William J. Thomas

Profile

William Thomas is an author, a scriptwriter, a radio and television commentator and a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. He's been nominated twice for The Gemini Award for writing movies for television. His weekly column, From the Land Of the Loony appears in 45 Canadian and U.S. newspapers. He's the senior writer for STITCHES – Canada's Journal of Medical Humour. His travel pieces appear in The Globe and Mail, DreamScapes and National Geographic's Traveler Magazine. He's the author of seven books of humour including the story about his cat Malcolm entitled Life In the Litterbox. You don't have to buy the book, in the end, she got the car, he got the cat. He wrote the definitive book on male behaviour entitled Guys - Not Real Bright and Damn Proud Of It! And of course, his fine tribute to the great Canadian sport of curling Hey! Is That Guy Dead Or Is He the Skip? William claims 5000 curlers bought that book.....and later burned it. The book about his wee Irish mother, Margaret And Me was subtitled All Humour Needs A Victim and Your Mother Should Come First! His last book, The Dog Rules Damn Near Everything! enjoyed 49 straight weeks atop The National Post's Canadian Bestseller List simultaneously hitting hit Number One in The Post, The Star, The Globe and Maclean's Magazine. The Dog Rules was nominated by the Canadian Book Sellers Association as the People's Choice Award for the Best Book for the year 2001 and the Best Non-Fiction Book in Canada for the year 2001. His newest book is a collection of hilarious misadventure and really bad travel tips. The title: Never Hitchhike on the Road Less Traveled. (No cars, eh?)

Clients Comments

“Bill was outstanding. He had everyone in hysterics. He crafted his presentation brilliantly for the audience. And I will spread the word of his talents. He had a tremendous challenge in communicating to an audience that had representation from dozens of countries worldwide and … William was EXCELLENT!” - Senior Executive, International Association conference

“If you’re looking for some humour therapy, invite William J. Thomas as a guest speaker … a humourous and natural raconteur with an intuitive panache, tailored to audience response.” Carol Julian, Conference Chair and Past President, Ontario Society of Medical Technologists