Tom Basden Bio | Wiki
Tom Basden ( Full name: Thomas William Basden) is an English comedy writer and actor. He is a member of the British four-man sketch group Cowards. Tom has written and performed extensively for comedy shows on the BBC and Channel 4. He often collaborates in two-man shows with a fellow Cowards member called Tim Key.
Tom Basden Age
He was born on November 30, 1980, in Sutton, Greater London, England. Tom is 41 years old.
Tom Basden Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Tom stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in ( Approx 1.83 m).
Tom Basden Family
He was born in Sutton, Greater London, and educated at King’s College School. Despite his fame, Tom has always maintained a low profile about his parents and siblings.
Tom Basden Wife | Partner
There were rumors that stated that Tom is married to actress Rebecca Humphries. However, the is no actual evidence of actor Tom being married to actress Rebecca Humphries. Rebecca is a London-born actress who is mostly recognized for her role as Molly in National Theatre Live: The Kitchen (2011). As of right now, Tom doesn’t appear to be married since the supporting evidence is lacking. Therefore, it is assumed that the comedian is still single.
Tom Basden Education
He attended an independent school for boys in Wimbledon in South-West London called King’s College School. Tom was in the same year as fellow actors Khalid Abdalla and Ben Barnes. He later joined Pembroke College, Cambridge. Tom served as the vice president of Cambridge Footlights. His contemporaries included Sarah Solemani, Stefan Golaszewski, Dan Stevens, and Tim Key. The latter pretended to be studying for a Ph.D. at Cambridge to be part of a Footlights production.
Tom Basden Cowards
Cowards refer to a British four-man comedy act that is made up of Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Tom, and Lloyd Woolf. The team has created eponymous radio and TV series of their sketch comedy. They all met at Cambridge University’s Footlights Dramatic Club where they worked together. Golaszewski, Tom, and Woolf performed in a show directed by Key and Mark Watson. Later, it was revealed that Key was not studying at Cambridge University and that he had misled society when auditioning.
Tom Basden Writer
He wrote a play Party in 2010 about a group of university students holding a meeting to found their own political party. The play was performed at the Arts Theatre in London. Brian Logan wrote for The Guardian where he gave the play a four out of a possible five stars. He described it as “an idiosyncratic and highly enjoyable piece performed beautifully by a crack cast of upcoming comics.”
Dominic Cavendish wrote for The Daily Telegraph and called the play “astute (and) stingingly amusing”. Julia McKenzie produced a radio adaptation of the play that was broadcast on Radio 4 for three series and a Christmas special from 2010 to 2018. In addition to writing the adaptation, Tom appeared in the play, alongside Jonny Sweet, Tim Key, Anna Crilly, and Katy Wix. Tom wrote a play titled Joseph K which is based on Franz Kafka’s novel The Trial.
The play stars Tim Key. He was longlisted for the 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Most Promising Playwright. The same play received positive reviews from The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. Tom wrote a play in 2011 titled There Is a War for the National Theatre’s Double Feature. It starrs himself and Phoebe Fox. Also, he co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Fresh Meat. The play earned him a nomination for the 2012 BAFTA Craft Awards Break-Through Talent Award.
Tom Basden Holes
His play titled Holes is an apocalyptic comedy. In this play, four survivors of a plane crash realize they may be all that’s left of the human race. The play was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on August 4, 2013.
Tom Basden Movies And Tv Shows
– Venice at Dawn (2022)
– Man vs. Bee (TV Series short 2022)
– Here We Go (TV Series 2020-2022)
– The Last Bus (TV Series 2022)
– After Life (TV Series 2019-2022)
– Mandy (TV Series 2020-2022)
– Plebs (TV Series 2013-2019)
– Island of Dreams (TV Movie 2019)
– The Reluctant Landlord (TV Series 2018)
– Women on the Verge (TV Series 2018)
– The Windsors (TV Series 2018)
– Damned (TV Series 2018)
– Quacks (TV Series 2017)
– Gap Year (TV Series 2017)
– Poem 361 (Video short 2017)
– W1A (TV Series 2014-2015)
– The Wrong Mans (TV Series 2013-2014)
– Anthony (Short 2014)
– The Return of Brent (Short 2013)
– Derek (TV Series 2013)
– Worm (Short 2012/II)
– Peep Show (TV Series 2012)
– Games On (TV Mini Series 2012)
– Starlings (TV Series 2012)
– Trouble Brewing (Short 2010)
– The Armstrong and Miller Show (TV Series 2010)
– The Boot Sale (Short 2010)
Tom Basden Books
– Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Programme: The Complete Series 1-4: The BBC Radio 4 Comedy
– Party: The Complete Series 1-3
– Cowards: The Complete Series 1-2
– JOSEPH K (Nick Hern Books) Oct 18, 2011
– Party, Mar 7, 2016
– There is a War (NHB Modern Plays), Nov 20, 2014
– Holes (NHB Modern Plays), Aug 8, 2013
Tom Basden Net Worth
He is an English comedy writer and actor with an estimated net worth of $7,401,498.
How Old Is Tom Basden
Tom is 41 years old. He was born on November 30, 1980, in Sutton, Greater London, England.