Sketchorama returns to Radio 4 with Thom Tuck hosting
26 Apr 2013
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Comedy Performer
http://www.pennydreadfuls.co.uk
Thom's four-part R4 series, Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD is about to be broadcast on the BBC. Thom's brilliant debut solo show of the same name was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Fosters Comedy Awards in 2011, it was then broadcast on Radio 4. He’s enjoyed sketch comedy success with The Penny Dreadfuls with their own Radio 4 shows. Alongside Phil Jupitus, he starred in Coalition in Edinburgh last year, and has just reprised this role at the Pleasance in London.
| Programme Name | Character/Role | Channel/Company | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Comedy Marathon | Performer/writer | BBC3 | 2012 |
| We Are Mongrels | Guest | BBC3 (producer Stephen McCrum) | 2011 |
| Dick and Dom's Funny Business | With The Penny Dreadfuls | BBC2 | 2011 |
| Speechless | Various | Kudos | 2010 |
| Children in Need (Penny Dreadfuls) | Performer/Writer | BBC1 | 2009 |
| The Supersizers Go....Victorian | Self | BBC4 | 2009 |
| The Wrong Door | Performer/Writer | BBC3 | 2008 |
| Comedy Shuffle | Performer/Writer | BBC3 | 2007 |
| Tour/Event Name | Character/Role | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition | Matt King | Pleasance Theatre, London | 2013 |
| ACMS | Co-host | Soho Theatre | 2012/13 |
| Coalition | Matt Cooper | Edinburgh Pleasance | 2012 |
| Thom Tuck Flips Out | Performer/writer | Pleasance, Edinburgh | 2012 |
| Thom Tuck Goes Straight To DVD | Writers/perfromer (solo show) | Soho Theatre | 2012 |
| Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD | Writer/Performer | Brighton and Manchester Festivals | 2011 |
| Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD | Writer/performer | The Pleasance (Edinburgh Festival) | 2011 |
| Penny Dreadfuls MMX | Performer/Writer | Pleasance, Edinburgh | 2010 |
| Gutted! A Revengers's Musical | Performer | Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival | 2010 |
| The Hotel | Performer | Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival | 2009 |
| The Never Man (Penny Dreadfuls) | Performer/Writer | Pleasance, Edinburgh | 2009 |
| Totally Looped (the Impro Show) | Performer | Tour (director Vince Waldron) | 2009 |
| Aeneas Faversham Forever (Penny Dreadfuls) | Writer/Performer | Pleasance, Edinburgh | 2008 |
| Aeneas Faversham Returns (Penny Dreadfuls) | Writer/Performer | Pleasance, Edinburgh | 2007 |
| Aeneas Faverhsam (Penny Dreadfuls) | Performer/Writer | Pleasance, Edinburgh | 2006 |
| Scaramouche Jones | Performer | Edinuburgh Festival/National Tour | 2005 |
| Like Skinnydipping | Performer | National Student Drama Festival | 2003 |
| Name | Character/Role | Station/Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sketchorama | Host | BBCR4 (series host) | 2013 |
| Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD | Performer/writer | BBCR4 (four part series) | 2013 |
| The Penny Dreadfuls: Hereward The Wake | Hereward The Wake | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 |
| Thom Tuck Goes Straight To DVD | Writer/performer (solo show) | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 |
| Penny Dreadfuls: Revolution | Various | BBC Radio 4 (producer Julia McKenzie) | 2011 |
| Must Do Better | Various | BBC Radio 4 (prod Ed Morrish) | 2011 |
| Guy Fawkes | Performer/Writer | BBC Radio 4 | 2009 |
| Joan of Arc | Various | BBC Radio 4 (dir Patrick Barlow) | 2008 |
| More Brothers Faverhsam | Performer/Writer | BBC Radio 7 | 2008 |
| The Brothers Faversham | Performer/Writer | BBC Radio 7 | 2007 |
| Award Won | Awards Name | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Newcomer Nominee | Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards | 2011 | |
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