MINDBENDER

Mindbender is Tom’s first full hour comedy special. Brought to you by JohnWix.net, Bubo TV, and the Phil Saw 22 Heavy Duty Retaliation Blade.

Written & Performed by Tom Achilles
Directed by Sam Zelitch
Produced by Breck Gordon & Daniel Louis Vezza
Cinematographer Daniel Louis Vezza
Editor Sam Lochs
Playback Engineer & Audio Mastering John Vogel
Camera Operator Anddy Egan-Thorpe
Photographer Raven Hugs
Post Production Consultant Elisha Mlotek
A Pure Chaos Comedy Production
Filmed at Alphaville in Brooklyn (2025)

Now streaming on YouTube.

  • “One of the last original comedians in the game.”

    - Corey Tindall

    “This special belongs in the Ripley’s I Don’t Believe It I Won’t Museum.”

    - Chris Cicoria

    “One of 2025’s most laugh-out-loud, deranged, thoughtful stand-up specials. What I particularly dig about Tom’s brand of comedy is how much of a slow burn it is. At first, you’re confused because he’s speaking a different language of funny than we’re used to. Then, by the end, every other comedian is boring because they’re operating on a much simpler wavelength than Achilles. Big fan. Loved the direction, the pacing, the everything. Carve out time to watch this gem.”

    - Matt Levy

GUILLOTINE

Guillotine is Tom’s first ever half hour standup comedy album. Achilles performs a cavalcade of original characters, poems, and mind fucks that leave the audience wondering, “Is this comedy?”

Written & Performed by Tom Achilles
Directed by Sam Zelitch
Audio Mastering by Ben Harris
Recorded at Young Ethel’s in Brooklyn (2022)

Available for streaming on all platforms.

  • “Like being inside a dream Nicholas Cage is having about being a REAL artist.”

    - Eric Asker

    “Dreamlike stream of consciousness slam poetry one person show performance art, poking fun at stand up comedy tropes and the absurdities of modern life.”

    - Andrea Wang

    “There is truly no one like him, no one is doing anything even remotely like what he’s doing. He’s like if you had an AI write a standup set and the only input you gave it was a couple dreams you half remembered about Robin Williams and Andy Kaufman. He jumps wildly between puns where he repeats the same joke with only slight variations over and over, to breaking down how Eminem pronounced every letter of the alphabet (complete with charts) to office themed Linkin Park covers, and then he does half his set backwards, repeating every letter in reverse order. It’s exactly the kind of ground breaking, avante garde, bizarre shit I moved to NYC to see.”

    - Danny Rathbun