Dominic Maxwell
- Journalist
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Lou Sanders review
A skilled comedian who needs better material.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 9th May 2022Dylan Moran review
On a good night Dylan Moran will light up any room with a precision-crafted observational absurdism that is hard to distinguish from his moments of off-the-cuff inspiration. This scrappy collection of half-formed thoughts and barely there routines is not a good night, though. Nor does it look likely to offer good nights in the near future.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 11th April 2022Joe Lycett review
Wildly inventive but bordering on self-congratulation.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 4th April 2022Katherine Ryan review
Acidic and affectionate, a comedian in glorious full song.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 1st April 2022Al Murray, the Pub Landlord: the pint-swilling philosopher for our times
"This was our Blitz!" announces Al Murray's beer-sloshing alter ego the Pub Landord as he takes to the stage full of characteristically overstated certainties. It's a crowded market if you joke about covid and lockdown, and the Landlord's ideas aren't quite sharp enough to puncture any thoughts of "oh no, not this again". Still, no other act is as well placed to put today's miseries in context. The Landlord is a bar-room philosopher whose arguments slalom between no-nonsense and all-nonsense. He may not have his creator's Oxford degree in modern history, but he has the same broad-canvas view of humanity.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 30th March 2022Nina Conti review
Speed-dating, human puppets and comedy craftsmanship.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 29th March 2022Max & Ivan on their new wrestling comedy Deep Heat
Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez tell Dominic Maxwell the true story behind their new ITV2 series.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 23rd March 2022Catherine Bohart review
A real feeling of her recalibrating her sense of self underlies Bohart's often upbeat, borderline breezy talk of getting out of wi-fi contracts, of bottling her emotions, of going home to Ireland to find her disconsolate mother.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 8th March 2022Flo & Joan review
Singing sisters hit their satirical targets.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 7th March 2022Tim Key: life beyond Alan Partridge
The actor and comedian spent years as a foil to Steve Coogan. Now he has a new poetry book, tour and sitcom The Witchfinder.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 19th February 2022