This last week, the YouTube channel Tomska, created and run by writer, director, comedian, and generally funny guy Thomas Ridgewell, hit its decennial anniversary. Known for his dark and demented humor (“you know it’s a Tomska sketch when the punch line is death”), Tom has gained a large following over the past 10 years, with over four million subscribers to his main sketch comedy channel.
He began his internet career by making cartoons and videos on his own, and then joined fellow internet video creator Edd Gould in 2004 to help work on “Eddsworld,” a series where Tom gained the first bit of his success. Edd and Tom, along with several other creators, started an animation company called "Cake Bomb" in 2006. After several years of making videos, Tom hit viral success with the “asdfmovie” series in 2009, which featured low-detailed characters in very fast and often random situations.
The good times didn’t last too long, unfortunately, as Edd was diagnosed with leukemia, and sadly passed away in 2012. Tom continued to work on “Eddsworld” after Edd’s passing, ending his involvement in it in 2016. While Tom often makes videos for entertainment, he has also gone out of his way to inform his (primarily teenage) fan base about important aspects of life. Tom created the animation company "Turbo Punch" in 2016, the successor to "Cake Bomb," and wrote a book titled "Art is Dead" (named after the Bo Burnham song of the same name).
To honor one of my favorite creators and people on the Internet, here are some of my favorite videos from the last 10 years:
asdfmovie 1
(Of course, the piece de resistance).
Rock Bottom
Puns on puns on puns on puns.
What Happened? (feat. 5secondfilms)
Snowballs
“Some people can’t take a joke,” the video description claims.
Meanwhile…
Ever thought about parallel universes? You won’t want to now.
Musical Suicide
Stabbed (feat. OneyNG)
Helpful and entertaining?
Valentine’s Lies
You will NEVER see the ending coming. NEVER.
Guitar Warfare (feat. FreddieW)
One of most musically and visually complicated videos I’ve ever seen. Reminds me of Scott Pilgrim.
Horse
A truly horrifying look at the daily life of a Horse… person.
The Hole
So there’s my list in no particular order. Tomska has been one of my favorite creators since I started watching YouTube back in 2008. He consistently puts out funny and entertaining videos that never ceases to leave me laughing at some of the most horrifying and awful scenarios.
What are your favorite Tomska videos?
Let me know in the comments down below!
Thank you for reading!
