| Sy Thomas | |
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Sy Thomas in a publicity still from his website.[1] |
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| Born | 24 August 1979 High Wycombe, England |
| Occupation | Television personality, standup comedian, actor |
| Known for | TV presenting |
| Website | |
| www.sythomas.com | |
Sy Thomas (born 24 August 1979 in High Wycombe, England) 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.[2] He has referred to this as a life-changing experience.[3]
In 2006 he started presenting comedy characters on Nickelodeon which led to a full presenting role on ME:TV and the UK Kid's Choice Awards in 2007.
Thomas is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his comedy partner Simon Feilder [4][5]
Thomas appeared in a viral Vodafone campaign alongside Lewis Hamilton [6][7]
He was the lead presenter on the first two series of the TV programme The Cool Stuff Collective by Archie Productions on ITV.[8]
In June 2011, Thomas began demonstrating products from the Argos catalogue, such as backpacks and camcorders, on home shopping channel Argos TV.[9]