Tom Houghton

Tom Houghton says 'you win, Middlesbrough' after unexpected audience interaction

The comic, who is supporting Milton Jones on his UK tour, posted on social media: "OK, so I've just performed in Middlesbrough. Chatted to a bloke who said he was disabled. I said 'whereabouts are you? You're in the dark so I can't see you.' He replied 'I can't see you either, I'm blind.' After that, the next person I chatted to told me he was also blind. I said I didn't believe him. He said: 'Well I'm half blind, I've got a glass eye."

Tom Houghton interview

Tom says he had been invited by his father to live at the Tower Of London as he was pursuing his comedy career and said it was an amazing experience, although he joked it was hard to chat up girls and convince them that's where he lived and said his father didn't, initially, get the idea of becoming a comedian.

Tom Houghton interview

"Reading was special, it was top of the list of venues I wanted to return to."

The ugly new side of audiences

In comedy clubs, the performers often take on crowd-management duties themselves, and many have noticed an increase in poor behaviour - chatting throughout shows, shouting out, and extreme inebriation.

Tom Houghton interview

The son of the ex-Chief of Defence Staff has moved away from his home at the Tower of London (yes, really), is about to embark on a second stand-up tour, titled Absolute Shambles, and has filmed a TV special for Netflix.

Tom Houghton signs up for Netflix's The Circle

Comedian Tom Houghton is to be a contestant on the next series of Netflix reality show The Circle. The streaming service is making much of the fact that the stand-up has lived in the Tower Of London, as the son of General Sir Nicholas Houghton, a former Chief of the Defence Staff.

Henley Festival reveals line-up including lots of comedy

Performers include Jo Brand, Andy Parsons, Milton Jones, Russell Kane, Tom Houghton, Ivo Graham, Jonny Awsum, Maisie Adam, Lauren Pattison, Geoff Norcott, Alice Fraser, Aaron Simmonds, Holly Stars, Helen Bauer, Ria Lina and Glenn Moore.

I live in the Tower of London

A man has revealed what it's like to live in the Tower of London but says it's not all it's cracked up to be - as ordering a pizza is nearly impossible.

Comedian Tom Houghton has been living in the tourist hotspot since the pandemic, sharing the highlights and lowlights of life in the 1,000-year-old castle.

Tom Houghton's rescheduled tour to begin in 2022

"I'm over the moon to be finally going on my first national tour after having to postpone for 2 years."