Award winning writer, presenter and comedian
Tom Craine is an award winning writer, presenter and stand-up comedian as seen on shows such as Drunk History on Comedy Central, Russell Howard’s Good News for BBC3, and The Last Leg: Correspondents on Channel 4.
Tom is the co-host of the comedy history podcast ‘Oh, What A Time’ alongside Elis James and Chris Scull, as well as being co-host of the food and comedy podcast ‘My Favourite Takeaway’. His critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan will soon return for a fourth series, having been nominated for Best Scripted Comedy at the BBC Audio Drama Awards, as well as both Best Scripted Storytelling and Funniest Show at the ARIAS.
At the Edinburgh Festival Tom has gained countless 4 and 5 star reviews for his stand up shows. He was listed in the Top 5 shows at the Fringe by The Times Newspaper, and achieved Critics’ choice in The Guardian, New Statesman, Daily Mail and Independent.
Tom is a regular writer for Channel 4’s The Last Leg, and has written for series such as Fantasy Football for Sky Comedy, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show for BBC One and Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable for UKTV.
Tom also co-created the comedy game show Hypothetical for DAVE, which was nominated for Best Entertainment Show at the Broadcast Awards and recommissioned for a fourth series.
He co-wrote three series of the BBC3 sitcom JOSH, with Josh Widdicombe, as well as writing and appearing in two series of Climaxed for BBC3. Tom also starred in the sketch group Jigsaw, appearing in two series of their BBC Radio 4 sketch show, following three consecutive sellout runs at the Edinburgh Festival.
His other credits include The Tom Craine Story Show for Radio X, investigative reports for Inside Out (BBC1), and presenting the history documentary Glastonbury: Jesus to Jay-Z for BBC1.