Thomas Alan S. Rosenthal (born 14 January 1988) is an English comedian. He is the son of sports commentator, Jim Rosenthal

Jim Rosenthal

Jim Rosenthal is a sports presenter on British television.-Early life:Rosenthal grew up in Oxford and attended Josca's Preparatory School before going to Magdalen College School...

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Biography

After attending Reading Blue Coat School

Reading Blue Coat School

Reading Blue Coat School is a boys' independent school in Holme Park in the village of Sonning, in the English county of Berkshire, to the east of the town of Reading...

, he studied philosophy at King’s College London and has done voice-over

Voice-over

Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...

 work for Comedy Central

Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

 and other clients in the film and television industry. In 2011, he appeared in the six-episode first series of the Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 sitcom, Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner is a British television sitcom written by Robert Popper and starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal and Mark Heap. The first series aired from February 2011 on Channel 4. A second series has been commissioned by Channel 4. The series began airing in the U.S...

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Rosenthal is an avid Arsenal FC fan and has appeared on Playback Media podcast "Footballistically Arsenal" alongside Boyd Hilton, Jack Whitehall and Dan Baldwin, in which he spoke about smoking a discarded cigarette in the Nou Camp.

Achievements

• Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
  Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
  The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year is held during the Leicester Comedy Festival every February. All the finalists picked are nominated by the UK's top comedy clubs and must meet certain criteria...
  
   (Joint winner with Ben Target) 2011
• Paramount Funniest Student Winner 2009
• Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist 2009
• Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Commended Finalist 2008
• Amused Moose Laugh-Off Finalist 2008

External links

• Tom Rosenthal Official site

• Foolhardy Comedy Management site