Who is Tom Davis on Channel 4 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer?

A fresh batch of stars are competing in a new series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer.

In each episode, the stars will battle it out over three rounds – the Signature, the Technical and the Showstopper challenge – in a bid to be crowned Star Baker and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith. The charity spin-off series returns to Channel 4 from Sunday March 19.

Friends actor David Schwimmer, Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden and singer Jesy Nelson are among those participating in this year's series. Also joining the line-up is comedian Tom Davis.

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An actor and writer, Tom is known for starring in and co-creating the 2015 BBC sitcom Murder in Successville. The show, which was part-improvised, followed Detective Inspector Sleet as he tried to solve a series of high-profile murder mysteries. Stars featuring on the show included Richard Osman, Martin Kemp and Gordon Ramsey.

The 43-year-old, from Croydon, London, worked as a scaffolder for a decade before his career in comedy. But in 2009, when a friend got a job as a runner on Bo’ Selecta, they decided to get a camera and film some sketches of their own. It changed their lives forever.

When Leigh Francis saw the tape, he was immediately impressed by Tom’s performance and invited him to appear on the show. He went on to make appearances on shows including Lemon La Vida Loca, The Morgana Show, Bad Education and Plebs.

In 2016, he was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and appeared in the films Free Fire and Prevenge. More recently, Tom has starred and co-created another BBC comedy, called King Gary.

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