Tom Lucy (comedian)

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Tom Lucy is a British stand up comedian.

Lucy was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1996 and attended Cranleigh School and Hurtwood House School [1] before joining Bristol University reading a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Theatre, before dropping out to perform comedy full-time. [2]

Lucy won the Comedy Store King Gong in 2014, and began performing regularly at clubs including the Glee Club, Up The Creek and Komedia. In February 2016, he won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year award. [3] He is signed to the talent agency Off the Kerb productions. [4] His style of comedy is centred around typical events surrounding young adult males. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tom Lucy Turns Professional Comedian - Hurtwood House". www.hurtwoodhouse.com.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Tom Lucy". Comedy Blogedy. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tom Lucy wins Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year award". British Comedy Guide. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tom Lucy". Off The Kerb. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tom Lucy (Plus live gig footage)". Sub TV. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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