Tom has trained as a Creativity and Meaning Coach with Eric Maisel and The Creativity Coaching Association.
Tom Binns first love is comedy and he has written for many award-winning prime-time television shows in the Britain. He regularly tops the bill as the headline act at some of the best comedy clubs around the world. This year he’s performing at most of the major UK festivals including Glastonbury, Download, Knebworth and Edinburgh. [with acts like Metallica, Kiss and Bruce Spingsteen]
He has also presented many shows on British Television including his own chat show Tom Binns Munchies on FIVE and Under the Moon, Ri:se on Channel 4.
Tom is an award-winning radio broadcaster presenting, among others Tom Binns Breakfast on Londons XFM and his talk show The Tom Binns Thing on Key103, TalkSport and Hallam FM.
He is the author of the deeply ironic, “How to Get Famous - A Cynical Guide” [Carlton Books]
He is best know in the Britain as his alter ego Ivan Brackenbury from BBC Radio 2 and has written and starred in two sell out Edinburgh Festival Shows, and was nominated for an Eddie Comedy Award [Perrier Award].
Tom has acted in television in Spooks (MI5 in US) [BBC], IT Crowd [C4] and Alan Partridge [BBC].
He’s currently on tour, writing his second book and his third one-man Edinburgh Festival show.
Tom brings his valuable sense of humour to Creativity Coaching and his relaxed style and entertainment and media experience is ideal for workshops, seminars and keynote speeches.
As a graduate [Oct 2009] of the CCA Creativity Coaching Certification Programme he is also an ideal choice for more intimate one-to-one coaching, which he can do with you face-to-face, on the phone or by e-mail.
PRESS FOR TOM BINNS
“Exquisite Writing...special in every sense of the word”
The Scotsman ****
“A Comedy Genius”
The Times Online ****
“You'll spend an hour glorying in the stupid ways we find to keep ourselves amused, and then you'll leave, still chuckling at them”
The Times ****
“Not only a laugh a minute but a laugh every ten seconds”
Time Out ****
“intensely funny....an all-round clown, which allows Binns to get away with some far sicker jokes than many apparently edgier acts.”
Guardian ****
“ridiculously enjoyable fun...a never-ending bombardment of great gags...genuinely sublime”
Chortle *****