Paul Thorne

“A MUST-SEE COMEDIAN” The Guardian

Paul Thorne can regularly be seen headlining the UK’s biggest and best comedy clubs. Known for his well crafted material, spontaneous wit, and surreal comedy songs, Paul has earned himself a reputation as a top quality live performer both at home and as far afield as Australia, Dubai, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, China, and Japan.

This international comedy powerhouse has appeared at Comedy festivals all over the world including Edinburgh, Melbourne, Adelaide, Newcastle, Leicester and Bath as well as two critically acclaimed tours of fringe festivals across the length of Canada including Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.

“MAKES WORKING AN AUDIENCE LOOK EFFORTLESS” The Stage 
   

This culminated in a successful residency in London’s West End at The Leicester Square Theatre performing a brand new topical solo show. Making Paul an extremely high in demand act across the corporate circuit, both as a performer and a presenter of multiple award ceremonies.

TV

TV credits include The Comedy Store (Comedy Central), The Stand Up Show (BBC One), Comedy Bigmouths (Channel 5), It’s Later Than You Think (BBC1), Oddballs (ITV) and The World Stands Up (Paramount). He also served as Team Captain on three series of the Montreux Award-winning comedy panel game Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment hosted by Graham Norton (Channel 5).

RADIO

On Radio, he’s guested on Cabaret on Four (BBC Radio 4), The Lost Weblog of Scrooby Trevithick with Andy Parsons (BBC Radio 4) and Hold the Front Page (BBC Radio 4).

QUOTES

“A SHARP AND FAST-PACED COMEDIAN WITH JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF EDGY POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS. NO ONE IS LEFT UNSCATHED DURING A HILARIOUS HOUR-LONG SHOW" Toronto Sun

“A BRILLIANT WAY TO SPEND AN HOUR AT THE FESTIVAL, HE’S SATIRICAL, CYNICAL AND VERY FUNNY” www.edfestmag.com

“PAUL THORNE’S SATIRICAL SONGS, WITH HIS OWN GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT, A WASPISH, SWEARY PLEASURE” Telegraph

THE WINESPONGE PODCAST

After gaining the WSET Level 1 and 2 (with distinction) qualification in wine, Paul launched a podcast where he combines his two greatest passions, pairing wines with a selection of comedy guests.

CORPORATE TESTIMONIALS



“Paul did his homework and his act included references to our industry that were entertaining and he was hilariously funny. He was quick, witty and his riotous rapid-fire comebacks to hecklers were outstanding! He also included his views on current news items that everyone could relate to – everyone agreed he was the funniest comic we’ve ever had at this annual event!” Thomas Cooper Law

“Paul Thorne was excellent at our recent awards in Leicester. He held the audiences attention, was extremely funny even with a tough crowd. He ran the awards in great time and was very professional. I would recommend him for any awards evening, he made the running of the event smooth and less stressful” FMC LTD

“Paul was particularly ‘adaptable’ as due to hotel situation we got even later with him starting than was scheduled. He took it in his stride and went for it. Also he did some great links to our industry which made it even better” GIMA

“Paul was excellent, we had a conference call beforehand and he arrived early for the rehearsal. His routine at the start was perfect and he controlled and hosted the awards brilliantly”
Barker Brooks Media

“A wonderful compere. Paul really was a safe pair of hands - he managed the whole event with ease, kept the audience entertained, and incredibly he managed to bring our awards ceremony in not just on time, but 20 mins ahead of time, which we were astounded at (and very pleased with!). Usually the awards drag on a bit, but not this year!” CORGI Technical Service