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Chris McCausland appearing on Have I Got News For You

About Chris McCausland

Chris has been performing stand-up for more than two decades and is a regular face on British television.

He is an established favourite on such flagship comedy shows as Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?, QI, The last Leg, and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

He has appeared on Live at the Apollo four times, taking on the hosting duties twice, including for the final series in 2026.

He has appeared on The Royal Variety Performance, and has been a fixture of entertainment favourites such as Blankety Blank, The Graham Norton Show and The Jonathan Ross Show.

and In 2024 he shattered expectations by winning “Strictly Come Dancing” alongside his dance partner Dianne Buswell, and in 2025 took home the BAFTA for the most memorable television moment of the year.

Chris has fronted many of his own shows across multiple genres, including: “Wonders of the World I Can’t See” (2023) – An entertainment travel show for Channel 4; “The Chris McCausland Show” (2024) – An entertainment chat show for ITV; Chris co-wrote and starred in “Bad Tidings” (2024) – A comedy Christmas movie for Sky; and “Seeing into the Future” (2025) – A factual science and tech documentary for BBC.

His last tour “Yonks!” took in a mammoth 360 shows nationwide and played to over 350,000 people, culminating at the London Palladium.

Chris is also a regular voice on our radios, and is the creator and host of the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show, “You Heard It here First,” which has ran for three series. He now hosts Absolute Radio’s Sunday morning show, having taken over from Jason Manford in 2026.

In 2025 he published his Memoir, “Keep Laughing,” which went on to be one of the most anticipated releases and biggest sellers of the year.

You’ve probably seen him on…

  • Strictly Come Dancing (BBC)
  • Chris McCausland Live in London (Channel 4, Netflix)
  • Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future (BBC)
  • Bad Tidings (Sky)
  • Wonders of the World I Can’t See (Channel 4, Netflix)
  • Scared of the Dark (Channel 4)
  • The Royal Variety Performance (ITV)
  • Have I Got News for You (BBC)
  • Would I Lie to You? (BBC)

  • The Graham Norton Show (BBC)
  • The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV)
  • Not Going Out (BBC)
  • 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4)
  • Live at the Apollo (BBC)
  • The Last Leg (Channel 4)
  • QI (BBC)

  • Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel (BBC)
  • The Chase / Beat The Chacers Celebrity Specials (ITV)
  • Celebrity Mastermind (BBC)
  • Blankety Blank (BBC)

…Plus loads more!