Tom Parry (comedian)

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Tom Parry
PseudonymTomos Parry
Birth nameThomas Edward Parry
Born (1980-12-16) 16 December 1980 (age 43)
MediumStand-up, sketch, television, podcast
NationalityEnglish
Years active2004–present
Children2

Tom Parry, later credited as Tom Parry Wicks, is an English comedian, writer, podcaster and actor. He is one-third of the sketch/podcast group Pappy's.

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Career

Stand-up

Parry performed his debut solo show Yellow T-Shirt at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. [1] [2] It was nominated as the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards [3] [4] and earned Parry a BBC radio show. [5] It was also nominated for Best Show at the 2016 Chortle Awards. [6]

Parry has appeared on the Quickly Kevin, Will He Score? podcast with Josh Widdicombe. [7] [8] At the 2014 Edinburgh Festival he produced a show for Beasts at the Pleasance Courtyard [9] and repeated this in 2015. [10]

Pappy's

Parry is a member of the sketch troupe Pappy's [11] [12] producing podcasts, [13] [14] television [15] and stage shows, some of which have been nominated for awards at the Edinburgh Festival.[ citation needed ]

Television

With Pappy's, Parry starred in the sitcom Badults (2013–2014). He's appeared in several other shows, indcluding guest spots on Miranda and Ted Lasso . He was a writer on ITV's sitcom The Job Lot and several series of Great Movie Mistakes on BBC 3.

Film

Parry's debut film screenplay Your Christmas or Mine? was filmed at Pinewood Studios. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk, Angela Griffin and Daniel Mays and released on Amazon Prime Video on 2 December 2022. A sequel, Your Christmas or Mine 2 , was filmed in 2023. [16] [17]

Conceptual Artist

Parry's alternative persona as conceptual artist "Peeping Tom" has been described as the "Great Voyeur of the Art World" [18] and is planning an upcoming exhibition titled "Scene and not herd" as well as appearing in several episodes of Happy Days.

Personal life

Originally from Wolverhampton, Parry studied English and Drama at the University of Kent. Parry married in 2019. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Tom Parry, Edinburgh Fringe review: Pappy's and Badults star makes a gloriously silly stand-up debut". The Independent. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/amp/best-newcomer/2015/tom-parry [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ "Tom Parry – Yellow T-Shirt" . Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "10th April 17: Tom Parry's Fancy Dressed Life (Ep 1), Comedy of the Week - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Alumni Laura Lexx and Tom Parry nominated for Chortle Awards - School of Arts - University of Kent". www.kent.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Tom Parry / 'They Think It's All Rovers' : S03 EP07 - Quickly Kevin; will he score? The 90s Football Show on acast". acast.com. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Pappy's Fun Club | the Times". Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "A madcap hour of fun that could be award bound". 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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  14. ↑ "Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "BBC - BBC Three announce commission of new sitcom - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Richardson, Jay (23 March 2023). "Your Christmas Or Mine? sequel starts filming next month". British Comedy Guide.
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