Tom Rosenthal (I)
- 36 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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With the exception of the Siddiquis from Gogglebox, the Goodmans are arguably the funniest family on British telly right now. Each episode of Robert Popper's sitcom highlights the chemistry between Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter. This week, Uncle Saul's funeral means Martin's mum - AKA Horrible Grandma - is back in town, making Adam and Jonny's squabbling seem good-natured by comparison.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 19th August 2016Review: Friday Night Dinner, C4
There is nothing particularly groundbreaking here. Just a lovely, well-observed, faintly farcical fast-moving storyline as one minor white lie - they claim Jackie's mother has died so that they can cancel dinner and turf Tony out - sends events spiralling out of control.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd July 2016Simon Bird & Tom Rosenthal interview
TV Choice caught up with Simon and Tom, who play squabbling siblings Adam and Jonny, at Channel 4 HQ over coffee and very nice pastries...
TV Choice, 12th July 2016Flat TV might just be the most original sitcom in years
Tom Rosenthal's new sitcom Flat TV is the latest offering from BBC Three online - and the Plebs actor has told Digital Spy that he hopes word of mouth will help shows like his to find an audience.
Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy, 24th March 2016Preview: Flat TV, BBC Three
Since BBC Three went online it has had identity problems. A show such as Cuckoo might be good but it doesn't seem to chime with the bold new future of online viewing. On the other hand Flat TV, which originated on the web, feels exactly like the programme you might expect an online channel aimed at a young audience to make. In both a good way and a bad way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd March 2016One of the all-time great kids' shows returns for series six, adjusting to the loss of the original cast by organising itself into special episodes focusing on a single historical figure. Tom Rosenthal is the perfect choice to play crap-haired milquetoast Alfred the Great, thrust on to the throne after the deaths of all four of his elder brothers. He fights a constant battle against both the Vikings and haemorrhoids, and we learn that he didn't burn any cakes and that the Scandinavians brought sarcasm to England.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 25th May 2015Tom Rosenthal and Naz Osmanoglu's Flat TV gets BBC Three series
Tom Rosenthal and Naz Osmanoglu's 2014 Comedy Feeds sitcom Flat TV has been commissioned for a full series by BBC Three.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2015Channel 4 orders Series 4 of Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 has ordered a fourth series of Friday Night Dinner, its award-winning sitcom starring Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Paul Ritter, Tamsin Greig and Mark Heap.
British Comedy Guide, 17th April 2015ITV2 orders Plebs Series 3
ITV2 has ordered a third series of Plebs, the Ancient Rome based sitcom starring Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry and Ryan Sampson.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2015Getting comedians sloshed and having them recount the tales of historical figures is a malleable format. Having started out as a web series and then graduated to full broadcast, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Drunk History now receives a UK remake. The star wattage isn't as high as its US counterpart (it had Jack Black, Winona Ryder and Dave Grohl), but there are still some redoubtably funny people involved, including Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal and (playing Oliver Cromwell) Mathew Horne.
Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 12th January 2015