Tom Walker

Tom Walker is a performer, writer, improviser and clown.

In 2016 Tom took home the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer Award with his show Beep Boop as well as Director’s Choice for Zanzoop as part of Feeble Minds with Sam Campbell and Aaron Chen. Beep Boop went on to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London. Tom’s follow up show, the inadvisably named Bee Boo, also toured across Australia and played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and earned Tom a nomination for MICF’s 2017 Most Outstanding Show Award. Upon his nomination, Tom got “Barry Award Winner 2017” tattooed on his arm, then when Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette won, he returned to the tattoo parlour and got Winner crossed out and replaced with Nominee. Bee Boo was aired as part of ABC2’s Comedy’s Next Gen.

The following year saw Tom perform Honk Honk Honk Honk Honk across Australia and in Edinburgh and London.

Tom’s 2019 show Very Very was another success, touring across Australia and Edinburgh before being filmed as a special for Amazon Prime Video, being released internationally on the streaming service. The same year Tom performed We Mustn’t, co-writing the show with then-girlfriend (now wife) Demi Lardner. The show saw the pair win the SCF 2019 Director’s Choice Award. Tom again toured Australia the following year with his show Javelin and most recently performed at the 2024 MICF with his latest show My Treasures My Beautiful Treasures.

Tom was as a main ensemble member of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia for Foxtel’s Comedy Channel which also aired to audiences on Network Ten. Tom also made appearances on Aaron Chen Tonight on the ABC, Growing Up Gracefully on ABC iView, Drunk History: Australia for Network Ten, The Hundred With Andy Lee on 9Now and can be heard in the Adult Swim animated series The Hamlet Factory.

Tom’s passion for improv comedy began in high school, winning the Sydney School Theatresports Cup in 2007 – he went on to win the Sydney University Theatresports Cup three times. In various teams, Tom won the 2011 Cranston Cup at the NSW Theatresports Championship, the 2011 National Theatresports Championship and was a Sydney Comedy Festival FRESH! Pick as half of improv duo MotherFather. Tom trained at the prestigious École Philippe Gaulier, sharpening up his skills across all areas of his performing life during the two years of training, graduating in 2015.

Tom can be heard co-hosting the hilarious podcast bigsofttitty.png alongside Demi Lardner. You can also find him streaming on twitch to his 15,000 followers every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. He currently mains Jamie in Street Fighter 6 (currently at Diamond 3).

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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

SCF AWARDS Winner – Director’s Choice for We Mustn’t (2019)
MICF AWARDS Nomination – Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show for Beep Boop (2017)
MICF AWARDS Winner – Best Newcomer for Bee Boo (2016)
MICF AWARDS Winner – Director’s Choice for Zanzoop: Feeble Minds (2016)
NATIONAL THEATRESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP Winner (2011)
NSW THEATRESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP Winner – Cranston Cup (2011)

TELEVISION

THE HAMLET FACTORY
Role: Greg. Dir: Phil Jamesson & Jeremy Kaplowitz, Adult Swim | Adult Swim, 2024
THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE
Role: Panelist. Dir: Various, Screen Time | 9Now, 2021
THE PADDOCK (Web Show)
Role: Self. E4 | 2020
DRUNK HISTORY: AUSTRALIA
Role: Sam Hoffmeister. Dir: Helena Brooks, Eureka Productions | Network Ten, 2020
TOM WALKER: VERY VERY
Role: Self/Writer. Dir: Simon Francis, Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Prime Video, 2020
AUSTRALIAN LOCKDOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Role: Self/Writer. Stan | 2020
GROWING UP GRACEFULLY
Role: Will. Dir: Various, Giant Dwarf | ABC iView, 2017
COMEDY NEXT GEN: TOM WALKER
Role: Self/Writer. Dir: John Schmidt & Jim Hare, ABC | ABC, 2017
AARON CHEN TONIGHT
Role: Various. Dir: Pamela Swain, GNWtv | ABC, 2017
SAMMY J’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Role: Self. Dir: Evan Munro-Smith, Buxstock Entertainment | ABC, 2017
COMEDY UP LATE
Role: Self. Dir: Jon Olb & Darren Everitt, ABC2 | ABC, 2017
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? AUSTRALIA
Role: Self. Dir: Various, Network Ten | Foxtel, 2016

LIVE SHOWS

MY TREASURES MY BEAUTIFUL TREASURES
Role: Self/Writer. MICF | 2024
INTERNATIONAL NEW FACES OF COMEDY
Role: Self/Writer. JFL Comedypro | 2023
MISTER CRAZY’S NORMAL SHOW
Role: Self/Writer. ITS | 2022
TOM WALKER: JAVELIN
Role: Self/Writer. AFF/MICF/SFF/BCF/EFF/SoHo Theatre | 2022
LET’S LAUGH
Role: Self/Writer. Sydney Opera House | 2020
VERY VERY
Role: Self/Writer. MICF/SCF/EFF | 2020
STAMPTOWN COMEDY NIGHT
Role: Self. Stamptown | 2020
WE MUSTN’T
Role: Self/Co-Writer. SCF | 2019
HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK
Role: Self/Writer. PCF/AFF/BCF/MICF/SCF/EFF | 2018
ALLSTARS SUPERSHOW 2018
Role: Self. MICF | 2018
BEEP BOOP
Role: Self/Writer. PCF/AFF/MICF/SCF/EFF | 2017
MOTHERFATHER
Role: Performer. MICF | 2017 – 2019
BEE BOO
Role: Self/Writer. MICF/SCF/EFF/London Soho Theatre | 2016
ZANZOOP: FEEBLE MINDS
Role: Performer. MICF/SCF/EFF/London Soho Theatre | 2016

FILM

YOU HAD TO BE THERE AT THE 2022 EDINBURGH FRINGE
Role: Self. Dir: Benjamin Falconer, Aidan Jones Comedy | Film Hub, 2023
GYM RAT (Short)
Role: Will/Writer. Dir: Henry Stone, Guesswork Television | 2021
WE PUNCHED A NAZI (Short)
Role: Clay. Dir: Henry Stone | 2017