CHRIS ADDISON, star of BBC TWO’s BAFTA winning comedy The Thick Of It who recently appeared alongside JAMES GANDOLFINI and PETER CAPALDI in ARMANDO IANNUCCI’S British Comedy Award winning In The Loop, has extended his critically acclaimed stand up tour into Autumn 2010, adding 22 new dates.

Fresh from the latest critically acclaimed series of The Thick Of It, and appearances on Channel 4’s Skins and BBC TWO’s Mock The Week, CHRIS can currently be heard hosting 7 Day Sunday on BBC 5Live. He is also familiar to TV audiences from his appearances on shows like Live at the Apollo (BBC ONE), Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE) and Tonight with Jonathan Ross (BBC ONE), and his own BBC TWO sitcom Lab Rats. As a live performer CHRIS has taken five solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe (two of which saw him nominated for the Perrier Award). He is also the author of two books: It Wasn’t Me and Cautionary Tales for Grown-Ups (both Hodder & Stoughton), while his radio credits include: the Sony Award winning The Ape That Got Lucky; Charm Offensive; Political Animal; Chris Addison’s Civilization; and The Department (all BBC Radio 4).
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What the press has said about Chris Addison’s 2010 tour so far:

“One of the most accomplished live acts you are likely to see this year.”
The Observer **

★★★★
**The Independent

“Prime material. Worth the five-year wait.”
Chortle

“He’s still got the gift…Brisk and brimming with bonhomie, Addison romps through material ranging from the personal to the political.”
The Stage


For more information please contact: Jenny Stewart or Dan Lloyd at Avalon on 020 7598 7222 / jenny.stewart@avalonuk.com or danl@avalonuk.com


TOUR EXTENSION DATES

September
Saturday 11th Norwich Playhouse 01603 598 598
Friday 24th Barnsley Civic 08451 800 363
Thursday 30th Kettering Lighthouse Theatre 01536 414 141

October
Sunday 3rd Epsom Playhouse 01372 742 555
Wednesday 6th Brighton Komedia 0845 293 8480
Thursday 7th Chorley Little Theatre 01257 264 362
Friday 8th Middlesbrough Town Hall 01642 729 729
Sunday 10th Harrogate Theatre 01423 502 116
Sunday 17th Hull Truck Theatre 01482 323 638
Saturday 23rd Didcot Cornerstone Arts Centre 01235 515 144
Thursday 28th Cambridge The Junction 01223 511 511
Friday 29th Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal 01284 769 505

November
Thursday 4th Dorset Tivoli Theatre 01202 885 566
Friday 5th Leeds West Yorkshire Playhouse 0113 213 7700
Sunday 7th Salford The Quays 0843 208 6000
Friday 12th Milton Keynes The Stables 01908 280 800
Monday 15th Nottingham Playhouse 0115 941 9419
Saturday 20th Canterbury Gulbenkian 01227 769 075
Thursday 25th Kendal Brewery Arts 01539 725 133
Friday 26th Birmingham Alexandra 0844 847 2302
Monday 29th &
Tuesday 30th Bristol Tobacco Factory 0117 902 0344