Thomas was raised in
Denver, Colorado, where he trained in improvisational comedy at the
Bovine Metropolis Theater and Rise Comedy. Although he wanted to be a zoologist most of his youth, his interest in improv was sparked when he joined the improv group Spontaneous Combustion at school. Thomas studied broadcast journalism in college. He moved to Chicago in 2018 to pursue a comedy career. Thomas trained at
The Second City and was a member of the house improv group Twisty. After the onset of the pandemic in 2020, Thomas gained wider prominence for self-produced videos posted to
Twitter and other social media sites. Many of his videos involve animals, the nexus of his two interests in animals and comedy. His videos sometimes respond to current events such as one video where he posed as a female
condor that
reproduced asexually, based on an actual instance that was reported on in October 2021. In one parody video released in 2022, he posed as a
Mars Inc. spokesperson announcing the changes to the green
M&M's costume: "So you’re welcome, feminists, the green M&M is no longer a perfect 10." One video where he impersonates a pigeon at a
Pride parade urging attendees to throw him bread was named to
Vanity Fair's list of 2021 Best Performances. Thomas appeared in his first television acting role as a recurring cast member on the
Apple TV+ series
Platonic (2022–) starring
Seth Rogen and
Rose Byrne. One of his Tweets was the solution to a
New Yorker crossword puzzle question on July 12, 2022. Thomas was named to
USA Today's 2022 list of 10 up-and-coming comedians you need to know and
Vulture's list of Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2022. Thomas was a performer in the 2023
CBS Showcase. He appeared in the television
miniseries Ahsoka (2023) as
Jai Kell, a character originally voiced by
Dante Basco in the animated series
Star Wars Rebels. In 2025, Thomas was announced to be a performer on the second season of the
panel show Smartypants, on
Dropout. In 2025 Thomas made his feature film debut in ''
You're Cordially Invited''. ==Accolades==