Tom Allen
Who Tom Allen is
Tom Allen is a stand-up comedian, presenter, writer and podcaster known for his acerbic wit and riotous storytelling, who won the So You Think You're Funny? new-act competition in 2005. He hosted The Apprentice: You're Fired for six years, co-hosted The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice and co-hosts ITV's Cooking with the Stars with Emma Willis, and he has appeared on Live at the Apollo, A League of Their Own, Would I Lie to You?, QI and The Last Leg.
His tour Completely sold more than 150,000 tickets in 2023 and 2024 and can be watched on ITVX. He is the author of the memoirs No Shame, a Sunday Times bestseller, and Too Much, and of his first work of fiction, Common Decency (2026); he co-hosts the podcast Like Minded Friends with Suzi Ruffell, hosts Pottering, and made his West End debut in Titanique in 2026.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Completely
- Podcasts
- Like Minded Friends and Pottering
- Books
- No Shame, Too Much and Common Decency
- On screen
- The Apprentice: You're Fired, The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, Cooking with the Stars and 7 more
- Official site
- tomindeed.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: tomindeed.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Completely ITVX
On screen
- The Apprentice: You're Fired host, BBC, six years
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice co-host
- Cooking with the Stars co-host, ITV
- Live at the Apollo
- A League of Their Own
- Would I Lie to You?
- QI
- The Last Leg
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Titanique West End, 2026
Podcasts
- Like Minded Friends co-host, with Suzi Ruffell
- Pottering host, YouTube
Books and writing
- No Shame memoir
- Too Much memoir
- Common Decency novel, 2026
Comedians like Tom Allen
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Catherine Bohart also in A League of Their Own
- Josh Widdicombe also in A League of Their Own
- Dan Tiernan also in The Last Leg
- Josh Pugh also in The Last Leg
- Suzi Ruffell also in The Last Leg
- David O'Doherty also in Would I Lie To You?
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean also in Would I Lie To You?
- Ahir Shah also in The Last Leg
Career timeline
- 2026Titanique (West End, 2026) On screen
- 2026Common Decency (novel, 2026) Book
Questions and answers
Where is Tom Allen performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: tomindeed.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Completely.
What podcasts do they host?
Like Minded Friends and Pottering.
Have they written a book?
Yes: No Shame, Too Much and Common Decency.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Apprentice: You're Fired (host, BBC, six years), The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (co-host), Cooking with the Stars (co-host, ITV), Live at the Apollo, A League of Their Own and Would I Lie to You?, among 10 credits.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Catherine Bohart (also in A League of Their Own), Josh Widdicombe (also in A League of Their Own), Dan Tiernan (also in The Last Leg), Josh Pugh (also in The Last Leg) and Suzi Ruffell (also in The Last Leg).
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Sources
- Official site (Bio) ↗ Signature acerbic wit and riotous storytelling; Cooking with the Stars with Emma Willis; The Apprentice: You're Fired, six years; The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice; Live at the Apollo, A League of Their Own, Would I Lie to You, The Last Leg, QI and others; Completely, sold out in 2023 and 2024, more than…
- Off the Kerb ↗ The same bio; a new 2027/28 tour, Totally, announced on 30 September 2026 (as of 11 October 2026)
- So You Think You're Funny? — Past winners ↗ 2005: Tom Allen (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026