14 Facts About Tom Gleeson

Thomas Francis Gleeson was born on 2 June 1974 and is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, television and radio presenter.

Tom Gleeson formerly co-hosted The Weekly with Charlie Pickering alongside Judith Lucy and currently hosts Hard Quiz and Taskmaster Australia.

In 2019, Tom Gleeson won the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Television.

Tom Gleeson was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, and lived at nearby Tambar Springs before boarding at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, in Sydney.

Tom Gleeson graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and physics.

Tom Gleeson later went on to perform at major comedy events including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Perth Fringe World, Edinburgh Fringe and Montreal Comedy Festival.

In December 2007, Tom Gleeson entertained Australian troops on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tom Gleeson wrote of this experience in his book Playing Poker with the SAS: A comedy tour of Iraq and Afghanistan, which was published in October 2008.

Tom Gleeson's stand up show Joy won Best Comedy at Perth Fringe World.

Tom Gleeson's stand up show Lighten Up won Best Comedy at the Adelaide Fringe.

In 2003 and 2004, Tom Gleeson appeared in Network Ten's comedy sketch program skitHOUSE, playing various characters including the "Australian Fast Bowler", a parody of Dennis Lillee.

In 2009, Tom Gleeson was in the "They don't get it in Australia" advertising campaign, where he asks people in the United States about Red Rooster.

Tom Gleeson made several appearances on Good News Week between 2008 and 2011.

In 2013, Gleeson co-hosted Australian comedy chat show This Week Live with Tommy Little, Dave Thornton and Meshel Laurie.