Tommy Pope

Tommy Pope was born on November 21, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Drexel University in 2006.[11] He first started doing stand-up at a bar in Delaware,[12] and later at Philly's Helium Comedy Club during open mic nights in early 2011.[13] However, being that he was new to the comedy field during that time, he found it difficult to book shows to perform his act, so he had a part-time job as a cashier at Home Depot during his struggles.[14] Eventually, after he became able to finally book some comedy shows, he quit working at retail and was able to live off the money that he made from his stand-up acts.[15] Pope made his television debut on AXS TV Gotham Comedy Live in 2012.[16][17]

On August 31, 2011, Pope won the name of "Philly's Phunniest Comic" at Helium Comedy Club.[18][19] In 2013, Pope had appeared in a comedy skit alongside Steve Martin on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[20] During the eighth season of Last Comic Standing, Pope was a contestant on the show and made it to the "Top 100 Comics" list of that particular season.[21][22][23]

In November 2014, Pope's comedy group, Deer Prom, performed at the New York Comedy Festival.[24][25][26][27]