Dom Joly
- 57 years old
- English
- Writer and comedian
Press clippings
"Prank shows are normally done by thick people or jocks": Dom Joly on the return of Trigger Happy TV
The 00s star has spent decades trying to escape the legacy of his beloved hidden camera show - only to realise it's time to bring it back on stage. He talks about fooling a Python, hating Noel Edmonds... and why he can't escape the giant phone.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 21st March 2025Dom Joly announces Trigger Happy TV live tour
Dom Joly is reviving Trigger Happy TV for a live tour, with the comic announcing four UK dates to mark the 25th anniversary of the hidden camera show airing on Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2025Dom Joly's giant mobile phone "nicked"
Dom Joly has confirmed that his giant mobile phone has been stolen, after the comic and travel writer took to social media yesterday to share a video in which he said that he was "gutted" by the theft of the iconic Trigger Happy TV prop while it was the centrepiece of an exhibition at the Mobile Phone Museum in Amsterdam.
British Comedy Guide, 21st February 2025Dom Joly review
A curate's egg of an evening, but when Mr Joly gets going on the subject of his expeditions to sort the wheat from the conspiracy chaff, he's on great form.
Chris Parkle, The Real Chrisparkle, 5th November 2024Politicians and comedians pay tribute to Janey Godley
Nicola Sturgeon hails "a force of nature, and one of the funniest people I have ever known".
Chortle, 2nd November 2024Dom Joly talks politics, pranks, and his global adventures ahead of The Conspiracy Tour
For those unaware of Dom Joly's broad career, his origins as a student could not have predicted where he would end up.
Abigail Mableson, The Boar, 9th October 2024What happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world
For his new book Dom Joly journeyed to sites associated with mystery, intrigue, cover-ups and conspiracy.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 13th September 2024Rarely Asked Questions: Dom Joly
Conspiracy theories used to be fun but now they've gone mainstream and infected the body politic. Dom Joly's show will provide a hilarious, fascinating, and slightly anarchic guide to the wacky world of conspiracies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th September 2024Dom Joly: The Conspiracy Tour review
A quirky comedy coupled with informed information - a lovely combination.
audreyay23, A Young(ish) Perspective, 20th March 2024Sunday with Dom Joly: "I'm obsessed with bread sauce and have it on toast"
The comedian talks about loving the Traitors, skipping breakfast, finding Sundays dull and the black labs of Gloucestershire.
Lara Kilner, The Observer, 11th February 2024