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词条 Tom Gleeson
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Comedy  Radio  Television 

  3. References

  4. External links

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Tom Gleeson (born 2 June 1974) is an Australian stand-up comedian, radio and television presenter.

Early life

Gleeson was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales and lived at nearby Tambar Springs [1] before boarding at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill in Sydney.[2] He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics.[3] During his degree, Gleeson played the drums and occasionally sang vocals in an Australian band, The Fantastic Leslie, before leaving in September 2000 to pursue a career in comedy.[4]

Career

Comedy

Gleeson's first stage appearance, was as the character 'Malcolm' (for two years) dressed in a flannelette shirt, tracksuit pants and a wig. Gleeson later went on to perform at major comedy events including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and Brisbane Comedy Festival. He also did a television appearance on The Comedy Channel's Comedy Slapdown.

In December 2007, Gleeson entertained Australian troops on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He wrote of this experience in his book Playing Poker with the SAS: A comedy tour of Iraq and Afghanistan, which was published in October 2008.[5]

Three of Gleeson's stand up shows have been nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer: Tom On! (2007), Up Himself (2011) and Quality (2014).

Radio

During 2009, Gleeson presented the Melbourne radio breakfast program Mix Mornings with Brigitte Duclos on Mix 101.1.

Television

In 2003 and 2004, Gleeson appeared in Network Ten's comedy sketch program skitHOUSE, playing various characters including the Australian Fast Bowler, a parody of Dennis Lillee. In 2006, Gleeson won Australia's Brainiest Radio Star. In 2008, he was a panelist on the short-lived Big Brother's Big Mouth. In 2009, Gleeson was in the "They don't get it in Australia" advertising campaign, where he asks people in the United States about Red Rooster.[6][7]

In 2013, Gleeson co-hosted Australian comedy chat show This Week Live with Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Meshel Laurie. In 2015, Gleeson appeared on the ABC satirical television news programme The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, hosting the segments "This Is What You Think" and "Hard Chat".[8][9] In 2016, he began presenting Hard Quiz, a spin-off of his "Hard Chat" segment from The Weekly. In 2017, Gleeson was credited for the decision to cast Sophie Monk as the lead in The Bachelorette Australia.[10]

Gleeson has appeared on The Morning Show, Sunrise, Big Questions, Good News Week, Thank God You're Here, The Sideshow, The Glass House, Rove, Studio 10, The Project, Show Me the Movie! and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/4685833/get-lost-gleeson/|publisher=The Northern Daily Leader|title=Gunnedah born Tom Gleeson takes a swipe at Tamworth on the ABC|date=25 May 2017 |accessdate=26 March 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/stand-and-deliver-20110929-1kxuv.html|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Stand and deliver|date=1 October 2011 |accessdate=26 March 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-21/tom-gleeson-from-hard-quiz/8188536|publisher=ABC News|title=Tom Gleeson from Hard Quiz|date=21 January 2017|accessdate=26 March 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/The+Fantastic+Leslie|title=The Fantastic Leslie |publisher=Last.fm|accessdate=12 November 2008}}
5. ^{{cite news|first=Tonya |last=Turner |title=Tom Gleeson rediscovers comedy on mission for Diggers |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,25105185-7642,00.html |publisher=The Courier-Mail |date=25 February 2009 |accessdate=28 November 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5lbAT1trC?url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,25105185-7642,00.html |archivedate=27 November 2009 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/strewth-blue-reds-in-vogue/news-story/0f61407777a1c76447868870be3816c1|title=Ginger ninjas invade our TV screens|publisher=News.com.au|first=Holly|last=Ife|date=2009-09-17|accessdate=2017-05-25}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/18711/Red-Rooster-They-dont-get-it|title=Red Rooster: They don't get it|publisher=Bestadsontv.com|date=2009-01-06|accessdate=2017-05-25}}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=Kalina|first1=Paul|title=Tom Gleeson on the science of being funny, why he's got a good face for TV and his love of a rant|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tom-gleeson-on-the-science-of-being-funny-why-hes-got-a-good-face-for-tv-and-his-love-of-a-rant-20150601-ghcgp0.html#ixzz3nJ1QOqh5|accessdate=2015-10-01|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2015-05-29}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Mia, do you sometimes feel like you're running out of things to be outraged about?|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/do-you-sometimes-feel-like-youre-running-out-of-things-to-be-outraged-about-307344|website=mUmBRELLA|accessdate=2015-10-01}}
10. ^{{cite web|last1=Andrews|first1=Michelle|title=We all have Tom Gleeson to thank for our new Bachelorette.|url=http://www.mamamia.com.au/tom-gleeson-sophie-monk/|website=Mamamia}}

External links

  • Official Tom Gleeson home page
  • {{IMDb name|id=1317785|name=Tom Gleeson}}
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7 : 1974 births|Australian stand-up comedians|Comedians from Melbourne|Living people|People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill|People from Sydney|University of Sydney alumni

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