[4][5] He lived in Chapel Hill and Westlake in Brisbane's western suburbs and attended Kenmore State High School, from which he matriculated in 2004.

He studied for a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in television, at the Queensland University of Technology, but dropped out after one year.

[7] His live shows have toured both nationally and internationally, appearing in both Edinburgh and Montreal's comedy festivals.

[16] For his work on the series, Thomas has won various accolades, including an AACTA Award for Best Television Screenplay in 2015.

[17] It was also short-listed for the Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting at the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.

[18] In 2018, Thomas created Everything's Gonna Be Okay, a television comedy about a single man in his twenties (played by himself) who stays in the United States after his father dies to take care of his teenage half-sisters.