Tom Gleeson is one of Australia’s favourite comedians. You may have seen him on Thank God You’re Here, Good News Week, Rove, or the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. You might know Tom as the Australian Fast Bowler from the Comedy Channel's AFI nominated comedy show, Skithouse, or as a regular on Channel Seven's The Morning Show or Channel Ten’s 7.00pm Project.
You may have also heard Tom on Mix 101.1 Melbourne’s breakfast show. He got his start in radio as half of the Tom & Subby Show that first appeared on Triple J before it moved to Triple M where it was nominated for an Australian Commercial Radio Award.
Tom has also been published by UNSW Press with his book Playing Poker with the SAS: A Comedy Tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. This follows up his story The Italian Job. It appears in Take Me With You a collection of tales of long distance love edited by Sarah MacDonald for Random House.
As a stand up, there is not much Tom hasn't done. He has performed at all three major comedy festivals in Melbourne, Edinburgh and Montreal several times. He’s been nominated for a Helpmann Award and he won the Piece of Wood Comedian’s Choice Award at the 2008 Melbourne Comedy Festival.
He has also performed at the Sydney Opera House, every capital city in Australia, London, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Jakarta as well as entertaining the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was also selected to perform as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
“This well-known Australian stand-up comedian produced a trademark entertaining show filled with clever jokes and hilarious stories.” (Adelaide Advertiser)
“His wit is lethal.” (Sydney Morning Herald)
“On stage the 33-year-old is quick-witted and charismatic. He talks to the audience with the ease of an old friend catching up over a beer.” (Daily Telegraph – Sydney)
"Tall-tale-telling manner that constantly engages. Tom on. Very on." (The Age - Melbourne)
