Tom Walker (I)
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and comedian
Press clippings Page 5
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Evan Beswick, Fest Mag, 27th July 2018Latitude Festival: Jonathan Pie - Comedy Stage
Long may Pie continue to explode with rage, it is a joy to watch.
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 14th July 2018Jonathan Pie at Latitude 2018
It's testament to the power of Jonathan Pie's rhetoric that he can get a round of applause from an audience for calling them morons. And when he points out the irony, they only love him more.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th July 2018Review: Jonathan Pie at Latitude 2018
His stance is ultimately one of moderation - even if it's expressed in the most immoderate way.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th July 2018Comedy review: Jonathan Pie, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Though best known for his three-minute YouTube rants, Tom Walker's splenetic news reporter character Jonathan Pie is altogether funnier and more impressive in a live setting. The narrative arc of this show allows him to build up an incredible head steam, escalating from pompous self-regard and waspish asides, through thermonuclear paroxysms of rage to sustained and seething but clear-eyed invective.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 15th June 2018Interview: Tom Walker
Ever since Jonathan Pie began attracting attention in late 2015, the spoof news correspondent has been aggressively off-message, mocking the journalistic code that a reporter never becomes the story. His liberal-blasting tirade in the wake of Donald Trump's presidential victory has attracted more than 150 million online views alone. However, the first mass-appeal satirist to emerge from YouTube has polarised opinion and been kept at arm's length by the British television and comedy industry.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 4th June 2018Jonathan Pie on politics and inventive swearing
The lines between real life and reality have never been more beautifully blurred. It says everything about the world today that little video snippets of a frustrated news reporter, blowing his top and effing and blinding post-broadcast was so genuinely believable. As his alter ego Jonathan Pie, Tom Walker has taken the digital world by storm with his short three minute videos, ranting and raving about current affairs.
John Glover, Glasgow Live, 17th April 2018Tom Walker: Some people think I'm really 'Jonathan Pie'
Actor Tom Walker, who plays spoof reporter Jonathan Pie, has told BBC Radio 5 live that some people don't believe he is playing a character. Speaking to Adrian Chiles, the actor explained how recent political events have enhanced his role.
Adrian Chiles, BBC, 7th April 2018Jonathan Pie: Back to the Studio - review
Back to the Studio is not going to be to everyone's taste. Those expecting a polite Radio 4 satire might find the language (Millennials are described as 'Generation Twat') too abrasive. Even those who share Pie's viewpoint will have to acknowledge that some of the subjects are over-familiar. But for those prepared to go the distance the imaginative approach of Back to the Studio will demonstrate what can be achieved within the stand-up format without sacrificing the jokes.
Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 27th March 2018Jonathan Pie: Back To The Studio review
Tom Walker serves up another superb blend of well-informed political analysis, hard truths, gratuitous swearing and guilty laughs
Ian Cater, What's On London, 16th March 2018