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Tom Deacon

Slow-burning quasi hard-hitting hour

17 Aug 2011

Recognised more these days for his Sunday night slot at Radio 1 than his stand-up comedy, Tom Deacon puts a face to a familiar voice in his performance with his show Can I Be Honest? Starting slowly, Deacon improves as the hour progresses with him…

Fringe for (around) a fiver: Comedy

Fringe for (around) a fiver: Comedy

The best cheap shows in Edinburgh this August

22 Jul 2011

AAA Stand-Up/Late A trio of dandy comics for much less than the normal price of three in this annual not-late/late line-up. The earlier bill includes Joe Rowntree while the later roster has Matt Price. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 3–5 Aug…

Why comedian Tom Deacon doesn't want you to laugh at his comedy

Why comedian Tom Deacon doesn't want you to laugh at his comedy

Stand-up is also a DJ with fixture on Radio 1

9 Feb 2011

A comedian not wanting an audience to laugh might seem the very opposite of the intended goal, but sometimes there could be an honourable reason for it. In Tom Deacon’s case, hearing a particularly prominent guffaw can only spoil it for the rest of us.

Tom Deacon

Tom Deacon

Fairly ordinary romp through an indecisive mind

20 Aug 2009

The choice of Kasabian’s ‘Fire’ as the walk-on music for Tom Deacon’s show is telling. It establishes a checklist of expectations which go utterly unchallenged during the subsequent hour of serviceable, unremarkable, rut-deepening comedy. Young Deacon…

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