Tom Craine

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Tom Craine
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Tom Craine is an English comedian, writer and broadcaster.

As well as performing solo stand up comedy Craine has performed as part of a sketch group called Jigsaw with Dan Antopolski and Nat Luurtsema. [1] Luurtsema and Craine were in a relationship, the break up of which has been the focus of solo shows for both. [2] [3] [4]

He co-wrote the sitcom Josh (TV series) with Josh Widdicombe for the BBC. [5] He co-devised and wrote the panel show Hypothetical for UK TV channel Dave. [6] He has regularly appeared on Widdicombe’s football nostalgia podcast Quickly Kevin, Will He Score? [7]

He has written regular columns for Cosmopolitan (magazine) called ‘Sex and the Single Guy’ [8] and he used the correspondence from readers he received as the basis for a one man show called ‘Thoughts on Love (By a Man With None of the Answers)’. [9]

For television he has written for Mock The Week, [10] The Last Leg, and 8 out of 10 Cats, he has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News, Live at the Electric, [11] [12] and Drunk History. [13] He has had a show on Radio X for which ‘Tom Craine’s story show’ was available as a podcast. [14] He has also had shows for BBC Radio Bristol and Phoenix FM [15] and co-presented on BBC Radio Wales with Rhod Gilbert. [16]

Personal life

He is from Bath, Somerset. [17] In childhood he was the lead chorister of Bath Abbey Choir and sang a solo on the 1990 Songs Of Praise Christmas special. [18]

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  14. ↑ "Listen to Tom Craine's Story Show Podcast". www.radio-uk.co.uk.
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