Sy Thomas
Encyclopedia
Sy Thomas is a British
TV presenter, stand-up comedian
and actor
.
, 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 auction
ing 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 Kid's 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
.
In June 2011, Thomas began demonstrating products from the Argos catalogue, such as backpack
s and camcorder
s, on home shopping
channel
Argos TV.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
TV presenter, stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Early years and career
Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, where he studied drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
upper second.
In 2005, Thomas took part in a documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
with Alexis Dubus
Alexis Dubus
Alexis Dubus is an English alternative comedian and actor.He is a member of the sketch troupe Cat Of The Week and host and promoter of Falling Down With Laughter comedy club in London Bridge, voted London's Best Small Comedy Club in the 2008 Chortle Awards...
about the Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
to Banjul
Banjul
-Transport:Ferries sail from Banjul to Barra. The city is served by the Banjul International Airport. Banjul is on the Trans–West African Coastal Highway connecting it to Dakar and Bissau, and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.Banjul International Airport...
Challenge. The project involved buying a car
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
for £100 and attempting to drive it 4,000 miles through seven countries and the Sahara Desert
Sahara
The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...
before auction
Auction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...
ing it off for local charities in the Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
. He has referred to this as a life-changing experience.
In 2006 he started presenting comedy characters on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
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
Thomas appeared in a viral
Viral marketing
Viral marketing, viral advertising, or marketing buzz are buzzwords referring to marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networks to produce increases in brand awareness or to achieve other marketing objectives through self-replicating viral processes, analogous to the spread of viruses...
Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
campaign
Advertising campaign
An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication...
alongside Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He was the Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire...
He was the lead presenter on the first two series of the TV programme The Cool Stuff Collective
The Cool Stuff Collective
The Cool Stuff Collective is a British children's television programme, which airs as part of ITV's children's strand CITV. The show is presented by Vicky Letch and The Blowfish and features reviews of the latest and forthcoming video games, film releases, gadgets, etc. The show premiered on 13...
by Archie Productions on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
.
In June 2011, Thomas began demonstrating products from the Argos catalogue, such as backpack
Backpack
A backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions...
s and camcorder
Camcorder
A camcorder is an electronic device that combines a video camera and a video recorder into one unit. Equipment manufacturers do not seem to have strict guidelines for the term usage...
s, on home shopping
Home shopping
Home shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing/home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar television-based and e-commerce companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com, as well as traditional mail order and brick and mortar retailers as Hammacher...
channel
Shopping channel
Shopping channels are television specialty channels that present shopping related content, particularly for home shopping enthusiasts.-USA:* America's Store* Home Shopping Network* Jewelry Television* QVC* Shop at Home Network* ShopNBC...
Argos TV.