Nelly Thomas

Nelly Thomas is an Australian comedian and author. Her award-winning career began in stand-up comedy in 2002 and has taken her all over the world. She now prefers the quiet life of author, speaker and radio personality. Nelly is a well-known regular on ABC Melbourne Radio, Radio National , News Breakfast and elsewhere. She was listed as one of Australias 'Most Innovative thinkers' in The Age Newspaper and was featured on the ABC's Big Ideas; The smartest stuff on TV, Radio and Online. Nelly is thee author of four books including three children's books Some Girls [2017], Some Boys [2018] and Some Brains; a book celebrating nuerodiversity [2019]. She also published What Women Want [Random House 2012] and is currently working on two more. Nelly lives in Melbourne with her partner Lachlan, their two daughters, a grumpy poodle and a very dense Labradoodle.