Dominic Maxwell
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 26
Whose Line is it Anyway? . . . Live, review
To judge by a consistently inventive, busy and often inspired opening night, this will remain one of the happiest shows in town.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 13th June 2016Comedy review: Sara Pascoe at the Soho Theatre, W1
A compressed version of the comedian's tour show was too slick and ingenious to be boring, but little of it translated into laughs.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 25th May 2016'David Baddiel -- My Family: Not the Sitcom' review
Throughout, David Baddiel finds the sort of warmingly teasing tone that is a mark more of intimacy than reproach.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 19th May 2016Sarah Millican at Eventim Apollo
The good stuff only comes after the interval as the comedian discusses disliking her looks and her discomfort with her body.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 16th May 2016The Vote at Donmar Warehouse, WC2
Is it theatre? Is it telly? Does it boast a preposterously talented cast of 44 that includes Judi Dench, Mark Gatiss and Catherine Tate? Is it any good? The answer to all those questions is a resounding yes, but still The Vote takes a bit of explaining.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 7th May 2015First night review: Monty Python Live, O2 Arena, SE10
As it happens, the truth is simple. Do this lot still have the comic vitality they had 40 years ago? They do not.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 2nd July 2014Yes, 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 2010