Mark Thomas has worked as a comedian for over twenty years. His activist, campaigning brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations. However, recently he has been invited to give evidence at various government select committees. He is one of a limited number of people to be awarded a UN Global Human Rights Defender Award and has also been awarded a Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour amongst other citations. His three-year campaign to stop the building of the Ilisu dam in Turkey was ultimately successful and saved 78,000 Kurds from being displaced.

"Funny, frightening and a damn fine read ... It's the real thing" Time Out "This is great comedy, great travel writing and great reporting" The Times "A compelling investigation" Financial Times "Part light-hearted travelogue, part passionate polemic, part investigative documentary: Michael Palin meets Michael Moore" chortle.co.uk "By far the most entertaining left-wing polemicist currently operating, as well as one of the smartest and most effective" The Times

Mark Thomas has worked as a comedian for over twenty years. His activist, campaigning brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations. However, recently he has been invited to give evidence at various government select committees. He is one of a limited number of people to be awarded a UN Global Human Rights Defender Award and has also been awarded a Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour amongst other citations. His three-year campaign to stop the building of the Ilisu dam in Turkey was ultimately successful and saved 78,000 Kurds from being displaced.

"Funny, frightening and a damn fine read ... It's the real thing" Time Out "This is great comedy, great travel writing and great reporting" The Times "A compelling investigation" Financial Times "Part light-hearted travelogue, part passionate polemic, part investigative documentary: Michael Palin meets Michael Moore" chortle.co.uk "By far the most entertaining left-wing polemicist currently operating, as well as one of the smartest and most effective" The Times

Mark Thomas has worked as a comedian for over twenty years. His activist, campaigning brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations. However, recently he has been invited to give evidence at various government select committees. He is one of a limited number of people to be awarded a UN Global Human Rights Defender Award and has also been awarded a Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour amongst other citations. His three-year campaign to stop the building of the Ilisu dam in Turkey was ultimately successful and saved 78,000 Kurds from being displaced.

"Funny, frightening and a damn fine read ... It's the real thing" Time Out "This is great comedy, great travel writing and great reporting" The Times "A compelling investigation" Financial Times "Part light-hearted travelogue, part passionate polemic, part investigative documentary: Michael Palin meets Michael Moore" chortle.co.uk "By far the most entertaining left-wing polemicist currently operating, as well as one of the smartest and most effective" The Times