Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas is married to Jenny, a TV producer and has two children with her; Charlie and Izzy.

Mark Thomas was born to a midwife mother and a self-employed builder father in South London.

He studied at the Macaulay Church of England Primary School till 1974 and then at Christ’s Hospital School, where he completed his O-levels and A-levels.

He subsequently enrolled at Bretton Hall College in 1981 and got a degree in Theatre Arts.

This talented comedian initially worked with his father on construction businesses and started doing stand-up gigs in 1985 and also wrote material for the famous Irish comedian, Dave Allen.

In the 1980s, he worked as a regular presenter at the Comedy Store in Leicester Square and performed regular gigs for students in cultural festivals, TV and radio. By 1989, he was a regular on ‘The Mary Whitehouse Experience’, a show for Radio One.

In the 1990, he founded the Cutting Edge comedy show and also co-hosted the talk show, ‘Loose Talk’ in 1991, along with Kevin Day.

He regularly appeared on ‘Booked!’ from 1995 to 1998, which slowly catapulted him to popularity.

His very own television show, ‘The Mark Thomas Comedy Product’, premiered on February 23, 1996 on Channel 4. With his unique ways and surreal sense of humour, he often interviewed or confronted politicians and also highlighted important world issues.

As part of his ‘It’s the Stupid Economy’ UK tour, in 2009, he encouraged audiences to propose and vote for their own silly or serious policies. They were published as ‘Mark Thomas Presents The People’s Manifesto’ in 2010 and the same was broadcasted on BBC Radio 4 from 2009 to 2010.

Mark Thomas once hounded MP Nicholas Soames for his tax avoidance by legitimately asking for permission to see his furniture. His investigation into the practice of avoiding inheritance tax, effectively led the-then Chancellor, Gordon Brown to change the law. This is considered one of Thomas’ greatest contributions to the society through his works.