# Sy Thomas

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{{Short description|British actor and comedian (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Sy Thomas
| image              = sy_thomas.jpg
| caption            = Sy Thomas in a publicity still from his website.<ref>[http://www.sythomas.com/sythomas.com/Photos.html#3 Photographs], [http://www.sythomas.com/ Sy Thomas].</ref>
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1979|8|24|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [High Wycombe](/source/High_Wycombe), [Buckinghamshire](/source/Buckinghamshire), [England](/source/England), [UK](/source/UK)
| known_for          = TV presenting
| occupation         = Television personality, standup comedian, actor
| website            = [http://www.sythomas.com/ www.sythomas.com]
}}

'''Simon George Thomas''' (born 24 August 1979 in [High Wycombe](/source/High_Wycombe), [Buckinghamshire](/source/Buckinghamshire)) is a British [TV presenter](/source/Television_presenter), [stand-up comedian](/source/Stand-up_comedy) and [actor](/source/actor).

==Early years and career==
Thomas attended [Aberystwyth University](/source/Aberystwyth_University), [Wales](/source/Wales), where he studied [drama](/source/drama) from 1998 to 2001 and received a [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) [upper second](/source/British_undergraduate_degree_classification).{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}

In 2005, Thomas took part in a [documentary film](/source/documentary_film) with [Alexis Dubus](/source/Alexis_Dubus) about the [Plymouth](/source/Plymouth) to [Banjul](/source/Banjul) Challenge. The project involved buying a [car](/source/Automobile) for £100 and attempting to drive it 4,000 miles through seven countries and the [Sahara Desert](/source/Sahara) before [auction](/source/auction)ing it off for local charities in [the Gambia](/source/the_Gambia).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swiftfilms.co.uk/projects/project/?project=end_of_the_road |title=End of the road |publisher=Swift Films |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128015807/http://www.swiftfilms.co.uk/projects/project/?project=end_of_the_road |archive-date=2011-01-28 }}</ref> He has referred to this as a life-changing experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/lifestyle/i/11142/  |title=Sy's long road to success |publisher=Cambrian News }}</ref>

In 2006 he started presenting comedy characters on [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon_(UK_%26_Ireland)) 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](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) with his comedy partner [Simon Feilder](/source/Simon_Feilder). Their 'Life Of Si' shows spun off from a series of YouTube videos made when they lived in the same London flat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/100386-life-of-si-the-grv-14-aug  |title=Life of Si |publisher=TheSkinny }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonisfunny.com/edinburgh/8641/Video:_Sy_Thomas_and_Simon_Feilder  |title=Discussing Life of Si |publisher=Londonisfunny }}</ref>

Thomas appeared in a [viral](/source/Viral_marketing) [Vodafone](/source/Vodafone) [campaign](/source/Advertising_campaign) alongside [Lewis Hamilton](/source/Lewis_Hamilton)<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/leisure/comedy/4506832.Housemates_together_in_Edinburgh/?ref=rss|title=Housemates |date=23 July 2009 |publisher=richmondandtwickenhamtimes }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLoANg6nNY|title=office grand prix|date=6 March 2009 | publisher=RCGPGuys/Vodafone}}</ref>

He was the lead presenter on the first two series of the TV programme ''[The Cool Stuff Collective](/source/The_Cool_Stuff_Collective)'' by Archie Productions on [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/citvonline/coolstuffcollective/ |title=Cool Stuff Collective |publisher=CITV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228191256/http://www.itv.com/citvonline/coolstuffcollective/ |archive-date=2011-02-28 }}</ref>

In June 2011, Thomas began demonstrating products from the [Argos catalogue](/source/Argos_(retailer)), such as [backpack](/source/backpack)s and [camcorder](/source/camcorder)s, on [home shopping](/source/home_shopping) [channel](/source/Shopping_channel) [Argos TV](/source/Argos_(retailer)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argos.co.uk/tv/argostv_presenters_sythomas.htm  |title=Argos TV Presenters Sy Thomas |publisher=Argos }}</ref>

From September 2012, Thomas has starred as Archie in the [CBBC](/source/CBBC) [sitcom](/source/sitcom) ''[The Revolting World of Stanley Brown](/source/The_Revolting_World_of_Stanley_Brown)''.<ref>[https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/stanleybrown.pdf Stanley Brown Media Pack] BBC.co.uk</ref>

Since 2021 Sy has been on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/sythomascomedy <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/sythomascomedy|title=Twitch}}</ref>

According to Sy in his stream he said he wouldn't do "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" because he would be known as the guy who ate a bollock. At 1h59m30s on Twitch Video<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1215706884|title=Twitch}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*{{IMDb name|id=8979690|name=Sy Thomas}}

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Category:1979 births
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from High Wycombe
Category:Alumni of Aberystwyth University
Category:English television presenters
Category:English male comedians
Category:English male television actors
Category:Comedians from Buckinghamshire

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