Tom Scott (entertainer)

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language English
founding 2006
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Thomas David "Tom" Scott (born November 25, 1984 in Mansfield , Nottinghamshire ) is a British comedian , YouTuber and web developer .

education

Tom Scott graduated from the University of York with a degree in Linguistics . In his last year of study he was elected to the board of the student union after he had attracted attention through his unconventional election campaign (as the pirate “Mad Capt'n Tom”). In York , Tom Scott also made his first public appearances as a presenter on the local university radio. There his comedy group "The Technical Difficulties" was formed, with which he still works today.

YouTube

Own channel

Tom Scott operates a YouTube channel, which to date (as of August 2020) has been subscribed to by 2.97 million people and whose videos have received over 646 million views. In addition to older recordings and guest videos from other producers, he publishes videos there on the topics of “Things you might not know”, “Amazing Places”, “Built for Science” and the series “Tom's Language Files”, in which he explains various aspects of linguistics.

Typical videos by Tom Scott are characterized by their brevity (usually less than 5 minutes) and conciseness. Scott usually speaks by heart from script, which he reproduces on site and not infrequently in unusual situations, such as in a centrifuge or in weightlessness during a parabolic flight .

Productions by his group "The Technical Difficulties", consisting of Scott, audio engineer Matt Gray, ornithologist Chris Joel and archivist Gary Brannan, are also uploaded to Scott's own channel. This includes the game show "Citation Needed".

In 2018 Tom Scott founded the production company "Pad 26 Limited" based in Worthing for his videos .

On April 9, 2020, Tom Scott posted a video with the view number in the title. The title is automatically updated repeatedly using a small script program . With 20 million views (as of August 2020), it is the most viewed video on his YouTube channel.

Matt and Tom

Together with Matt Gray, Scott runs the “Matt and Tom” channel. The video series “The Park Bench” appeared there until 2018, regarding the background to videos from Scott's channel, and since 2019 the game show “Two Of These People Are Lying” by Technical Difficulties .

Computer philosopher

Tom Scott made several guest appearances on the YouTube channel Computerphile, in which he explained technical aspects of internet security.

British General Election 2010

In 2010 Tom Scott ran, as before in the role of "Mad Capt'n Tom", as a joke candidate for the general election of the United Kingdom . Since he had no intentions to actually hold political office, but merely cashed in a losing bet, he chose the constituency of Cities Of London & Westminster for his candidacy. The seat there has been in conservative hands for decades . Scott received 84 votes (0.2 percent), including the voice of Noel Gallagher , the guitarist for the band Oasis .

Web links

Commons : Tom Scott (entertainer)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matt Gray on Twitter, November 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ PAD26. Retrieved March 23, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Gerran Grimshaw: 'Pirate' becomes new student union president. The Press (York), March 10, 2008, accessed June 19, 2019 .
  4. ^ Matt Gray: Projects: The Technical Difficulties. In: Matt Gray. Retrieved June 19, 2019 .
  5. ^ The Technical Difficulties Q&A with Gary and Chris. In: Youtube. May 11, 2016, accessed on June 22, 2019 (English, from 01:18 minutes).
  6. ↑ Tom Scott - Channel Info. In: YouTube. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Tom Scott: G-Force, Jerk, and Passing Out In A Centrifuge. In: Youtube. April 16, 2018, accessed October 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Tom Scott: How Zero-G Planes Work. In: Youtube. December 11, 2017, accessed October 15, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Matt Gray: Hi, I'm Matt. In: Matt Gray. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Stephens Island Wren and the Cobra Effect: Citation Needed 6x03. In: Youtube. Retrieved on June 8, 2017 (English, from minute 01:51).
  11. ↑ Gary Brannan. In: University of York. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
  12. ^ PAD 26 LIMITED. Companies House, accessed May 18, 2020 .
  13. ↑ "This video has ... views" (English)
  14. ↑ Matt and Tom - Channel Info. In: Youtube. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Tom's videos for Computerphile. In: Youtube. Retrieved June 19, 2019 .
  16. ^ The Ballad of Mad Cap'n Tom, Part 2. In: Youtube. April 1, 2016, accessed June 22, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Previous elections. Westminster City Council, accessed June 22, 2019 .
  18. ^ Cities of London and Westminster. In: UK Polling Report. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
  19. ^ Election 2010 - Cities Of London & Westminster. In: BBC News. Archived from the original ; accessed on June 22, 2019 (English).
  20. ^ Noel Gallagher: 'I voted for a pirate at the last general election'. In: NME, accessed on June 11, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Scott, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scott, Thomas David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British comedian, Youtuber and web developer
DATE OF BIRTH November 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Mansfield, Nottinghamshire , United Kingdom