Totally Tom
| Totally Tom | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Stand up |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Subject(s) | Everyday life, satire, class |
| Influences |
Alan Partridge The League of Gentlemen |
| Members |
Tom Stourton Tom Palmer |
Totally Tom is a British comedy duo consisting of Tom Stourton and Tom Palmer.
Background
Stourton and Palmer first met as housemates at Eton College.[1] Their public school education would become a major subject in their comedy and spoofs about the perceived "posh" stereotypes associated with those educated at British public/independent schools.[2]
After Eton, Stourton, the second son of former BBC journalist Edward Stourton, studied art history at the University of Bristol while Palmer read history at Oxford University. They reunited after university and went into comedy full-time.
Career
Totally Tom first started performing together in 2010, conducting a UK university tour and launching online their short film High Renaissance Man,[3] which became an online hit.
2011 saw the duo perform at Underbelly Limited at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, for which they were nominated for the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Newcomer Award.[4] In the same year the also made their television debut on Channel 4's Comedy Lab.[5]
The duo returned to Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012[6][7] and also, appeared on BBC Three's Comedy Marathon.[8]
The duo also appear in the BBC Three stand-up/sketch series Live at the Electric as backstage crew for the show with Palmer serving as the serious one and Stourton serving as comic relief and the one who pulls the switch to start the show.
Stourton stars alongside Charlotte Ritchie in the BBC Three sitcom Siblings which was first broadcast in summer 2014.
References
- ↑ "Two old Etonians taking over". Evening Standard. 1 August 2011.
- ↑ "Heard the one about the posh comedian? You will". The Independent. 21 August 2011.
- ↑ Edward Stourton, Daily Mail "High Renaissance Man, My Etonian son the Youtube Sensation" 10 April 2010.
- ↑ Chortle "Edinburgh Fringe 2012 - Totally Tom" 2012
- ↑ Channel 4 "Comedy Lab Episode Guide, Series 33 Episode 1" 2011
- ↑ The Guardian "Totally Tom Edinburgh Festival Review" 24 August 2012
- ↑ The Independent "Totally Tom Underbelly Bristo Square Edinburgh" 24 August 2012.
- ↑ BBC "BBC Three Red Button Comedy Marathon"