Tom Walker (comedian)

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Tom Walker
Personal information
Education École Philippe Gaulier
Occupation(s)Comedian, Twitch streamer, Mime
Website https://tomwalkerisgood.com/
Twitch information
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Years active2020-present
Genre Gaming
Games American Truck Simulator
Followers11.2 thousand
Associated acts demilardner

Last updated: 01 May 2023

Tom Walker is an Australian comedian, performer, podcaster and Twitch streamer.

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Career

Walker trained in clowning at the École Philippe Gaulier. [1] His improv awards include the 2007 Sydney School Theatresports Cup (Senior Division) [2] [3] and 2011 National Theatresports Championship. [4]

He won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Best Newcomer and Director's Choice awards in 2016 for his show Beep Boop [4] and appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia . [5] His show Bee Boo was nominated in the category of Best Show for the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award. [6] Walker was long-listed for the 2021 AACTA Awards. [7]

His 2019 show Very Very, directed by Zoë Coombs Marr, was picked up as an Amazon Prime special and released in May 2020. [8]

Walker and his partner Demi Lardner's 2019 show We Mustn't won the Sydney Comedy Festival's Directors Choice award in 2019. [9] They also co-host the podcast bigsofttitty.png. [10]

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