Dominic Maxwell
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 25
Yes, Prime Minister, at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Twenty-three years after they wrote the final episode of Yes, Prime Minister, the show's creators Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn have put their characters into a stage play. Is that what Sir Humphrey Appleby might term "a brave decision"?
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st May 2010The famous comic you've never heard of
He is headlining Wembley and a BBC One show. His name is John Bishop . . . and he doesn't know any jokes.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 1st May 2010Channel 4 Comedy Gala at the O2 Arena, London SE10
It was billed as "the biggest live stand-up show in UK history". But although this show in aid of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children featured 30-odd comics performing to 15,000 people, with more on video clips, in many ways it conformed to the usual rules of the charity gala. Some acts reminded you why they are stars (Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre, Jack Dee). Some were good enough to win a lot of new fans (Mark Watson, Kevin Bridges, Patrick Kielty, John Bishop, Rich Hall, Sean Lock). Some did their thing and did it well (Noel Fielding, Jo Brand). Barely anyone died a death. And, though the O2's 11pm curfew forestalled the usual overrun, cor, did Evans, the headliner, strike a chord when he imagined what we were thinking: "Pleeeeease, finish!"
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 1st April 2010The joker in Lee Mack
When the BBC scrapped his sitcom Not Going Out, the comedian resolved to get out more by going on tour. Then the Beeb changed its mind.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 15th February 2010Frankie Boyle, Rebecca Adlington & the limits of taste
If comedians sometimes cause offence, well, isn't that their job?
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 3rd November 2009Miranda Hart stands head and shoulders above the rest
Fact and fiction blur for the BBC's new sitcom queen, who makes a virtue out of being more than 6ft tall.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 2nd November 2009Stewart Lee: 'hate all popular culture'
Britain's finest stand-up comedian explains why it is his job to have a pop at the powerful - and that includes glibly offensive entertainers.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 28th September 2009Review of Tom Wrigglesworth at Pleasance Courtyard
Who says that comedians can't make a difference? When Tom Wrigglesworth stepped on to the 10.15 from Manchester to London last autumn, he was just a hangover sufferer with a yen for some peace and quiet. When he stepped off, he was a people's hero, wanted by the police. And out of this bruising encounter with petty officialdom he's crafted a beguiling hour of Fringe comedy.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 22nd April 2009Lee Mack Interview
An interview with Lee Mack
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 24th November 2007