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Australian comedian For the British comedian Tom Walker, see Jonathan Pie.For other people with the same name, see Thomas Walker (disambiguation).

Tom Walker
Personal information
EducationÉcole Philippe Gaulier
Occupations
SpouseDemi Lardner
Websitetomwalkerisgood.com
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreGaming
Followers17.5 thousand
Last updated: 30 September 2024

Tom Walker is an Australian comedian, podcaster, clown, mime, improvisor, and Twitch streamer.

Early life and education

Walker trained in clowning at the École Philippe Gaulier in 2014.

Career

Walker's improv awards include the 2007 Sydney School Theatresports Cup (Senior Division) and 2011 National Theatresports Championship.

He won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Best Newcomer and Director's Choice awards in 2016 for his show Beep Boop and appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia. His show Bee Boo was nominated in the category of Best Show for the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award. Walker was long-listed for the 2021 AACTA Awards.

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

Walker and Demi Lardner's 2019 show We Mustn't won the Sydney Comedy Festival's Directors Choice award in 2019. They also co-host the podcast bigsofttitty.png.

Walker was selected as part of the 2023 lineup of International New Faces of Comedy by Just for Laughs.

Personal life

Walker is married to Demi Lardner.

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 7 April 2021.
  2. Reich, Hannah (19 March 2024). "These Australian performers survived vicious insults from a French master clown. They'd do it again". ABC News. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. "Whose Line is it Anyway? Australia: Meet the cast". Foxtel. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. "Theatresports 2007 Schools Competition – Results". Impro Australia.
  5. ^ "Tom Walker". Creative Representation. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. "Cast announced for Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia". MediaWeek. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. "Melbourne International Comedy Festival announce nominations for 2017 Barry Award". Beat Magazine. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. "Best Short Form/Online Entertainment Contenders". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. Bennett, Steve. "Amazon reveals its Australian stand-up release schedule". www.chortle.co.uk.
  10. "Sydney Comedy Festival Announces 2019 Award Winners".
  11. "bigsofttitty.png on acast". acast. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. "Just for Laughs Reveals the List of the Esteemed 2023 New Faces".
  13. "Demi Lardner". Century Artists. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

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