Totally Tom

Totally Tom is a British comedy duo consisting of Tom Stourton and Tom Palmer.

Totally Tom
MediumStand up, television
NationalityBritish
Alma materEton College
Years active2010–present
Notable works and rolesLive at the Electric
MembersTom Stourton
Tom Palmer

Background

Stourton and Palmer first met as housemates at Eton College.[1] Their public school education would become a major subject in their comedy and spoofs about the perceived "posh" stereotypes associated with those educated at British public schools.[2]

After Eton, Stourton, the second son of former BBC journalist Edward Stourton, studied art history at the University of Bristol while Palmer read history at the University of Oxford. They reunited after university and went into comedy full-time.

Career

Totally Tom first started performing together in 2010, conducting a UK university tour and launching their short online film High Renaissance Man.

2011 saw the duo perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Underbelly, in which they were nominated for the Best Newcomer Award.[3] In the same year the also made their television debut on Channel 4's Comedy Lab.[4]

The duo returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012.[5][6] In the same year, they appeared on BBC Three's Comedy Marathon.[7]

From 2012 to 2014 the duo appear as the backstage crew in the BBC Three stand-up/sketch series Live at the Electric.[8]

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gollark: Anyway, this is... somewhat orthogonal to the main point here: that advertising is almost certainly affecting you a bit.
gollark: So if you buy a phone which got 4.5 stars or something, then you see another cheaper one with equally good reviews, you'll send the old one back...?
gollark: How will you actually know if the Voxel was going to work the same as the oPhone, though?
gollark: Let's imagine you're buying a phone or something. Imagine there are two types of phone: the Orange oPhone XIIX+MAX and the Goggle Voxel 4. They might work exactly the same for you, unrealistically, but the Orange oPhone is more expensive. You were influenced a bit because of advertising, and because of that bought an oPhone over a Voxel.

References
  1. Lee, Veronica (1 August 2011). "Two old Etonians taking over". London Evening Standard.
  2. Lee, Veronica (21 August 2011). "Heard the one about the posh comedian? You will". The Independent.
  3. "Totally Tom [2012]". Chortle. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. "Comedy Lab – Episode Guide". Channel 4. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. Logan, Brian (24 August 2012). "Totally Tom – Edinburgh Festival Review". The Guardian.
  6. Jones, Alice (24 August 2012). "Totally Tom, Underbelly Bristo Square Edinburgh". The Independent.
  7. "Red Button Comedy Marathon". BBC Three. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. "Live at the Electric – Totally Tom". BBC Three. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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