Tom Deacon

Who is Tom Deacon?

Tom Deacon is a British comedian, Radio 1 DJ and television presenter.

As a comedian he has performed on many television programmes, including The Rob Brydon Show, Dave's One Night Stand and Edinburgh and Beyond on the Comedy Central channel.

He appeared on BBC Two's Winging It and presented The 5:19 Show for their youth-aimed 'Switch' programming on Saturday mornings.

Deacon began hosting the Sunday night slot on BBC Radio 1 from 7pm in March 2010 following the Chart Show, prior to the spring 2012 reshuffle. This slot was previously hosted by Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw.

Deacon won the Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year award in 2007, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008 as part of the 'Comedy Zone' and made his Edinburgh solo debut at the 2009 Fringe Festival with his show Indecisive.

He returned to the festival in 2011 with solo show, Can I Be Honest? In August 2012, Deacon is debuting Tom Deacon: Deaconator.

In 2011 he was part of the judging panel for the Live & Unsigned national music competition.

Following the Radio 1 schedule reshuffle in April 2012, Deacon was given a continuing contract as a "supersub" presenter, filling in for various shows including Early Breakfast.