Chris McCausland
A firm favourite on flagship comedy shows, Chris has appeared on 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 made three appearances on Live at the Apollo, including taking on hosting duties in 2021 a landmark year that also saw his acclaimed debut on the Royal Variety Performanceat the Royal Albert Hall.
Many will know Chris from his 2024 Strictly Come Dancing victory, where he and his partner, Dianne Buswell, won the nation’s hearts with their extraordinary partnership. The two now co-host a podcast together with Keep It Light Media, titled Winning Isn’t Everything.
Chris’s television credits also include audience favourites such as Blankety Blank, The Jonathan Ross Show, Graham Norton, along with celebrity editions of The Chase, Pointless, and Mastermind the latter of which he won with his chosen specialist subject, Pearl Jam.
In 2023, Chris fronted his own Channel 4 travel series, Wonders of the World I Can’t See, and also appeared in the channel’s hit entertainment series Scared of the Dark.
His previous stand up tour ‘Speak Blinder’ was a 140+ date sell out, culminating in a final performance at the legendary Shepherd’s Bush Empire, which was filmed for broadcast on Channel 4. The stand up special is also available on Netflix and retitled ‘Chris McCausland: Live’
Chris is currently touring his new show, “Yonks!”. He has been on tour since January 2025, and has sold a mammoth 250,000 tickets to date. His hugely popular BBC Radio 4 show ‘You Heard It Here First’ returns for a 3rd series.
In October 2025, Chris’s debut autobiography ‘Keep Laughing’ was published by Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House.
Chris is blind, having lost his sight gradually due to the genetic condition Retinitis Pigmentosa. He lives in southwest London with his wife and young daughter.
