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Star of BBC1’s Live At The Apollo, The John Bishop Show & Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Jim Jeffries & Friends, Ch4’s Comedy Gala & Stand-Up For The Week & Dave’s One Night Stand, Canadian émigré Tom Stade has earned a reputation as one of the most distinctive and engaging stand-up talents around.  Originally from Canada, he first came to the UK in 2001, where he instantly made a splash on the circuit with his magnetic stage presence and first-class storytelling. He chose to make the UK his home, and, after many years as a headliner and playing at international comedy festivals around the globe, he is now firmly established as a leading touring act, and has amassed a legion of loyal fans along the way.A prolific and innovative talent, Tom is a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe; and has toured the UK with a brand-new show every year since 2011, playing to packed houses and garnering rave reviews.  He returned to the Edinburgh Fringe last year with his latest solo show Naughty by Nature. In addition to 11.5 Angry Men, he brings his 16^th solo show, Tom Stade Rules at Stand 1, and will tour across the UK & Ireland from September through to May 2027.Tom’s irrepressible charm translated effortlessly to TV, and he has been invited onto every major stand-up TV show in the country.  He has performed on BBC1’s The John Bishop Show and has performed twice on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo.  He performed to his largest live audience to date joining the star-studded line-up on Ch4’s Comedy Gala at London’s 02 arena.  He has also performed on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Lee Mack’s All Star Cast, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live for BBC Three and The Boyle Variety Performance for Ch4.  He has performed twice on Ch4’s Stand-Up for the Week, was given an extended set on Dave’s One Night Stand and has also guested on BBC 2’s topical panel show Mock The Week.  Other stand-up appearances include Comedy Central’s The World Stand’s Up, ITV2’s Comedy Cuts and multiple performances on Comedy Central’s The Comedy Store.  He’s a regular guest on Hot Water Comedy’s hugely popular ‘Have A Word Pod’ – which he has also guest hosted. In 2025, performed on Jim Jeffries and Friends. Tom was the co-writer and co-star of Frankie Boyle’s Ch4 Tramadol Nights.  He has starred as a spoof chat-show host in Come Fringe Yourself with Tom Stade, recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015.  He then went on to co-write and star in an online series entitled M.U.F.F. alongside Daniel Sloss.Back in his native Canada, Tom appeared in the critically acclaimed sitcom The Newsroom and the award-winning feature film My Own Private Oshawa.  As a stand-up he starred in his own hour special for CBC/Comedy Central Stade and Confused.

Tom remains in great demand internationally and has accepted invitations to perform at notable comedy festivals worldwide including New York, Aspen, Montreal, Toronto, Amsterdam, Kilkenny, Adelaide, Melbourne and New Zealand.  He has regularly entertained British troops overseas, braving the freezing cold Falklands, and been under fire in Afghanistan and Iraq; His brilliance and flair earned him a nomination for Best Headliner at the Chortle Awards.