Tom Wrigglesworth
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Tom Wrigglesworth is an English
stand-up comedian from Sheffield
, Yorkshire
. He has won the comedy newcomer award So You Think You're Funny? at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
. In 2006 he performed with fellow comedian Tom Allen as a part of the show Allen and Wrigglesworth. In 2009 he was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award. He presented Radio 7's Comedy Club (weeknights 10pm-midnight) for three weeks beginning Monday 4 January 2010.
In early 2011 he had his own series of four programmes broadcast on BBC Radio 4
titled "Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters" (BBC Radio4 site), in the 6:30 pm slot on Thursdays commencing from 3 Feb 2011. This is based around four comic exchanges of letters with bureaucrats and corporate Jobsworths.
He also took part in the BBC Radio 4 series The Unbelievable Truth
, which is scheduled to air in December 2011.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
stand-up comedian from Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. He has won the comedy newcomer award So You Think You're Funny? at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the 56th Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe ran from 3–25 August 2003 and presented 1541 shows over 207 venues...
. In 2006 he performed with fellow comedian Tom Allen as a part of the show Allen and Wrigglesworth. In 2009 he was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award. He presented Radio 7's Comedy Club (weeknights 10pm-midnight) for three weeks beginning Monday 4 January 2010.
In early 2011 he had his own series of four programmes broadcast on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
titled "Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters" (BBC Radio4 site), in the 6:30 pm slot on Thursdays commencing from 3 Feb 2011. This is based around four comic exchanges of letters with bureaucrats and corporate Jobsworths.
He also took part in the BBC Radio 4 series The Unbelievable Truth
The Unbelievable Truth
The Unbelievable Truth is a BBC radio comedy panel game made by Random Entertainment, devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith. It is very similar to the occasional I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue game "Lies, All Lies", which was first played in 1985...
, which is scheduled to air in December 2011.