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James Dowdeswell
James Dowdeswell

James Dowdeswell

  • Actor and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Live review: Ivo Graham, Glenn Moore, Stella Graham +

Also reviews of David Bibby and James Dowdeswell.

Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 12th September 2019

Best comedy books and DVDs of 2018

There are lashings of laughter for Christmas. Bruce Dessau rounds up the pick of the comedy crop on screen and on the page.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 7th December 2018

Interview: James Dowdeswell

Last year, Bristolian comic James Dowdeswell looked at our nation's favourite pastime in Wine, Ale and I. This year, he's less focused on what you're drinking, and more on where you're drinking, in new show My Favourite Pub. A famous literary type once mused on the same subject, so we asked...

Robert James Peacock, TV Bomb, 6th August 2015

Review - Bramall Hall Comedy Night: 9th April 2015

This week welcomed the sixth instalment of the University of Birmingham's comedy night with David Morgan, James Dowdeswell and Adam Kay performing.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 12th April 2015

The James Dowdeswell three minute interview

James Dowdeswell jokes about booze. The ultimate happy hour. Why are ales crafty? Why do girls taste better than boys? What's wrong with a sideways glance at merlot? What's it like to grow up in a West Country pub? Find out at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe with James' new show, Wine, Ale and I.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 16th July 2014

An interview with James Dowdeswell

James Dowdeswell is a stand-up comedian from the West Country who currently resides in London, working the local comedy circuit.

The Humourdor, 27th June 2011

Picture: James Dowdeswell

James Dowdeswell discovered that his great grandfather was a clown and comic actor who had worked with Charlie Chaplin.

Sian Bevan, The List, 7th August 2010

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