Tom Gleeson is a gold-plated comedy superstar, helming ratings smashes and filling big theatres across the country.
Tom has been at the face end of a microphone for more than twenty years as one of the country’s best loved stand up comedians. He’s played rowdy RSL’s and filled the Sydney Opera House, slaying audiences and destroying hecklers as you would expect from one of our best.
On ABC-TV’s The Weekly, Tom’s segment Hard Chat took aim at everyone from Karl Stephanovic to Sophie Monk, Barnesy, the Proclaimers and Albo. Hard Chat begat Hard Quiz which not only blitzes the ratings into its eighth season but also earned Tom Australian television’s gong of gongs – the Gold Logie, which rubs against his AACTA, ARIA and Helpmann Awards on his very crowded trophy shelf. Hard Quiz is such a success it translates to all ages and languages.
Tom recorded a special Hard Quiz Kids episode and Dutch company SkyHighTV released their version: Hard Spel in 2020 to delighted viewers. This year Tom is taking Hard Quiz Live on the road, where he will let audience members take a shot at winning the infamous brass mug, if they’re game.
Now Tom has taken his natural disdain for the general public and applied it to his fellow comedians as the host of the new Network Ten series, Taskmaster which is set to premiere in 2023.
2016-ongoing ABC TV: Hard Quiz (Host)
2022 – ABC TV: Catalyst: Tom Gleeson’s Secrets of the Australian Museum (Host)
2022 – Channel 7: The Roast of Paul Hogan (Cast)
2022 – Nine Network: The Hundred (Guest)
2022 – ABC TV: Tomorrow Tonight S2 (Guest)
2021 – Foxtel: AACTAS – Award Presenter
2020 – Amazon: Joy (Amazon Special)
2020 – Network Ten: The Project (Guest)
2015-20 – ABC TV: The Weekly With Charlie Pickering (regular cast member/writer)
2016-19 – ABC TV: The Yearly with Charlie Pickering (Cast member/writer)
2019 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Oxfam Gala (Host)
2019 – Network Ten: Hughesy We Have A Problem (Panellist)
2018 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Oxfam Gala (Comedy Spot)
2018 – Network Ten: Bring Back…Saturday Night – Pilot (Comedy Spot)
2018 – Network Ten: Studio 10 (Guest Co-Host)
2017 – Stan: One Night Stan – Tom Gleeson (Stand Up Special)
2017 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Gala (Comedy Spot)
2017 – ABC TV: Tom Gleeson at the Enmore (Stand-Up Show)
2016 – TV3 NZ: 7 Days (Guest)
2016 – ABC TV: Silvia’s Italian Table (Guest)
You can download a full list of Television credits below.
2019-20 – Triple M: Drive with Mick Molloy (Regular Guest)
2016 – Triple M: Drive with Merrick Watts (Guest Co-Host)
2014 – Nova 969: Drive Fill In
2009 – Mix 101.1: Mix Mornings with Brig & Tom (Host with Brigitte Duclos)
2008 – Mix 101.1: Mix Mornings with Brig, George & Tom (Host with Brigitte Duclos & George McEncroe)
2007 – Mix 101.1: The Saturday Show (Host with Corinne Grant)
2004-2005 – Triple M: The Tom & Subby Show (Host with Subby Valentine)
2000-2003 – Triple J: The Tom & Subby Show (Host with Subby Valentine)
2022 – 2023 Hard Quiz Live Solo Show
NAtional Tour – including Melbourne (MICF), Canberra, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, Brunswick Heads, Darwin and More!
2020/21 – Lighten Up – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Sydney Opera House, Enmore Theatre, Murray Bridge Fringe, Perth Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Darwin Entertainment Centre, Hobart Spiegeltent , Brunswick Picture House, Hobart Theatre Royal, Brisbane Powerhouse, Toowoomba, Grafton, Canberra, Newcastle, Warnambool Lighthouse Theatre
2020 – Let’s Laugh: Host of Line Up Show at Sydney Opera House
2019 – Joy Solo Show
Perth Fringe Festival, QPAC Brisbane, Wyndham, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Spiegeltent Wollongong, Spiegeltent Gold Coast, Newcastle, North Australian Arts Festival Townsville, Darwin Festival, Sydney Opera House, Malthouse Theatre
2018 – Sure Thing Solo Show
Perth Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Canberra, Sydney Comedy Festival, Spiegeltent Wollongong, Spiegeltent Geelong
2017 – Cheer Up Solo Show
Perth Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Lismore, Ten Days On the Island Hobart, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival
2016 – Great Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe, Ten Days on the Island Hobart, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Perth Comedy Festival, Lorne Performing Arts Festival
2015 – Tom Gleeson Live Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Perth Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival
You can download a full list of Live Show credits below.
2021 – BCF Opening Gala (Host)
2020 – In Vito Veritas With Merrick Watts – (Guest)
2020 – Stephen K Amos Talk Show – Guest on panel show at Adelaide Fringe Festival
2017-19: Peter Helliar and Tom Gleeson Live – Regular regional shows around Australia.
2017: SCF Closing Night Gala (Host)
2015: SCF Opera House Gala (Host)
2014: JFL Sydney – Opera House (spot)
2014: Floriade Night Festival (solo show)
2014: SCF 10th Anniversary Gala (spot)
2014: SCF Cracker Night (Host)
2014: SCF Opening Night Gala (spot)
2014: MICF Oxfam Gala (spot)
2014: MICF Great Debate
2014: Canberra Comedy Festival Gala (spot)
2014: Peter Helliar and Tom Gleeson Live – Port Macquarie, Forster, Coffs Harbour
2014: Peter Helliar and Tom Gleeson Live – Hawthorn Arts Centre
2014: Peter Helliar and Tom Gleeson Live – Bunbury and Albury
2013: Peter Helliar and Tom Gleeson Live – Townsville and Cairns
2013: 5 Star Comedy Gala – NZ
2013: NZ Comedy Festival Gala (spot)
2013: MICF Moosehead Awards (spot)
2013: Pictures of You Live Show (guest)
2013: MICF Opening Night Spectacular (Host)
2012: Just For Laughs Festival – Australia – The Nasty Show (comedy spot)
2011: Montreal ‘Just For Laughs’ Comedy Festival
2011: Melbourne I’ntl Comedy Festival Roadshow – Hong Kong
2010-2011: Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy Festival Ireland
2010-2010: P&O Comedy Cruises – regular headline comedian
2001-2007: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow
2006-2007: Entertained the Australian Troops in Iraq & Afghanistan
2006: Montreal ‘Just For Laughs’ Comedy Festival
2003: Montreal ‘Just For Laughs’ Comedy Festival
2019: Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television – Winner
2014: Helpmann Award – Nomination for Best Comedy Performer
2011: Helpmann Award – Nomination for Best Comedy Performer
2008: Piece Of Wood Award Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Winner
2007: Helpmann Award – Nomination for Best Comedy Performer
2004: Skithouse AFI Award – Nomination
2004: Australian Commercial Radio Award – Nomination
2020: Hard Quiz: Book of the World’s Hardest A**es – ABC Books AU
2008: Playing Poker with the SAS: A Comedy Tour of Iraq and Afghanistan – UNSW Press
2005: The Italian Job a short story from Take Me With You Edited by Sarah MacDonald Random House
2020 – Audible: Joy – Solo Show
2014 – DVD: Quality and Hello Bitches Double DVD
2011 – DVD: Tom Gleeson, Get it into Ya! Warehouse Comedy Festival, Madman Entertainment
Various clients including: The Victorian Premier’s Department, Target, The West Australian Inventor of the Year Awards, The Taxation Institute of Australia, Genesys Wealth Advisers, Australian Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, Clipsal 500, Lenovo, QLD Urban Utilities, Elders, Mitre 10, Optus, McDonalds, Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Hawthorn, St Kilda, Essendon and Melbourne Football Clubs, VISY, Storage King, Fosters, Fairfax, P&O, CBA, NAB and the Property Council of Australia.