Tom Walker (comedian)

Tom Walker is an Australian comedian, performer, podcaster and Twitch streamer.

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

Tom Walker
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
EducationÉcole Philippe Gaulier
OccupationComedian, Twitch streamer
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2020-present
GenreGaming
GamesAmerican Truck Simulator
Followers8.1 thousand (Dec 2021)
Total viewsUnknown
Associated actsdemilardner
Follower and view counts updated as of 2 September 2021.

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] Walker was long-listed for the 2021 AACTA Awards.[7]

His 2019 show Very Very, directed by Zoë Coombs Marr, was picked up as an Amazon Prime special and released in May 2020.[8] His cat is called David.

Walker and his partner Demi Lardner's 2019 show We Mustn't won the Sydney Comedy Festival's Directors Choice award in 2019.[9] The couple currently create podcast bigsofttitty.png on the Sanspants Radio Network. Walker is a Twitch partner.

References
  1. 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 2021-04-07.
  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. "Best Short Form/Online Entertainment Contenders". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. Bennett, Steve. "Amazon reveals its Australian stand-up release schedule : Other news 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  9. "Sydney Comedy Festival Announces 2019 Award Winners".
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