Thom Tuck
| Thom Tuck | |
|---|---|
 Tuck in 2008 | |
| Born | 28 March 1982 Leeds, England |
| Medium | Stand up, radio, television |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Genres | Sketch comedy |
| Notable works and roles | The Penny Dreadfuls |
Thom Tuck (born 28 March 1982) is a British actor[1][2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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,[5] and was a member of acclaimed[6] improvisational comedy troupe The Improverts.[7] It was with The Improverts that he first met and performed with fellow comedians Humphrey Ker and David Reed.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
Theatre
1999 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- West Side Story, winner of Herald Angel Award.
NSDF 2003
- Like Skinnydipping by Chris Perkin
2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe & NSDF 2005
- Scaramouche Jones by Justin Butcher
2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Aeneas Faversham with The Penny Dreadfuls
- Geronimo by Lucy Kirkwood, winner of ThreeWeeks Editors' Award.[11]
2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Aeneas Faversham Returns with The Penny Dreadfuls, winner of ThreeWeeks Editors' Award.[12]
2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Aeneas Faversham Forever with The Penny Dreadfuls
2009 National Tour
- Totally Looped
2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- The Never Man with The Penny Dreadfuls
- The Hotel by Mark Watson
2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Penny Dreadfuls 2010 with The Penny Dreadfuls
- Gutted: A Revenger's Musical by Danielle Ward & Martin White
2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD
- Directed Bad Mother by Meryl O'Rourke
References
- ^ PBJ Management
- ^ imdb
- ^ List of Best Newcomer Nominees
- ^ Interview with Thom Tuck
- ^ http://www.eutc.org.uk/shows/p445
- ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2010/the_improverts/
- ^ http://www.eutc.org.uk/people/431
- ^ "Our Edinburgh: The Penny Dreadfuls". independent.co.uk. 26 August 2010.
- ^ BBC Press Release
- ^ New Red Lion Theatre
- ^ Award Citations 2006
- ^ Award Citations 2007