 From 2007 to 2008, Coonan attended Philippe Gaulier's L'École Philippe Gaulier in Paris.In December 2005, Coonan became one of four presenters of Channel 4's web show "thisisaknife", and when the show went weekly in May 2006, he became the sole presenter of the show.He continued in this role until "thisisaknife" ended in September 2007.