Tom O'Connor

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Tom O'Connor Biography

Tom O'Connor - After dinner speaker, humorist
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TOM O'CONNOR was originally a teacher in Liverpool.  For several years Tom O’Connor lived a double life – teaching by day and entertaining club audiences by night.  His reputation spread throughout show business and soon became obvious that he would have to make a decision about his future career.  In 1974, Tom hung up his cap and gown for good to become a professional entertainer

Opportunity Knocks

Success rapidly followed success.  He made such an impact on television – winning three separate shows on ‘Opportunity Knocks’ – that within a year of his TV debut, he was hosting the Thames TV series ‘Wednesday At Eight’, followed by his own series, ‘The Tom O’Connor Show’.  A year later, he received the highest accolade in the theatrical profession, when he was invited to appear in the Royal Variety Show at the London Palladium.  In 1977, Tom was the subject of Thames Television’s ‘This is Your Life’.

Television Host

Tom O’Connor has become a household name through the realms of television hosting his own shows – ‘Tom O’Connor’, ‘Wednesday At Eight’, ‘Night Out At the Casino’, ‘London Night Out’, ‘The Tom O’Connor Show’ and ‘The Tom O’Connor Road Show’.  Not only that, Tom has carved a fine reputation for himself as a most accomplished quiz and game show host with no less than seven successful series to his credit – ‘Name that Tune’, Gambit’, ‘Zodiac’, ‘Password’, ‘ I’ve Got a Secret’, ‘A Question of Entertainment’ and the ever popular ‘Cross Wits’.

Tom’s success, however, has not only been confined to television.  In cabaret he starred at every major nightspot in the country, and headlined his own successful summer season shows in the country’s top resorts.  His work has taken him to most English speaking countries including America where he featured at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in Manhattan.

Corporate Events

Tom is in constant demand as an after dinner speaker and awards host for corporate functions both in this country and abroad and, as a result of his two best selling humorous golf books ‘From the Wood to the Tees’ and ‘One Flew Over the Club House’ he receives countless invitations to appear as the guest celebrity speaker at golf society functions both here and as far a field as Spain, Portugal and the Middle East.

Literary Success

His literary successes in golf have been followed by his semi-autobiographical ‘Take a Funny Turn’ and all of these books have been reproduced in paperback as well as in hardback versions.  His book ‘Eat Like a Horse….Drink Like a Fish…A Bellyful of Laughter’ (October ’96) is a humorous look at food, diet and eating habits.

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Jonathan Ross hosted the British Comedy Awards 2009, presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Terry Wogan
15th December 2009Jonathan Ross once again hosted the British Comedy Awards 2009 on Saturday night. Terry Wogan received a standing ovation when he was presented with The Lifetime Achievement award and Outnumbered staring Hugh Dennis & Claire Skinner won 3 awards including best comedy sitcom. Other winners included Harry Hill and Michael McIntyre, and Peter Kay received an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy award
Outnumbered picks up 5 nominations for the British Comedy Awards
18th November 2009Jonathan Ross is returning to host this year's British Comedy Awards, with BBC Comedy Outnumbered picking up 5 nominations. All three of the show's child stars are up for an award, as well as Claire Skinner who plays the mother in the family comedy. Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre also have high hopes for awards with three nominations apiece.
Alan Carr wins British Comedy Award
10th December 2008Alan Carr won the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards. The British Comedy Awards regularly attract of audiences of around ten million, and was hosted this year by Angus Deayton.
Graham Norton to take over the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross slot
1st September 2010The BBC One controller, Jay Hunt has confirmed that Graham Norton's chat show will switch to friday nights in October to replace Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
The Reading Comedy Festival gets underway weekend, with performances from Jimmy Carr & Rhod Gilbert
2nd October 2009The 6th annual Reading Comedy Festival has once again attracted a host of big name comedians as well as some up and coming acts to produce an impressive two week line up. Jimmy Carr and Rhod Gilbert's dates have sold out. Other big names at the festival include Tim Minchin, Simon Amstell, Andy Parson, and Alastair McGowan. The event closes not with a headliner but with Reading’s hugely popular open mic contest, where the stars of tomorrow will get their moment in the spotlight – but only one of them will be crowned Reading’s best new comic.
Triumphant night for 'Gavin and Stacey' at comedy awards
6th December 2007The simple premise of boy meets girl resulted in three prestigious British Comedy Awards last night.
Third Time Lucky for Comedy Award Winner Russell Kane
31st August 2010It is the third successive nomination for Russell Kane and he has finally been awarded the Fosters Edinburgh award for Best Comedy Show at the Fringe. Bo Burnham received the prestigious Panel Prize and Best Newcomer went to Roisin Conaty.
Best Comedy Show nominations have been announced at The Fringe
26th August 2010The stars Greg Davies and Russell Kane have been joined by the rising talent Bo Burnham in nominations for Best Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.
Tim Vine Wins Best Joke Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
23rd August 2010Comedian Tim Vine beat the likes of John Bishop and Jack Whitehall to win the best joke award at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, so what did he say?
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Kicks Off
6th August 2010The world’s largest arts festival is in its 64th year, and John Bishop, Kevin Eldon, and Jason Byrne will be among the established and rising stars taking part in some of the 2,453 performances on show.

Tom O'Connor Reviews

Tom O'Connor has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Tom O'Connor for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Tom O'Connor for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

"Tom came across as a very genuine and down to earth gentleman. Most of the audience found him humourous ( a few comented that some of his jokes were a little too 'cheesy' however you can't please everyone and that is his humour)"
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