Paul Tonkinson

Brilliant & quirky comic star

Paul Tonkinson is one of the funniest and busiest comedians on the comedy circuit. When he's not appearing on TV, he regularly performs to huge crowds not just in this country but his popularity has also taken him to Spain, Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.

Tonkinson's irresistible banter as made him a forces favourite. He regularly entertains the troops in Afghanistan, Falklands, Barcelona, Kosovo, Malta, Egypt, Kuwait and most recently Iraq. This experience spurred him to write a brand new hilarious one man show 'War Stories' which he will perform at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Paul was the first comic to perform in Iraq after the war officially ended. There were 2,500 troops in the middle of the desert, 45 degrees heat, a sandstorm, tanks on either side of the stage, Tonks, four dances and a Bee Gees tribute band!

When he's not goofing around on stage, Paul is a keen athlete and accomplished this year's London Marathon in only 3 hours and 90 minutes.

TV Credits include:

The Stand Up Show BBC 1
The Sunday Show BBC 2
Comic Relief does Fame Academy BBC3
Eastenders Revealed BBC3
Liquid News BBC3
Good Evening Rockall BBC3
GMTV ITV
Live at Jongleurs ITV
Raw Soup ITV
Live At Jongleurs ITV
The Big Breakfast Channel 4
Pop Gun Channel 4
Top Ten Channel 4
Dicing With Debt Channel 4
Take The Mike (2 series) Channel 4
Live from the Comedy Store C5
MTV Hot MTV
Lorraine Sky One
Film Show Sky One
Spend It Like Beckham Sky One
Hey DJ UK Play
Stand Up Granada TV
Comedy on the Road USTV

Radio credits:
'Paul Tonkinson Show' London Live
Loose Ends R4
Live From the Comedy Store R4
Week Ending R4


Time Out Stand-up Comic of the year

"Perky, cheeky and charismatic"
The Mirror

"Breathtaking"
The Independent

"Can whip a crowd into a laughing frenzy" Metro

"Wickedly witty" Evening Standard

"A tall gibbering Yorkshireman, who combines the rubberiest funny faces since Les Dawson with tender recollections of a northern boyhood"
Evening Standard