Dominic Maxwell
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 18
Jack Tucker review: anti-comedy feels overfamiliar
Jack Tucker, we can all agree, is a terrible comedian. He comes on full of desperate energy, with wacky sound effects punctuating his every punchline. He spends the next hour spilling his drinks, falling over, eyeing up the ladies, overselling humdrum routines about aeroplane food, loudly celebrating when one gag calls back to an earlier one. With his comically chewy New York accent, he calls a bird a "boid". With his lisp, he makes "sitting down" sound like "shitting down". He's a disaster. A propulsive disaster, occasionally an endearing disaster, but still, deliberately, a disaster.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 23rd January 2020The right-wing comic standing up for the working class
Geoff Norcott is not Britain's only right-wing, working-class comedian, but it sometimes feels like it. Indeed, so rare is it to hear a comedian suggesting that Leave voters aren't necessarily racist or that increased government spending isn't necessarily the way to tackle social problems that his appearances on The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo or, for that matter, Question Time have often led to criticism or abuse online.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st January 2020Frank Skinner review
It's rare to see such fast-thinking wit deployed with such a sense of joy.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 16th January 2020Sophie Duker: Venus review
Edging towards what kind of comedian she wants to be.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 14th January 2020Stewart Lee review
Comedic tornado blows hot and cold.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 8th November 2019Count Arthur Strong review
The formula is looking frayed.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 4th November 2019Lenny Henry: Who Am I, Again? review
A beguiling show let down by a weak second half.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 28th October 2019Hannah Gadsby: Douglas review
Deceptively imaginative and beguilingly articulate.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 28th October 2019Romesh Ranganathan review
Sharp-witted show from a stand-up who targets himself.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 18th October 2019Josh Widdicombe review
A furious act that lacks the element of surprise.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 8th October 2019