Press clippings Page 5
Fringe Q&As: Thom Tuck
Thom Tuck discusses his show Scaramouche Jones.
The Herald, 27th August 2015Interview: Thom Tuck, Scaramouche Jones
A chat with Thom Tuck.
Hannah Whitcombe, Fresh Fringe, 21st August 2015Blag a comedy expert part 45: Thom Tuck
In 'blag a comedy expert' part 45 we welcome actor, director and stand up comedian extraordinaire Thom Tuck.
Bad Scents Of Humour, 13th August 2015Ten signs you've been to too many Fringes
Thom Tuck spots the symptoms.
Thom Tuck, Chortle, 10th August 2015Fringe 2015 - For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig
Line-up confirmed so far includes: Nish Kumar (MC), Tony Law, Trygve Wakenshaw, Tiernan Douieb, Alex Edelman, Sofie Hagen, ACMS in the guise of Thom Tuck and John-Luke Roberts, and the Weirdos collective (whose 2012 Christmas shows saw them perform Spielberg's Hook live on stage, with the award-winning John Kearns in Williams' role of Peter Pan).
Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter, 29th July 2015A Slight Ache: achingly hip
Funny men Thom Tuck and Simon Munnery return to the Fringe with a fresh take on a psychological Pinter tragicomedy.
Si Hawkings, Fest Mag, 25th July 2014Thom Tuck is the perfect host for a comedy sketch series that features only new acts. As part of The Penny Dreadfuls, whose work Radio 4 listeners might know best for their historical comedy dramas on Guy Fawkes and the French Revolution, he's experienced in teamwork and performing furiously fast sketches.
But as a frontman he is encouraging, supportive and gets the audience on side for the work of artists new to radio. It's good to hear fresh talent and some of the scenarios work really well: I particularly enjoyed the Beta Males with their protest sketch: "What do we want?" "Hearing aids." "When do we want them?" Silence.
But if I had to select one act to listen to again it would be Jonny and the Baptists, whose comedy blues songs segue happily from social observation to the surreal.
Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 29th May 2013Alternative Comedy Memorial Society review
Billed as a place where it's more important to try something new and interesting than be funny every time, that might prompt sighs and weary expectations of dodgy costumes, mime and deathly silence following a particularly flat gag. But founders and curators John-Luke Roberts and Thom Tuck are wiser than that.
Rachel Holdsworth, Londonist, 2nd April 2013Fringe factions: The Political vs The Surreal
"Politics is not a game," said Winston Churchill. "It is an earnest business." But that doesn't mean it can't be the subject of comedy, as Thom Tuck and Josie Long prove; Rhys Darby and Paul Vickers are two men who are very serious about being silly
Iain Gorman, The Skinny, 31st July 2012Fringe comedians form a theatrical Coalition
Phill Jupitus and Thom Tuck on their Fringe 2012 theatre project Coalition.
Phill Jupitus and Thom Tuck, ThreeWeeks, 25th July 2012