Tom Bell (comedian)

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Tom Bell (born 8 January 1981) is an English comedian.

Born in Nottingham and raised in nearby Kegworth, Tom studied History at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. As an alternative to studying he began to perform comedy and in 2002 Tom became Vice President of the Cambridge Footlights.

Following his performance in "Today Of All Days" at the Pleasance Theatre, during the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tom was signed to Avalon Management and began pursuing his love of comedy in earnest.

Since then he has performed in two further Edinburgh Fringe Shows: "The Comedy Zone" at the Pleasance Theatre (2004) and "The Last Show Around" at the Cafe Royal (2005).

Now based in London, his stand up has been seen across the UK and within a year of starting out he was to be found supporting the likes of Lee Mack and Chris Addison as well as being asked to perform at De Blaue Montag, Berlin (2004)

Tom's unique style of comedy has marked him out as a rising star in what is still loosely termed the world of alternative comedy and he garnered international praise for his show "Tom Bell Presents" which ran for 4 months on Resonance FM. The show returned for a second run late in 2006.