John Tothill
John Tothill | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Tothill |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupations | Comedian and actor |
John Tothill is an English stand-up comedian and actor. He was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2025.
Career
Tothill was formerly a primary school teacher in Southend-on-Sea and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights during his time studying music at Clare College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Tothill began stand-up comedy in November 2022 and made his Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut performing his one man stand-up comedy show The Last Living Libertine in August 2023 at the Pleasance Courtyard.[3][4] In order to fund the show Tothill took part in a drugs trial for an anti-malaria drug but having been injected with a strain of the disease, felt symptoms of the disease beyond the doctors' expectations.[3]
He returned to Edinburgh the following year with the show Thank God This Lasts Forever, however his run of performances was impeded by a burst appendix.[5] Waiting until his rest day to consult medical advice, his body went into intra-abdominal sepsis and had to ultimately cancel nine shows, but Tothill quipped "They cut through my stomach muscles so I couldn’t sit up. I couldn’t eat. But obviously it was less painful than what I’d been going through previously…Writing a standup show".[3]
His 2025 one-man show This Must Be Heaven was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award.[6] In 2025, he joined the cast of Channel 4 comedy series It Gets Worse, created by Leo Reich and produced by A24.[7][8]
References
- ^ Kebble, Mark. "Southend Comedian John Tothill On How Malaria Inspired His Latest Tour". Absolutely Magazines. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "The student who just wants to make people laugh". Medium.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Logan, Brian (14 July 2025). "Comedian John Tothill: 'My second near-death experience? I blame the cheesy chips'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Logan, Brian (22 August 2023). "John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine review – bubbly, flirty tangents through history". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Logan, Brian (13 August 2024). "John Tothill: Thank God This Lasts Forever review – skint bon vivant risks it all for comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (18 September 2025). "Tour For John Tothill's Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Show This Must Be Heavend". Beyond the Joke. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse. "'It Gets Worse': Host Of Names Joining A24's Comedy Series For Channel 4 As Cameras Roll; First-Look Image". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Lewis, George (18 October 2025). "Andrew Scott joins all-star cast for new British sitcom from Motherland and Derry Girls team". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
External links
- John Tothill at IMDb