Jess Thom
- January 4, 2024
- Comedian
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jess Thom |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 14, 1980(1980-07-14) |
| Age | 44 |
| Birthplace | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | England |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Jess Thom Biography
| Name | Jess Thom |
| Birthday | Jul 14 |
| Birth Year | 1980 |
| Place Of Birth | London |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Jess Thom is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on July 14, 1980 in London, England, United Kingdom. English comedian, who is primarily famous for creating the Touretteshero alter-ego in an effort to increase awareness of Tourettes Syndrome. She also gained fame for her appearance with English comedian who is predominantly known for having created the alter-ego Touretteshero in an effort to raise awareness about Tourettes Syndrome. She is also recognized for her interview on Russell Howard‘s Good News which went viral on YouTube.’s Good News that went viral on YouTube.
In May 2012, her interview was conducted in May 2012 by In may 2012 she was interviewed by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on ITV’s This Morning show. and Phillip Schofield on ITV’s This Morning show.
Thom studied at the Royal College of Art, London, graduating in 2005.
In 2010, Thom and longstanding friend and collaborator Matthew Pountney co- founded Touretteshero. The idea started out as a way of engaging people with the creative and humorous side of Tourette’s, with Thom dressing up in a superhero costume and delivering performances and workshops, especially to children and young people. In 2011, Thom appeared on Episode 3, ‘Uses and Abuses’ of Stephen Fry’s five-part BBC series Fry’s Planet Word, to discuss her Tourette’s and coprolalia – the involuntary use of swear words which 10% of people with Tourette’s experience. The following year, Souvenir Press published Welcome to Biscuit Land: A year in the life of Touretteshero based on entries on Thom’s blog, for which Fry wrote the foreword. Touretteshero has also put on creative events, like ‘We Forgot The Lot!’ – a collaboration with Tate for children and young people with and without Tourette’s. Touretteshero worked with the Battersea Arts Centre to help them become the world’s first “relaxed venue” in February 2020. This followed several relaxed performances and events held there, including the Festival of Rest and Resistance and Not I.
Her birthplace is London, England.
Jess Thom Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Comedian |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jess Thom is one of the richest Comedian from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jess Thom 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Through her childhood, she suffered physical and vocal ticks that were involuntary that were later classified with Tourettes Syndrome.
The touretteshero performance was first seen during the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Jessica Thom (born 14 July 1980) is a British theatre-maker and comedian best known for Touretteshero, an alter-ego and project aimed at increasing awareness of Tourette’s Syndrome, the neurological condition which she was diagnosed with in her early twenties. The first Touretteshero production, Backstage in Biscuit Land debuted at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014. The show won critical acclaim and has since toured across the UK and internationally, including various performances across North America and Australia. Thom has also made numerous appearances on British television, notably an interview on Russel Howard’s Good News which has garnered more than 995,000 YouTube views as of August 2019, and was reported on by The Independent and Metro newspapers.
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Thom is also a wheelchair user. Following the social model of disability, Thom sees most of the challenges she faces not as a result of her unique neurology and physical impairment, but as a result of the ‘disabling barriers’ created by society, telling BBC News in 2014: “My wheelchair and my tics are not the thing that disables me; the thing that disables me is the inaccessible environment”.
Facts & Trivia
Jess Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jess Thom celebrates birthday on July 14 of every year.
In December 2019, along with 42 other leading cultural figures, Thom signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership in the 2019 general election. The letter stated that “Labour’s election manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few.”