William Thomas

Best-Selling Author & Humourist

William Thomas is a very funny speaker. A syndicated humour columnist (All the World’s a Circus) and radio personality (From the Land of the Looney), William speaks on all things Canadian, current and slightly askew.

He is the author of several best-selling books, including Malcolm and Me–Life in theLitterbox, Hey! Is That Guy Dead or Is He the Skip? Curling and Other Stories I Wished I’d Never Written, Guys – Not Real Bright and Damn Proud of It, Margaret and Me, and TheDog Rules (Damn Near Everything!). His latest book is Never Hitchhike on the Road LessTravelled. Thomas's writing was recently included in the great Canadian Anthology of Humour along with the best 50 humour writers in Canada, from Stephen Leacock to today.

For television, Thomas has written “Breaking All The Rules–The Story of Trivial Pursuit”, and “Chasing The Dream”, a documentary on Toronto Blue Jays prospects.

A speaker and lecturer, Thomas presents humour seminars at the Chautauqua Institute in New York State and the Stephen Leacock Museum in Orillia, Ontario. Twice nominated for Gemini Awards for television movies he’s written.

An event with William at the microphone is upbeat, uplifting and downright fun.

Topics:

Humour
Communication

References:
"He is a humorous and natural raconteur, with an intuitive panache tailored to audience response. He certainly impressed our audience of 200 medical laboratory technologists, technicians and assistants’.� Ontario Society of Medical Technologists

"Your presentation was the highlight of the annual convention... It was highly entertaining and, as a tribute to your broad repertoire, it was also topical." Ontario Association of Cemeteries

� "Our volunteers laughed out loud for nearly an hour as William shared his stories and observations...Our people are still talking about what a great evening they had!" Alzheimer Society of Oxford � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

"Your talk was a resounding success; we have had nothing but complimentary feedback from our members.� As program convenor, I am delighted that I finally (in having you as a guest speaker) managed to please everyone.� Thank you for speaking to us.� It was a day we shan't soon forget".� National Canadian Club

"...waves of laughter permeated at least three floors of the Royal Connaught Hotel".� Beta Sigma Phi Sorority

“We were delighted to have William Thomas as our closing speaker.� His presentation and subject matter kept everyone in fits of laughter...just what the doctor ordered”. District School Board of Niagara

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Best-Selling Author & Humourist

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