Tom is an award-winning comedian whose unique blend of intelligent wit, genial persona and storytelling flair mean he’s in high demand as an MC and support act on the UK comedy circuit.
A former accountant, Tom swapped spreadsheets for spotlights in 2007 and appeared in several new act competition finals, taking first place at Manchester’s famous Frog & Bucket club. He quickly established himself on the comedy circuit and has played comedy clubs from Hitchin to Hong Kong and from Newbury to New Zealand.
Tom regularly appears at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. In 2010, he was selected for the prestigious Comedy Reserve at the Pleasance and has followed that up with three successful Edinburgh Fringe festival solo shows. Tom co-created and co-starred in the award-winning family comedy show ‘Bec & Tom’s Awesome Laundry’, which has garnered multiple five star reviews and is currently touring the UK and Europe.
Tom has supported Fringe favourite The Boy With Tape On His Face on tour, fired questions at Sebastian Vettel on a F1 quiz show at the Italian Grand Prix and can be heard on his regular podcast Fixated, in which he interviews comedians about their obsessions. He has written topical comedy for BBC Radio’s The News Quiz and Newsjack. His first sitcom script ‘The Grind’ made it to the final 8 of the 2015 Sitcommission competition and his children’s comedy sketch scripts made it to the shortlist (top 10%) for CBBC’s Class Dismissed.
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Reviews / Quotes
“Clever gags and bumbling charm… you have to admire the ambition and intelligence” – The Scotsman
“gets whoops and applause in all the right places.” – Chortle
“Genius” – ThreeWeeks
“Hilarious” – The Skinny
“wickedly insightful and instantly likeable… one to watch” – Fest
“The bearded wonder could win over the iciest of hearts” – Canterbury Times
“the performance is exemplary.” – Chortle
“charming, intelligent wit” – ThreeWeeks
Competitions
WINNER – Beat the Frog World Series 2009
TWO TIME WINNER – Comedy Cafe New Act Night
TWO TIME WINNER – Beat the Frog Manchester
RUNNER UP – You Must Be Joking, Newbury Comedy Festival 2008
FINALIST – Reading Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2008
Edinburgh Fringe
- 2014: Bec & Tom’s Awesome Laundry and Tom Goodliffe: Thug Liffe
- 2013: Bec & Tom’s Awesome Laundry (children’s show)
2012: Tom Goodliffe: All In Good Time
2011: Tom Goodliffe: The Good Liffe
2010: Pleasance Comedy Reserve
2009: Tom & Brody Are So Comedy
2008: Homework for Heroes, and This Stand Up Show Belongs To Lionel Richie
Writing
- Oct 2015 The News Quiz Additional material
- Oct 2015 Newsjack Sketch broadcast (Anti-hipster activists)
- July 2015 The Grind, Sitcommission competition Script shortliste
- May 2015 Class Dismissed, BBC writersroom initiative Sketches shortlisted
- March 2015 Newsjack Sketch broadcast (Die Hard Teletubbies)
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