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Paul Tonkinson (born 1 August 1969) is a British comedian, radio presenter and television personality, best known for his presenting work on ''
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'' and ''
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''. He was winner of the 1992 '' Time Out'' New Act of the Year Award and was ''Time Out'' Stand Up Comic of the Year in 1997.


Personal life

He is a supporter of
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. He is a former pupil of
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.


Career


Comedy

Tonkinson has been a regular on the UK comedy circuit for over fifteen years, playing both public gigs and corporate events, and regularly taking shows to the
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. Paul is also regularly booked by the UK Armed Forces, and was the first comic to perform in Iraq after the war officially ended. He has won two
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. He went on tour with
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in 2015, for his "Happy & Glorious" tour.


Television

Television credits include: For
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: ''Stand Up for the Homeless'', ''The Stand Up Show'', ''The Sunday Show'', '' Comic Relief does Fame Academy'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Good Evening Rockall'', ''
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''. For
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: ''
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'', ''Take the Mike'', ''Pop Gun'', ''Top Ten'', ''Dicing With Debt''. For
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: ''Stand Up'', ''Live at Jongleurs'', ''Raw Soap'' and ''Raw Soap II''. For
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: ''The Film Show'', ''Lorraine'', ''Spend It Like Beckham'' Others: ''Live from the Comedy Store'' ( Channel 5), ''MTV Hot'' (MTV), ''Hey DJ'' (UK Play)


Radio

His early radio career included ''The Paul Tonkinson Show'' on London Live, as well as contributions to various Radio 4 comedy programmes, including ''Loose Ends'' and ''Weekending''. He was also featured on Radio 4's ''Live From the Comedy Store''. He became the inaugural ''Breakfast Show'' presenter on Xfm Manchester upon launch on 15 March 2006, before moving to
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in 2007. There he initially presented a variety of daytime shows to become familiar to listeners, before taking over the ''Drivetime'' slot from Richard Bacon. Following the sudden departure of Lauren Laverne from the ''Breakfast Show'' in April 2007, producers called on his experience in Manchester and asked him to step in. This was only a stop-gap solution, however, as he decided to focus on returning to the London stand-up circuit. He most recently presented the syndicated Saturday lunchtime show, a slot previously occupied by
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,
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, and
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, before leaving radio work completely to focus on stand-up comedy.


Podcasts

As a fan of Man Utd he co-presented
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ManYoo Redcast with fellow-fan
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. He also participates in the Running Commentary running podcast along with
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.


Writing

In January 2020 his first book, ''26.2 Miles to Happiness: A Comedian’s Tale of Running, Red Wine and Redemption'' was published by Bloomsbury Sport.


Accolades


References


External links


Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonkinson, Paul 1969 births Living people Comedians from Yorkshire English male comedians People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire