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Tom Craine | |
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| Occupations | Comedian Writer Broadcaster |
Tom Craine is an English comedian, writer and broadcaster.
As well as performing solo stand up comedy Craine has performed as part of a sketch group called Jigsaw with Dan Antopolski and Nat Luurtsema.
He co-wrote the sitcom Josh (TV series) with Josh Widdicombe for the BBC[1] and ReincarNathan [2] for BBC Radio 4 with Henry Paker, which was nominated for awards at both the Arias [3] and BBC Radio Drama Awards.[4] He co-devised and wrote the panel show Hypothetical for UK TV channel Dave.[5]
For television he has written for Mock The Week,[6] The Last Leg, Have I Got News For You, Michael McIntyre's Big Show, Fantasy Football League, Mel Giedryoc: Unforgivable, Rob Beckett's Smart TV, Stand Up To Cancer, Gladiators and 8 out of 10 Cats, he has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News, Live at the Electric,[7][8] and Drunk History.[9]
Tom presents the comedy / history podcast Oh What A Time with Elis James and Chris Scull, having regularly appeared on Josh Widdicombe’s football nostalgia podcast Quickly Kevin, Will He Score?[10] He has had a show on Radio X for which ‘Tom Craine’s story show’ was available as a podcast.[11] He has also had shows for BBC Radio Bristol and co-presented on BBC Radio Wales with Rhod Gilbert.[12]
He has written regular columns for Cosmopolitan (magazine) called ‘Sex and the Single Guy’[13] and he used the correspondence from readers he received as the basis for a one man show called ‘Thoughts on Love (By a Man With None of the Answers)’.[14]
Personal life
[edit]He is from Bath, Somerset.[15] In childhood he was the lead chorister of Bath Abbey Choir and sang a solo on the 1990 Songs Of Praise Christmas special.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ddab3e69-b963-4347-a964-84dcbc6a2692
- ↑ https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/reincarnathan/
- ↑ https://audioacademy.org.uk/arias/2020-arias/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5Nf4HrXNNkpHhPz8yPBhypb/the-2021-shortlist
- ↑ "TV Review: Hypothetical, Dave". 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "REVIEW: Joz Norris Tom Craine". 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Thoughts on love (by a man with none of the answers)". Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Little Wander.
- ↑ Ltd, Powder Blue. "Outside The Box : Performer Details". www.outsidetheboxcomedy.co.uk.
- ↑ "Drunk History UK S2 Ep1 - Tom Craine And Tom Davis". SBS PopAsia. 5 June 2016.
- ↑ acast (20 November 2017). "Tom Craine discusses 'There's Only One Barry Fry': S02E09 - Quickly Kevin; will he score? The 90s Football Show on acast". acast.
- ↑ "Listen to Tom Craine's Story Show Podcast". www.radio-uk.co.uk.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy (18 August 2010). "Tom Craine interview - Circuit Training - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy (18 August 2014). "Tom Craine interview - 2014 Edinburgh Fringe - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ "Tom Craine: Thoughts On Love (By a Man With None of the Answers): 4 star review by Faith-Ashleigh Wong". broadwaybaby.com.
- ↑ "BBC Radio Bristol - Tom Craine". BBC.
- ↑ "Tom Craine – Choirboy to Addict & Back Again - One4Review". 10 August 2010.