Tom Gleeson is a true master of the craft.
A sure fire, killer stand-up at the top of his game. The Gold Logie winner and Hard Quiz host brings his famed sharp wit and dry humour to his latest one hour special, Lighten Up.
Lighten Up draws heavily from recent events – from the bushfires to the pandemic, lockdowns to online shopping, day drinking to border security. Not even koalas or firefighters are off-limits for Gleeson.
The award-winning show, Lighten Up toured across the country in 2020 and 2021 to sold out crowds and five star reviews.
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Tom Gleeson: Tom Gleeson is one of Australia’s favourite comedians. Besides his many TV appearances, he’s been nominated for a Helpmann Award three times and won the Piece of Wood Comedian’s Choice Award in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has performed several times at the two major comedy festivals in Melbourne and Edinburgh, as well as the invite-only Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and the Kilkenny Comedy Festival in Ireland. Oh yeah, and the biggest stand up on the planet Louis CK chose Tom to be his support act for his Australian tour. He is the comedian comedians watch. Tom has performed at the Sydney Opera House, in every capital city in Australia, in London, Dublin, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta as well as entertaining the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Well known and much loved comedian, author and media personality Tom Gleeson is always a favourite amongst the crowd. His quick wit, humour and performance style is enjoyed by all. Tom Gleeson is in every Aussie comedian’s Top 5. A true master of the craft, he remarkably gets better each year, a phenomena that ensures other comics sneak in the back of his always sold out shows. Tom is a core cast member of ABC TV’s The Weekly, and based on his stand out segment on that show, he now hosts his own smash hit quiz show on the ABC, Hard Quiz.800 Pound Gorilla Media: 800 Pound Gorilla Media , the largest comedy label in the world, with over 400 of the industry’s top comedians including Kevin Hart’s LOL Records . Established in 2016, 800 Pound Gorilla Media was started by managers of comedians in need of a company that would bring a modern focus of behavioral targeting, digital marketing and fan engagement around comedy video projects and audio. The company has released over 500 comedians’ projects and has partnered with companies like Netflix, Kevin Hart’s LOL, and All Things Comedy. The company has also produced and released over 60 stand-up comedy video specials on various platforms, including two of the most successful comedy specials ever on YouTube, Mark Normand’s Out To Lunch and Matt Rife’s Only Fans.