Nationality British Name Thom Tuck Years active 2006–present Role Actor | Genres Sketch comedy | |
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Born March 28, 1982 (age 41)
Leeds, England ( 1982-03-28 ) Medium Stand-up comedy, Television | ||
Education University of Edinburgh Notable works and roles The Penny Dreadfuls | ||
Thom tuck live in edinburgh 2012
Thom Tuck (born 28 March 1982) is a British actor and comedian known for being one third of comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls and as a Stand-up comedian nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Contents
- Thom tuck live in edinburgh 2012
- Thom tuck straight to dvd steven seagal
- Early life
- Career
- Theatre
- References
Thom tuck straight to dvd steven seagal
Early life
Tuck attended the American International School of Dhaka in Bangladesh and Cardinal Heenan Roman Catholic High School and Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds. As a child, he also lived in Sri Lanka, Denmark, Egypt, Malawi, Zimbabwe and The Philippines. He studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with a 2:2. While at university, he performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company; acting in, writing and directing plays, including directing a piece written by playwright Sam Holcroft, and was a member of acclaimed improvisational comedy troupe The Improverts. It was with The Improverts that he first met and performed with fellow comedians Humphrey Ker and David Reed.
Career
Tuck's radio work includes The Penny Dreadfuls Present... alongside David Reed and Humphrey Ker, and the BBC Radio 4 series Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD.
With The Penny Dreadfuls, Thom has created five full-length stage shows, two radio series and two one-off radio plays.
On television he has appeared in Comedy Shuffle, The Wrong Door, The Supersizers..., Dick and Dom's Funny Business and Mongrels.
He runs two comedy nights: tom:foolery, which is an occasional stand-up night where all the performers are called Tom, Thom or Thomas and The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society which he books and co-hosts with John-Luke Roberts at the New Red Lion Theatre in Islington.
Theatre
1999 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
NSDF 2003
2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe & NSDF 2005
2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2009 National Tour
2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe