Tom Walker (comedian)
| Tom Walker | |
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| Personal information | |
| Education | École Philippe Gaulier |
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| Website | tomwalkerisgood |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Followers | 13.3 thousand |
Last updated: 27 February 2024 | |
Tom Walker is an Australian comedian, podcaster and Twitch streamer.
Career[edit]
Walker trained in clowning at the École Philippe Gaulier in 2014.[1][2] His improv awards include the 2007 Sydney School Theatresports Cup (Senior Division)[3][4] and 2011 National Theatresports Championship.[5]
He won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Best Newcomer and Director's Choice awards in 2016 for his show Beep Boop[5] and appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia.[6] His show Bee Boo was nominated in the category of Best Show for the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award.[7] Walker was long-listed for the 2021 AACTA Awards.[8]
His 2019 show Very Very, directed by Zoë Coombs Marr, was picked up as an Amazon Prime special and released in May 2020.[9]
Walker and his partner Demi Lardner's 2019 show We Mustn't won the Sydney Comedy Festival's Directors Choice award in 2019.[10] They also co-host the podcast bigsofttitty.png.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Boon, Maxim (29 January 2018). "Down To Clown: Demi Lardner, Tom Walker and Zoe Coombs-Marr On The Art Of Being Silly". The Music. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Reich, Hannah (19 March 2024). "These Australian performers survived vicious insults from a French master clown. They'd do it again". ABC News. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Whose Line is it Anyway? Australia: Meet the cast". Foxtel. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Theatresports 2007 Schools Competition – Results". Impro Australia.
- ^ a b "Tom Walker". Creative Representation. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Cast announced for Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia". MediaWeek. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne International Comedy Festival announce nominations for 2017 Barry Award". Beat Magazine. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Best Short Form/Online Entertainment Contenders". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Amazon reveals its Australian stand-up release schedule". www.chortle.co.uk.
- ^ "Sydney Comedy Festival Announces 2019 Award Winners".
- ^ "bigsofttitty.png on acast". acast. Retrieved 30 May 2022.