About
Tom Deacon, the 2007 winner of Chortle's Student Comedian Award and finalist in the Amused Moose New Act Competition has burst onto the comedy scene drawing all eyes his way with his undeniable stage presence and slick timing.
From 2007 Tom presented 5:19 - a youth orientated show for BBC Switch featuring comedy sketches, music and celebrity interviews. The show aired daily online and on Saturday mornings on BBC Two.
As a stand-up Tom has appeared in Edinburgh and Beyond (Comedy Central), and was asked to attend the first stage of Last Comic Standing in Miami.
In 2008 Tom took part in the Edinburgh Festival's longest running group comedy show, The Comedy Zone, which previously launched the careers of Dave Gorman, Harry Hill, Stewart Lee, Al Murray and Ross Noble. Here Tom was deemed the star of this years show by the Sunday Times ‘with looks, confidence, charm and great material. Expect other comics to lynch him.’
As of March 2010 Tom has been the host of his own Radio One Show. The show broadcasts every Sunday from 7pm and features music and chat from celebrity guests. Tom can also be seen performing stand up on the new BBC Two show The Rob Brydon Show.
'...slick stagecraft, bags of energy'
Chortle
