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Chris McCausland appearing on Have I Got News For You

Chris McCausland – Comedian

Chris McCausland has been performing stand-up for 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 three times, taking on the hosting duties in 2021, a year that also saw him make his highly acclaimed debut appearance on The Royal Variety Performance at The Royal Albert hall.

Chris has also appeared on entertainment favourites such as Blankety Blank and The Jonathan Ross Show, along with celebrity editions of The Chase, Pointless, and Mastermind – where he won the latter with his chosen specialist subject of Pearl jam.

In 2023 Chris has his own travel series on Channel 4, Wonders of the World I Can’t See, and was also part of Channel 4’s hit new entertainment series, Scared of the Dark

He has just completed a mammoth 140+ date sell-out national tour, with his final show at the legendary Shepherd’s Bush Empire also being filmed for broadcast on Channel 4.

His new tour “Yonks!” will kick off in 2024 and promisses to be even bigger!

In 2022 Chris presented a BAFTA with Lee Mack, and the clip went viral. In 2023 Chris then worked with Lee on an episode of Lee’s long running sitcom, Not Going Out.

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.

he is a regular on Radio 4’s The News Quiz and can often be heard on many shows across all networks.

TV Credits…

  • Chris McCausland Live: Speaky Blinder (Channel 4)

  • Wonders of the World I Can’t See (Channel 4)

  • Scared of the Dark (Channel 4)

  • The Royal Variety Performance 2021 (ITV)

  • Have I Got News for You (BBC)

  • Would I Lie to You? (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 Celebrity Special (ITV)

  • Beat the Chasers Celebrity Special (ITV)

  • Celebrity Mastermind (BBC)

  • Pointless Celebrities (BBC)

  • Blankety Blank (BBC)

  • Fantasy Football (Sky)

  • Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC)

  • Celebrity Hit List (BBC)

  • This Is My House (BBC)

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC)

  • Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains (Comedy Central)

  • Paul Sinha’s TV Showdown (ITV)

  • Hypothetical (Dave)

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave)

  • Guessable (Comedy Central)

  • Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave)

  • Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (Dave)