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Sy Thomas in a publicity still from his website.
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Born |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
24 August 1979
Occupation | Television personality, standup comedian, actor |
Known for | TV presenting |
Website | www.sythomas.com |
Sy Thomas (born 24 August 1979 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.
Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second.
In 2005, Thomas took part in a documentary film with Alexis Dubus about the Plymouth to Banjul Challenge. The project involved buying a car for £100 and attempting to drive it 4,000 miles through seven countries and the Sahara Desert before auctioning it off for local charities in the Gambia. He has referred to this as a life-changing experience.
In 2006 he started presenting comedy characters on Nickelodeon which led to a full presenting role on ME:TV and the UK Kids' Choice Awards in 2007.
Thomas is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his comedy partner Simon Feilder.
Thomas appeared in a viral Vodafone campaign alongside Lewis Hamilton
He was the lead presenter on the first two series of the TV programme The Cool Stuff Collective by Archie Productions on ITV.