Dominic Cavendish
- Reviewer
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Luisa Omielan: turning her late mother's NHS horror story into comedy
Luisa Omielan made her name mining millennial tragi-comedy. But it was her show making sense of her mother's death that struck a chord.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 9th June 2022Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera) review
Begins promisingly, then outstays its welcome - ring any bells?
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 9th June 2022Barry Humphries live
This 'audience with' isn't the revelation is promises to be, but an evening with the man behind Dame Edna Everage is still not to be missed.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 26th April 2022What the British public really think about 'controversial' stand-up comedy
We toured the country to ask punters what we should be allowed to joke about. The answers may surprise you.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 16th February 2022Ben Elton: 'I recognise Mrs Thatcher was a woman of principle'
As he returns to stand-up, the comedian and writer explains that he isn't as Left-wing as many hoped, and how he has been trolled for years.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 10th December 2021Nina Conti, Warwick Arts Centre, review
A head-spinningly clever show. The veteran comic breathes new life into ventriloquism with her brilliant new act.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 21st November 2021Banning Chubby Brown only makes him free-speech martyr
The veteran comedian, once among Britain's most popular, has been barred from a Sheffield venue. But who does the decision really benefit?
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 6th September 2021Greg Davies interview
'There will always be someone who finds your work offensive'.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 3rd September 2021Talent, Sheffield Crucible review
A fitfully funny flashback to when Victoria Wood was a new face.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 4th July 2021Geoff Norcott book review
Who is Geoff Norcott? You'd be forgiven for replying: I'm sorry, I haven't a clue. He has written for this paper and pops up on TV. But compared to the leviathans he swims alongside in the comedy pool - your Michael McIntyres, your Frankie Boyles - he's a minnow; on the rise, for sure, but not the sort of star whose memoir you'd race to buy at the hour of its publication. "What" is Geoff Norcott, however, is a more interesting question.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 16th May 2021