Tom has performed at:
* ICE HOUSE (Main Room, Annex) - Pasadena
* COMEDY STORE (Main Room, Belly Room) - LA
* HA HA CAFE COMEDY CLUB - North Hollywood
* HOME BREW - San Dimas
* RICO COFFEE - La Verne
* MARTINI BLUES - Huntington Beach
* WILL MORTON’S MILLION LAUGHS SHOWS
* BUZZ COFFEE - LA
* BLISS CAFE - Hollywood
* GROUNDWORK - Hollywood
* JAVA DAVE’S COFFEE - Saugus
* OMAHA JACK’S - Rancho Cucamonga
* LULU’S BEE HIVE - Studio City
* THE OYSTER HOUSE - Studio City
* IT’S A GRIND - Diamond Bar
* CAFE EUROPE - West Hollywood
* UNIVERSAL BAR & GRILL - North Hollywood
* CAFE ELEGANTE - Burbank
* HENNESY’S TAVERN - Seal Beach
* SCOREBOARD BAR & GRILL - Pomona
* SUNBURST MOBILE HOME PARK - Hemet
* LA CASA BLUE - Highland Park
* BERUBIAN’S THEATRE - Fountain Valley
* LONG BEACH VET’S HOSPITAL
* WESTWOOD VET’S HOSPITAL
* YELLOW DOOR CABARET
Website
TomOliverComedy.com
Influences
In no particular order: Charles Chaplin, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, The Marx Brothers, Jerry Seinfeld, Brian Regan, Jim Gaffigan, Amazing Johnathan, Lewis Black, Sinbad, Smothers Brothers, Monty Python, If You Read This Far, I'll Buy You a Beer, Dick Van Dyke, Carol Burnett, Andy Griffith, Elvis, Martin & Lewis, and The Rat Pack.
Any good music. No one can peg me on that one. But, check out my nephew, Ryan Pickop's music. He's in my top friends...
Movies
Television
Ghost Hunters, Mythbusters, The Daily Show, anything on TCM.
Books
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, The Time Machine and The First Men in the Moon by HG Wells, The Little Nugget by PG Wodehouse, Dr. No by Ian Fleming, The Book of Tiki, any Edgar Allen Poe story.
University Of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles,California
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Other
Major: UCLA Extension -Certificate in Writing for Film and TV
1996 to 2000
Metropolitan State College Of Denver
Denver,Colorado
Graduated: 1985
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Communications: Film
Minor: Speech Communications
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
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