Dom Joly

'I'm not a comedian,' says Dom Joly

"I'm not a comedian - let's get that straight," announces Dom Joly ahead of his 60-venue tour, which brings him to Salford on Saturday. The star of Trigger Happy TV and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! doesn't like to be categorised.

Interview: Dom Joly

Ahead of his appearances in the North East, Radio Teesdale's Peter Dixon caught up with Joly to talk about his upcoming tour.

Interview: Dom Joly, comedian

A man with a giant mobile phone. Say the name Dom Joly and that's the image that springs instantly to mind. But then Joly's reputation as a prankster is well documented, not least from his signature gag, screeching loudly into a giant mobile phone as bemused members of the public look on.

Get me out of here: Dom Joly's first ever live tour

The comedian explains why it's time for him to stand up and be counted.

Interview: Dom Joly, comedian

Dom Joly has a reputation for brazen behaviour. He's shouted at politicians while masquerading as a penis, attempted to fly across the Grand Canyon while strapped to a rocket, impersonated Tintin, and written hilarious rants about his annoyance with everything from traffic wardens to the health and safety laws shutting down children's birthday parties.

5 things you might not know about Dom Joly

Five facts about Dom Joly.

Audio: Dom Joly stars in his first solo show

Dom Joly is taking part in his first ever one-man show.

The comedian broke onto the comedy scene ten years ago with Trigger Happy TV. Since then he has camped in a jungle with Gillian McKeith, drunk his way around the world and visited countries like North Korea and Iran but he has never done a show like this before.

He tells BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey his reasons for doing one now.

The weird and wonderful world of Dom Joly

From his massive phone to a great big claim about Osama Bin Laden: Joly's career highlights.

Dom Joly: 'I'm an adrenalin junkie'

Dom Joly talks to Dominic Cavendish about the thrill of being back in the spotlight.

Dom Joly interview

'My big fear is that I'm not a comedian,' says Dom Joly. 'Everyone knows me as a comedian, but I've never done stand-up, I've got this issue that I can't do live stuff. Dressing up as a squirrel is fine, but I just don't tell jokes.'