Tom Parry (comedian) explained
Tom Parry |
Pseudonym: | Tomos Parry |
Birth Name: | Thomas Edward Parry |
Birth Date: | 1980 12, df=y |
Medium: | Stand-up, sketch, television, podcast |
Nationality: | English |
Active: | 2004–present |
Children: | 2 |
Tom Parry, later credited as Tom Parry Wicks, is an English comedian, writer, podcaster and actor. He is one-third of the sketch/podcast group Pappy's.
Career
Stand-up
Parry performed his debut solo show Yellow T-Shirt at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[1] [2] It was nominated as the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards[3] [4] and earned Parry a BBC radio show.[5] It was also nominated for Best Show at the 2016 Chortle Awards.[6]
Parry has appeared on the Quickly Kevin, Will He Score? podcast with Josh Widdicombe.[7] [8] At the 2014 Edinburgh Festival he produced a show for Beasts at the Pleasance Courtyard[9] and repeated this in 2015.[10]
Pappy's
Parry is a member of the sketch troupe Pappy's[11] [12] producing podcasts,[13] [14] television[15] and stage shows, some of which have been nominated for awards at the Edinburgh Festival.
Television
With Pappy's, Parry starred in the sitcom Badults (2013–2014). He's appeared in several other shows, indcluding guest spots on Miranda and Ted Lasso. He was a writer on ITV's sitcom The Job Lot and several series of Great Movie Mistakes on BBC 3.
Film
Parry's debut film screenplay Your Christmas or Mine? was filmed at Pinewood Studios. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk, Angela Griffin and Daniel Mays and released on Amazon Prime Video on 2 December 2022. A sequel, Your Christmas or Mine 2, was filmed in 2023.[16] [17]
Conceptual Artist
Parry's alternative persona as conceptual artist "Peeping Tom" has been described as the "Great Voyeur of the Art World" [18] and is planning an upcoming exhibition titled "Scene and not herd" as well as appearing in several episodes of Happy Days.
Personal life
Originally from Wolverhampton, Parry studied English and Drama at the University of Kent. Parry married in 2019.[19]
Notes and References
- Web site: Tom Parry at Edinburgh Festival Fringe review – soul-nourishing silliness. Brian. Logan. 11 August 2015. The Guardian. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: Tom Parry, Edinburgh Fringe review: Pappy's and Badults star makes a gloriously silly stand-up debut. The Independent. 25 August 2015. 7 May 2018.
- https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/amp/best-newcomer/2015/tom-parry
- Web site: Tom Parry – Yellow T-Shirt. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: 10th April 17: Tom Parry's Fancy Dressed Life (Ep 1), Comedy of the Week - BBC Radio 4. BBC. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: Alumni Laura Lexx and Tom Parry nominated for Chortle Awards - School of Arts - University of Kent. www.kent.ac.uk. 3 May 2023.
- Web site: Tom Parry - Wolves / Steve Bull : S02E04 - Quickly Kevin; will he score? The 90s Football Show on acast. acast. 9 October 2017. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: Tom Parry / 'They Think It's All Rovers' : S03 EP07 - Quickly Kevin; will he score? The 90s Football Show on acast. acast.com. 30 April 2018. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: Edinburgh comedy 2014: what to see. Mark. Monahan. 21 August 2014. 7 May 2018. The Telegraph.
- News: Edinburgh comedy 2015: what to see. 12 August 2015. The Telegraph. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: Pappy's Fun Club | the Times . https://archive.today/20130913233516/http://cma.staging-thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/stage/comedy/article1869983.ece . 13 September 2013. 3 May 2023.
- Web site: A madcap hour of fun that could be award bound. 5 April 2012. 3 May 2023.
- Web site: British Comedy Guide - Podcasts - Pappy's Bangers and Mash by Pappy's . British Comedy Guide.
- Web site: Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown. British Comedy Guide. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: BBC - BBC Three announce commission of new sitcom - Media Centre. BBC. 7 May 2018.
- Web site: Your Christmas Or Mine? sequel starts filming next month. 23 March 2023. British Comedy Guide. Richardson, Jay.
- Web site: Your Christmas Or Mine?’ Sequel Set At Amazon Prime, First Look Revealed. Deadline Hollywood. 3 July 2023. Zac. Ntim. July 3, 2023.
- Web site: Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown. Acast. 27 September 2023.
- Web site: Tom Parry review – bringer of comfort and joy. Fleckney, Paul. 14 August 2019. The Guardian.