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Tom Allen

Tom Allen (I)

  • 41 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Dating No Filter reveals comedian line-ups

Daisy May Cooper, Joel Dommett, Josh Widdicombe, Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell, Susan Wokoma, Tom Lucy and Rosie Jones are amongst the comedians set to comment on first dates in Sky One's new show Dating No Filter.

British Comedy Guide, 29th January 2021

Tom Allen on football

The comedian and TV host talks about his eye-catching punditry stint for Soccer Saturday and how it showed him attending a live game can and should be for everyone.

Sachin Nakrani, The Guardian, 6th January 2021

Tom Allen Goes To Town review

The hectic pace and near-frantic blending of formats is a shame, because it suggests a lack of confidence in what seems like a great and welcome idea, one that did not necessarily need so much tarting up.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 30th December 2020

Tom Allen Goes To Town review

Tom Allen travelled to Wakefield where he visited Britain's largest rhubarb farm and the National Coal Mining Museum.

Ed Power, i Newspaper, 30th December 2020

TV preview: Mock The Week Christmas special

You can be sure to get some much needed laughs from the Mock The Week episode airing on Monday night.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st December 2020

Book review: No Shame, by Tom Allen

Allen's enjoyable book should provide an invaluable source of inspiration to any young gay readers, hopefully ensuring that feel able to advance to a position where they feel "no shame" themselves.

Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 25th November 2020

Tom Allen interview

'I thought I was alone with my feelings of self-loathing'.

Hannah Stephenson, i Newspaper, 14th November 2020

Tom Allen interview

"I wanted to be an actor - but it turned out I was just gay".

Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 12th November 2020

Tom Allen: The idea of gay shame still pervades

Allen notes it is "still tricky" for gay people to come out. The issue of queer identity is "an ongoing journey that we're still on", he says, adding: "I think the idea of shame still pervades."

BBC, 11th November 2020

Man Like Mobeen wins at Broadcast Digital Awards 2020

Man Like Mobeen, online sitcom Transaction and comedy drama Guilt have won at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2020.

British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2020

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