

Get all the latest news and information in your inbox, with our range of email newsletters to meet all interests.

Den of Geek

Interview: Chris Addison talks In The Loop, standup & Tom Baker

We chat to actor Chris Addison about In The Loop , touring and sitting next to Tom Baker...

• Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab)
• Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
• Share on Linkedin (opens in a new tab)
• Share on email (opens in a new tab)

Chris Addison is a man of many talents. A stand up comedian at heart, he’s also a writer, a columnist, an actor and a really very pleasant chap to boot. He took some time out of his schedule to talk to us about his work on The Thick Of It and In The Loop , his upcoming tour, and the moment he sat next to Tom Baker in the Have I Got News For You studio…

First and foremost, congratulations on In The Loop . For a first film, that’s quite a project to be a part of. Has it, as your first film, whetted your appetite in any way to do any more?

Yeah, absolutely. For me partly because The Thick Of It was the very first acting I’d ever done – apart from the angel Gabriel in a nativity play as infants. And one part in a film for someone at university. I enjoyed it so much. It’s such a fun process the way that we make those shows and that film. And they’re very different from any other kind of acting. But since then I have, sort of, experienced other things. I’ve been put in a small part in the new series of Skins . It’s just the most fun. I love stand-up, obviously. That’s my first love and that’s my, you know, who I am. But, yeah. Yeah, definitely whetted my appetite for doing more.

Excellent. Out of interest, what did you bring to the role of the Angel Gabriel?

Ad – content continues below

Well, I looked tremendous in a pink halo. No, I think I remember that – it was pink. It was a sort of cerise sort of silk? It was weird. It was weird

Would you consider writing a film? Is that something that would interest you?

Well, I love writing and if the right story occurred to me, then, yes, absolutely I would. Or if somebody asked me to. But there’s a lot of other writing that I do as well and you kind of have to carve out quite a space in your brain to do that sort of thing. It would have to be the right project and the right way of doing it. But, yeah I’d love to. I find myself  – the more writing I do – I find myself sitting – when I get to watch films – almost looking at the structure of them as much as looking at them to enjoy the story and the experience of it. So, yeah, I would like to write something. But I don’t know what it would be yet.

And your experience of working with Armando Iannucci on the set of, obviously, The Thick Of It and In The Loop , has that shaped your thinking in any way? Because, obviously, his mechanic – what seems to come out from the interviews before – was he shot a lot of  material and the first cut was, apparently, extremely long.

Incredibly long, yeah. That’s always happened – that’s always happened with The Thick Of It as well. It happened more with the film. I think… Armando’s…it’s really interesting in that kind of method of working that he has is that it’s not like everybody else’s way of doing it.

The most important thing to take away from Armando’s method, I think, is that it’s never too late to make it better. There’s no point at which the script is absolutely nailed down. There’s no point at which – if someone thinks of something better – that can’t be done, that can’t be thrown in. Quite often whenever things are made they’re so precise – there’s less room for manoeuvre and for changes. And also, because, you know, the writers aren’t always on set, there’s a different relationship between the writer and the director, but because Armando’s role in this is he’s the creator of it, the overseer of the whole thing. He’s the Keeper of The Vision, kind of. He’s specifically chosen people in the cast who can think on their feet and who can improvise. Because there are a big pool of people thinking all the time about how this can work best. And he’s the man who sort of gets to say what the best way of working is, but he’s never not open to ideas. Brilliant, really.

You’ve said yourself in interviews in the past that the biggest enemy of work is the words “that’s enough” or something of that ilk. Is that something…

Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!

The words “That’s good enough.” Yeah, they’re terrible.

Is that something you’ve taken from working with him [Armando Iannucci]? Or has that been with you since the Angel Gabriel days?

[Laughs] I think – I hope – it’s something that’s in me. It’s something I have to fight against in me. I’ve definitely taken that from Armando. He fits… I don’t know what it’s like in the writing these scenes in The Thick Of It , because I’ve never sat in those –  but when he’s sitting behind the monitors as the director, it’s fascinating to see – you can see that he’s working all the time, he’s thinking, ‘Does that look right?  If that doesn’t look right, how should it look right? How do I change it?’ Where most directors set up their shots first, know what the shot is, then ‘let’s do a take’, and then concentrate on the performance. But with Armando it’s everything that he’s looking at, at the same time. He kind of knows what it is, the feeling that he’s going for, and he’s prepared to try as many things as possible to make it right.

One of the ways of doing that, with The Thick of It is that we shoot, on average, about three to four times as much in the way of script pages as a normal production would in a day. Because it’s two cameras, everything’s universally lit, there are no marks – you can wander where you like, the camera’s job is to follow you. And that means that, instead of having to – say if there are four people in a scene – instead of having to give four different shots for close-ups and four different effects of lighting, and all that malarkey – it can be done really, really quickly. Which is absolutely the right kind of – it gives the most time available and the best atmosphere for creating things on the hoof.

You talk on the DVD in an interview you did with Gina McKee about there’s a moment when you just wondered how much of you would get left in the film as a result of that process. Is that a genuine worry, if you like?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.  I never enjoy watching the first The Thick Of It or In The Loop the first time I see them because I know that we do overshoot hugely. And Armando’s a genius for lots of reasons, but one particular genius that he has is the gift of editing. He’s an incredible editor. He can… he looks at the morass of material that he’s left with and teases a story out of it. And it could be that your story, when he looks at it, actually turns out to be not as important or there might not be enough room for it because other things need to be foregrounded and emphasised. So you just don’t know. You just don’t know what’s going to be in and what’s not going to be in it. It’s an incredible thing and there are lots of moments, when you first see it, you think, ‘Oh, that’s a shame that didn’t make it. Oh, that’s a shame that didn’t make it.’ But very quickly your memory of it becomes the show itself.

I remember when they released the DVD of Thick Of It specials a couple of months ago. I put it on to watch the deleted scenes and there were things in there that I was actually in that I literally couldn’t remember ever saying in my life [laughs] or doing. But I know that when I first saw those shows I would have been thinking, ‘Oh, that’s a shame that can’t be in it.’

One other thing you touch on in the DVD that I thought was quite interesting when you discuss how the mechanic of the set altered when the American actors came in and almost sounded like it was borderline seamless. But I’m curious because you’ve got… obviously, there’s an improvisational element to the work you did on The Thick Of It . How quickly did they adapt to that and did you find yourself having to temper your approach in any way while they bedded in?

No. People are… it’s a funny thing. I mean, actually, Tom and Peter and I, along with Armando and Tony Roche, one of the writers, and the producers had gone out to New York before we started principle photography to meet and rehearse with James Gandolfini and Mimi Kennedy and David Rasche and Anna Chlumsky and Zach Woods – the principle Americans in the film. So they were… the very beginning of Armando’s process for theses things is that rehearsal space where you read through scenes and you read through the script and then you put the script to one side and you improvise around the ideas of the scenes. That’s the beginning. That’s the terrifying bit. So, they were used to that by then. We were used to them and working with them and improv-ing with them.

Obviously, we hadn’t seen them for a few weeks and we didn’t know them very well and then they came over and it was weird because, obviously we felt where they were guests in our country and we had to kind of .. you know, there’s that aspect to it: ‘Oh, here’s a thing you should do.’ I remember there was one point – there’s a bit in the foreign office, big foreign office meeting at the beginning. We shot that just off Parliament Square. We had to stop because there was the sound of the band of the Coldstream Guards marching past. And when Mimi Kennedy, the brilliant, wonderful Mimi Kennedy who plays Karen, running to the window to see this unbelievably… we were sort of going, “You know, this doesn’t happen all the time. That’s not really an English thing,” but it was like a postcard passing by.

So, the dynamic did definitely change but that’s more because, up to that point, with the exceptions of Gina and Tom, it had been our little gang, really. From the telly. Not just the cast, but the crew as well. It’s the same director of photography, the same sound designer. It’s the same wardrobe. It’s people we know. We’ve been together for years. But they were brilliant. The thing about the Americans, they were all absolutely brilliant at that. Gandolfini is a master at it. Zach Woods, who plays Chad, who there’s not nearly enough of, is utterly brilliant. He and I spent the morning improvising a sort of snitty conversation between our two characters and it was so much fun. He’s so good.

The process seems to be: when people come into doing The Thick Of It , or that world, at the beginning they think, ‘This is terrifying. I can’t possibly do it.’ And a couple of days in they think, ‘Oh, right. I get this now.’ By the end, they’re going, ‘This is wonderful. Please can we do it again? Why can’t I do everything like this?’

And is it easy to slip back to Ollie now? Now you’re working on the new Thick Of It still?

Yeah, it’s funny thinking about going back to Ollie because he’s… well, Ollie’s sort of changed because, of course, The Thick Of It – our world’s changed. When we first met Ollie it was four years ago. Well, by the time the show goes out, almost four-and-a-half years ago. So, Ollie’s kind of come on a bit and he’s seen a minister come and go and this is his second minister so he’s a bit more experienced now.  He’s still incompetent. But I always felt Toby was like Ollie but with a bit more… a bit nastier.

Yeah, he wasn’t a nice character, was he?

No, he’s highly unpleasant, Toby. Yeah, he’s a nasty character and you don’t feel sorry for him in the way you feel like Ollie’s, probably, just a rabbit in the headlights. Yeah, it’s funny going back to him. But, of course, our world’s changed because we’ve got a new minister and we’re in a new building and everything’s different.

Stand-up, you’ve said, is very much your first love, but, presumably, now your stand-up is influenced by the world’s that you’ve been seeing over the last year or so and being in the midst of something like that.

Latest Movie reviews

Abigail review: explosive horror that’s buckets of fun, the first omen review: a devilish reinvention of the classic, godzilla x kong: the new empire review – it’s already fallen.

Do you know what? We’ll have to see. Because I’m right at the beginning of it and when we finish filming The Thick Of It at the end of next month, that’s when I sit down start to write that show. So, that’s my job for the autumn is writing that show. So, we’ll see. Yeah, it’ll be intriguing. I’m interested and terrified in equal measure to see what comes out.

I have to ask as well, going horribly off-topic: you, of course, turned up in the Have I Got News For You episode sat next to Tom Baker, which would be a dream come true for half of us, to be fair. Was it really just as awe-inspiring as it appeared from our side of the screen?

He’s one of the very few people – usually when you meet people you realise that they’re just people – but Tom Baker is… he walks in his own world. It was quite awe-inspiring. He’s got some glow about him.

Apart from the tour, is there anything else you’re up to next? Are you doing more TV? Are you writing?

Well, the autumn is the tour writing and then it’s the tour. So, the new series of Thick Of It ’s out in the autumn and Skins coming out – I think the beginning of next year – and the tour and that’ll do me for now quite frankly!

Chris Addison, thank you very much!

In The Loop is on DVD and Blu-ray now.

Simon Brew | @SimonBrew

Editor, author, writer, broadcaster, Costner fanatic. Now runs Film Stories Magazine.

• International edition
• Australia edition
• Europe edition

Q&A: Chris Addison

Chris Addison , 38, was born in Manchester and studied at Birmingham University. In 1995, he won a stand-up competition and went on to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , where two of his solo shows were nominated for the Perrier Award , in 2004 and 2005. He starred in BBC2's Bafta -winning comedy, The Thick Of It , and in the film, In The Loop . He is currently on tour in the UK with his new stand-up show .

When were you happiest? It would be a bad sign if I had a definite answer to that, wouldn't it?

What is your greatest fear? The usual one that parents have. Can't even bring myself to say it.

What is your earliest memory? A tea party with my very first friend, Esther. One plate of biscuits, one of ham sandwiches, on an upturned, yellow, washing-up bowl in the ­garden of the first house I lived in.

Which living person do you most admire, and why? My cleaner. Honest to God, you should see our skirting boards.

What was your most embarrassing moment? That time I took us to war in Iraq. Boy, you wouldn't want to do that and turn up anywhere to justify yourself, would you?

Aside from a property, what's the most expensive thing you've bought? A piano. Can't play it, but it has turned our house into a proper home.

What would your super power be? The unerring ability to prioritise wrongly. Oh, wait. I already have that one.

What makes you unhappy? War, poverty, stones in my shoe.

What do you most dislike about your appearance? The fee.

What is your favourite word? Spelk. A northern word for splinter.

If you could bring something e­xtinct back to life, what would you choose? The moa – New Zealand's vast, flightless bird. Looks like it would be good for a cuddle.

Who would play you in the film of your life? Well, if it wasn't me, I'd be having words with my agent.

Cat or dog? This question has just been put about by the government to keep us ­divided and as such I refuse to answer.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? My wife, children and spicy chicken ramen.

What was the best kiss of your life? The kiss of life. Thank you, masked stranger – I wouldn't be here ­without you.

What is the worst job you've done? Dressed as a giant crisp packet for a competition winner's publicity photo. I got £35.

If you could go back in time, where would you go? To whenever it was I put my keys down.

When did you last cry, and why? Whenever I last watched The West Wing. That ­usually does it.

How often do you have sex? Define your terms.

What is the closest you've come to death? A near miss on the M6 10 years ago.

What song would you like played at your funeral? What makes you think I want a funeral?

Where would you most like to be right now? Bed. It's always bed.

Tell us a joke. Man walks into a bar. No, wait – not a bar, a museum. Man, no two men walk into a museum. Or is it mausoleum? Oh, I'm no good at jokes.

• Life and style
• The Q&A

Most viewed

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .

• TV Listings
• Cast & Crew

Chris Addison Live - Full Cast & Crew

• 1 hr 30 mins
• Watchlist Where to Watch

The Thick of It star Chris Addison performs stand-up, recorded live at London's Bloomsbury Theatre following a sell-out UK tour and recently announced autumn tour extension.

• Cast & crew

Chris Addison: Live

Recorded live (obviously) at London's Bloomsbury Theatre following a massive sell-out tour, Chris Addison Live is a blisteringly funny experience. Although you won't actually get blisters. T... Read all Recorded live (obviously) at London's Bloomsbury Theatre following a massive sell-out tour, Chris Addison Live is a blisteringly funny experience. Although you won't actually get blisters. That's just an expression. But you can find out for yourself why so many people think Chris... Read all Recorded live (obviously) at London's Bloomsbury Theatre following a massive sell-out tour, Chris Addison Live is a blisteringly funny experience. Although you won't actually get blisters. That's just an expression. But you can find out for yourself why so many people think Chris Addison is the wittiest, most hilarious (not to mention sweatiest and gangliest) comedian... Read all

• Paul Wheeler
• Chris Addison

• All cast & crew
• Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews

• November 14, 2011 (United Kingdom)
• United Kingdom
• Avalon Television
• See more company credits at IMDbPro

Technical specs

• Runtime 1 hour 20 minutes

Related news

Contribute to this page.

• IMDb Answers: Help fill gaps in our data
• Learn more about contributing

More to explore

Recently viewed

site categories

Conan o’brien remembers norm macdonald’s comedy courage after being warned to stop o.j. jokes, ‘veep’s chris addison & ‘breeders’ producer avalon to adapt caimh mcdonnell’s ‘the dublin trilogy’ novels for tv.

By Peter White

Peter White

Executive Editor, Television

More Stories By Peter

• Slash Boards Paramount+ Drama ‘The Crow Girl’ As EP; Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Will Also Contribute To Soundtrack
• Vice President Kamala Harris Heads To ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
• Lionsgate Alternative Television Brings In Former Half Yard Execs Including Nicole Sorrenti

EXCLUSIVE : Chris Addison , who exec produced and directed on HBO’s Veep and is one of the creators of FX and Sky’s Breeders , is to adapt Caimh McDonnell’s The Dublin Trilogy series of novels for television.

Addison, who also directed Anne Hathaway comedy The Hustle, is reteaming with Avalon , the production company behind Breeders as well as HBO’s Last Week Tonight With John Oliver and Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors , which acquired the rights to the books.

The series, which is published by McFori Ink and has sold over 500,000 copies, comprises five books: A Man With One of Those Faces, The Day That Never Comes and  Last Orders , prequel Angels in the Moonlight  and its sequel Dead Man’s Sins , which will be published June 15.

Related Stories

2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming

'Harry Potter' TV Series Due To Hit Max In 2026: Everything We Know About The Cast, Who's Creating It, What J.K. Rowling Says & More - Update

The books, which are set in Dublin, follow the adventures of an unlikely crime-solving trio.

A Man with One of Those Faces tells the story of what happens to Paul Mulchrone when a simple case of mistaken identity leads him into a complicated web of intrigue in which people keep trying to kill him. The only people willing to help him are Brigit Conroy, the crime-obsessed nurse who got him into the mess in the first place, and Bunny McGarry, an unconventional old-school copper who he has a ‘complicated’ personal history with.

The deal was struck by Caimh’s agents, Ed Wilson of Johnson & Alcock and Emily Hayward-Whitlock of The Artists Partnership.

Caimh McDonnell said, “I’m thrilled to be working with both Avalon and Chris.  Breeders , which they made for Sky, is one of my favorite shows of the past few years and Taskmaster  got me through at least one of the lockdowns. I’m particularly delighted to be working with Chris as we’re both grizzled veterans of the comedy circuit and I’ve long been a big fan of his brilliant live shows. I know Bunny and the rest of the gang are in very safe hands.”

Must Read Stories

Johnson, mackie & jenkins on ‘moana 2’, ‘captain america 4’ & ‘mufasa’; more.

Damian Chazelle Sets First Pic Under New Paramount Deal; Untitled Movie Due In 2025

Four paramount directors exiting amid skydance talks; ceo made $31m+ in ’23, football great & actor acquitted of murder was 76: obit, reaction, gallery.

Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.

Read More About:

Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The Comedian's Comedian WITH STUART GOLDSMITH

400 – 10th birthday special – rob deering returns.

On the tenth anniversary of the first release, our first ever ComCom guest Rob Deering returns to discuss marathons not sprints. One of Stu’s all-time favourite acts, we’ll celebrate Rob’s huge “Running Commentary” podcast with Paul Tonkinson, and its associated fandom; whether Rob is secretly serious; walking away from the desire to be liked; and the secret of Roger Rabbit’s handcuffs… 25 mins of extras available exclusively to the Insiders Club includes Rob on meritocracy and the strange evolution of comedy from the 70s to now, as well as some informed speculation on its future! Go to  www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders  for this and much more, including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Fern Brady and the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet. Catch up with Rob Deering: Read Rob's brilliant book "Running Tracks" (that could even turn you into a runner): www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 TW: @deeringrob IG: @robdeeringcomedian www.robdeering.com Everything Stu's up to: This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter and Instagram www.comedianscomedian.com www.stuartgoldsmith.com Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members. “Stuart was brilliant; he nailed the brief, and the balance of meaningful content and humour was perfect for our audience.”  Jo Matkin, CEO Celsus Group

Filed Under: Audiences , Carson , Chris Addison , Clown , comcompod , Competitions , Coping , Corona , Corporate Gigs , COVID-19 , Ed Gamble , Edinburgh , Fame , Festival , Fringe , George Carlin , Interview , Jongleurs , Josh Widdicombe , Lee Evans , Lenny Bruce , Live At The Apollo , London , Mental Health , Milton Jones , Onstage Persona , Paul Tonkinson , Rik Mayall , Rob Deering , Running , Running Commentary , Stage Persona , Stewart Lee , Structure , Stuart Goldsmith , Success , Writing Jokes , YouTube

380 – CK (Caimh) McDonnell

Crime fiction powerhouse and former circuit comedian, CK McDonnell is on the cusp of levelling further up, with a TV adaptation of his half a million selling “Dublin Trilogy” in the works. We talk about how to write fast, being calibrated for tough criticism, solving problems in the shower, and how to let characters evolve - especially  Bunny McGarry  who went from villain to his best loved creation. 25 mins of extra content from this interview is available exclusively to the Insiders Club! We discover Caimh’s secrets of self-publication, learn about how he cultivates the fanbase that now flock around him, and learn why he won’t record his own audiobooks! Go to  www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders  for this and much more, including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Fern Brady and the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.

Filed Under: Audiences , Chris Addison , comcompod , COVID-19 , Dan Evans , Dublin Trilogy , Edinburgh , Gary Delaney , Interview , Mock The Week , Sarah Millican , Success

354 – Martin Mor

Wild man of the woods or naughty Viking uncle, Martin Mor typifies the “adventure comic”, constantly challenging and reinventing himself, with an unshakeable confidence that the world will look after him. We discover his youth - hitchhiking, busking and squatting his way round the world to a backdrop of the explosive growth in new circus and alternative comedy - and how his desire to be “a juggler without tricks” led him at last to stand-up. We also learn what charisma means, peek into his latest venture offering online mentorship to newer comics, and learn what happens when you realise you’ve told all your stories… Catch up with Martin: martinmor.com @MartinMorComedy @Martin_Mor_Comedy [email protected] Everything Stu's up to: The Infinite Sofa chat show is now available as a solution to  remote-working office parties  over the festive period! Go to  www.virtualofficeparty.co.uk  for more info on how this unique concept can bring your staff together while working apart! Stu also offers remote talks to business on what the distilled wisdom of over 350 comics can teach you about resilience, especially in times of pandemic! “The most inspiring talk I’ve had in years!” (LEGO staff member) Find out more at  www.comedyinsights.com

This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter and Instagram

www.comedianscomedian.com Stu also co-hosts the “Child Labour" parenting podcast with Sindhu Vee

www.childlabourpod.com

Filed Under: Adam Bloom , Age , Alternative Comedy , Art , Audiences , Bill Bailey , Cabaret , Chris Addison , Circus , Clown , comcompod , Compere , Coping , Corona , COVID-19 , Dave Gorman , Edinburgh , Festival , Festival Comedian , Fringe , Hitchhiking , Hunter S Thompson , Inspiration , Interview , Ireland , Irish , Jimmy Carr , Jobs , John Peel , Kerouac , Magic , Martin Mor , Mental Health , Onstage Persona , Persona , Peter Kay , Risk , Road Comic , Stage Persona , Storytelling , Street Performing , Success , The Stand , Writing Jokes , Writing On Stage

288 – Chris Addison

Star of "The Thick Of It" and "In The Loop", and award-winning director of "Veep", comedian Chris Addison is the director of new feature film "The Hustle", starring Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway. We talk about his apprenticeship under Armando Iannucci, how he handles the very first day on set, and the difference between a perfect version and a useful vision... Extra material available exclusively to the Insiders Club includes Chris on the surprising secret weapon that made Veep a success, what technical department was so important to The Thick Of It, and why he never reads reviews... Sign up today at  www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders mrchrisaddison.tumblr.com | @mrchrisaddison | The Hustle Get ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at  www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders Get tickets to my new tour dates at  www.comedianscomedian.com/tour or on any of the following venues below: 17/04/2019  Oxford Old Fire Station 19/04/2019  Bromsgrove – The Artix 27/04/2019  Plymouth Barbican 9-11/05/2019 Soho Theatre, London 05/10/19 Edinburgh Stand (early show – 5pm) 11/10/19 Northampton Royal and Derngate 25/10/19 Teignmouth Pavillions 26/10/19 Swindon Arts Centre 04/11/19 Nottingham Glee Club 05/11/19 Birmingham Glee Club 08/11/19 Bristol - The Comedy Box at the Hen and Chicken 04/12/19 Aldershot - The West End Centre 25/01/20 Corsham - The Pound Arts Centre 01/02/20 Newcastle Stand (early show - 5pm) 02/02/20 Glasgow - The Stand 07/02/20 Farnham Maltings 28/02/20 Cambridge Junction @comcompod  |  www.comedianscomedian.com Charity Gig Shout-out! On Monday 13th May, help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities. Tickets for this gala line-up featuring loads of past ComCom guests and more besides can be got at the Leicester Square Theatre website or www.womenandchildrenfirst.org.uk/comedy Comics new and old! Check out www.comedy.co.uk/pro to see everything British Comedy Guide has to offer you and your career: curate your online profile on the most-visited website about UK comedy; get involved at the opportunities hub; and access exclusive articles about performing, writing and producing! Don't forget to use the code COMCOM to get £5 off your membership.

Filed Under: Acting , Actor , Armando Iannucci , Audiences , Chris Addison , Compere/MC/Hosting , Daniel Kitson , Dara O'Briain , Dave Gorman , Edinburgh , Festival , Fringe , Interview , John Cleese , Live At The Apollo , Onstage Persona , Perrier Comedy Award , Persona , Radio , Radio 4 , Reviews , Seinfeld , Stage Persona , Success , The Hustle , The Thick of It , Tiffany Stevenson , TV , TV Comedy , USA , VEEP , Whimsy

157 – Nathan Caton

With his own Radio Four series and a raft of Mock The Week appearances under his belt, Nathan Caton remains astonishingly down to earth and level-headed. We explore panel-show tactics, discuss using comedy to heal people close to you, and learn how he was dropped by a leading agent out of the blue.  He’s happy, well-balanced and kind - will Stu manage to crack the bastard? Get ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders @comcompod |  www.comedianscomedian.com And don't forget to join the Comcom Facebook group, which you can do  here .

Filed Under: Andy Parsons , Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing , Carl Donnelly , Chris Addison , Criticism , Dara O'Briain , Ed Byrne , Ed Gamble , Eddie Murphy , Edinburgh , Festival Comedian , First Open Spot , Fringe , Hugh Dennis , Ian Stone , Inspiration , Interview , Joe Wilkinson , John Maloney , Lenny Henry , Live At The Apollo , London , Micky Flanagan , Mock The Week , Observational Comedy , Radio , Radio 4 , Reviews , Sara Pascoe , Sarah Millican , So You Think You’re Funny , Stage Persona , Stewart Francis , Storytelling , Success , The Comedy Store , Writing On Stage

LATEST NEWS

Subscribe now, would you like to support us.

Chris Brown to release “11:11” deluxe album on April 11; Features include Bryson Tiller and Tee Grizzley

Chris Brown to release “11:11” deluxe album on April 11

Last week, Chris Brown confirmed that the deluxe edition of his 2023 “ 11:11 ” album will officially be out on April 11. This comes after the first 11:11 project came out in November, and contained 22 new songs. Moreover, CB also collaborated with Future, Fridayy , and more. It was led by singles such as “ Sensational ” and “ Summer Too Hot ” featuring Davido and Lojay. As a result, 11:11 went on to see a number nine debut in the US, on the Billboard 200 chart.

Furthermore, Chris Brown’s 11:11 deluxe album will have 13 new songs on the way. Features on this project will also include Bryson Tiller and Tee Grizzley. Last week, Brown also previewed a snippet of “ Bruce Lee ,” which serves as the intro to the album.

Chris Brown’s upcoming 11:11 deluxe album also comes after he announced his 11:11 Tour , earlier this month. This will begin on June 5, in Detroit. 35 dates will be available in total, as the tour will go on to conclude on August 7, with back to back shows in Los Angeles. Moreover, special guest performers throughout the tour will also include Ayra Starr, Maeta, and Muni Long.

Check out the full tracklist for Chris Brown’s forthcoming “11:11” deluxe album, below.

The post Chris Brown to release “11:11” deluxe album on April 11; Features include Bryson Tiller and Tee Grizzley appeared first on Hip Hop Vibe .