Tom Walker (comedian)

Tom Walker is an Australian comedian, performer, podcaster, Twitch Streamer and spokesperson for Lube Mobile.

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Walker (disambiguation).
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Career

Walker trained in clowning at the École Philippe Gaulier.[1] His improv awards include the 2007 Sydney School Theatresports Cup (Senior Division)[2][3] and 2011 National Theatresports Championship.[4]

He won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Best Newcomer and Director's Choice awards in 2016 for his show Beep Boop[4] and appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia.[5] His show Bee Boo was nominated in the category of Best Show for the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award.[6]

His 2019 show Very Very, directed by Zoë Coombs Marr, was picked up as an Amazon Prime special and released in May 2020.[7]

Walker and partner Demi Lardner's 2019 show We Mustn't was described as "brilliant, inventive and brave."[8] The couple currently create podcast bigsofttitty.png. Which is on the Sanspants Radio Network. Walker is a Twitch partner.

References
  1. Low, Lenny Ann (1 July 2016). "Hot to Watch". The Sydney Morning Herald - The Shortlist.
  2. "Whose Line is it Anyway? Australia: Meet the cast". Foxtel. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. "Theatresports 2007 Schools Competition - Results". www.improaustralia.com.au.
  4. "Tom Walker". Creative Representation. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. "Cast announced for Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia". MediaWeek. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. "Melbourne International Comedy Festival announce nominations for 2017 Barry Award". Beat Magazine. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. Bennett, Steve. "Amazon reveals its Australian stand-up release schedule : Other news 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  8. Brookes, David (17 May 2019). "Demi Lardner, Tom Walker @ Factory Theatre". The Music. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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