Sammy Dobson
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
North East Screen announce recipients of BBC Comedy Creator Fund
Sammy Dobson, Raul Kohli and Scott Turnbull, all talented comedy creators from the region, will each receive the development fund as well as support to help pair them with development producers and production companies and provide them with industry networking opportunities.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th April 2023Lee Kyle piloting Steve! sitcom with Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton
Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton and fellow comic Sammy Dobson star in Steve!, a new sitcom pilot from stand-up Lee Kyle, who also voices the show's self-destructive narrator.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd February 2023Several comedians withdraw from Tramlines due to 'unforeseen circumstances'
Tom Ward, Michelle Shaughnessy, Lily Phillips and Spoken Word artist Arielle Cottingham will no longer be joining them. Instead, they have been replaced with Sammy Dobson, Daisy Earl, Nina Gilligan and Jay Chambers.
Rahmah Ghazali, The Sheffield Star, 21st July 2022Lost Voice Guy's Ability to return to Radio 4
Lost Voice Guy's semi-autobiographical sitcom Ability is returning to Radio 4 for a third series.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2021Gavin Webster to pilot new sitcom at Jesterval Festival
Tickets are free for the event which forms part of the Jesterval Festival and the pilot features well-known North East comedians and actors.
Gordon Barr, Newcastle Chronicle, 28th July 2017Five questions for Hal Branson
Former Giggle Beats New Act of the Month Hal Branson is currently performing his Edinburgh Fringe show, Sonny Delight, along Lauren Pattison and Sammy Dobson - who are, coincidentally, also New Act of the Month alumni. We ask Branson five questions.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 10th August 2015New act of the month: Sammy Dobson
Sammy Tinkerbell (no, really...) Dobson is a 28-year-old comedian from Newcastle upon Tyne. She started stand-up in 2013 as part of a Comic Relief fundraiser to get people who had never done stand-up before to perform and raise money for charity at the same time.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 6th April 2015Interview: Funny Team
After a mighty fine debut show at Jesterval earlier this year, Funny Team - that's Lee Kyle, Sammy Dobson, Catherine Scott, Nicola Mantalios-Lovett and Matt Reed to me and you - are back! We catch up with the gang to talk comedy.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 17th November 2014Interview: Funny Team
New North East sketch group Funny Team - consisting of Lee Kyle, Sammy Dobson, Catherine Scott, Nicola Mantalios-Lovett and Matt Reed - make their debut at Gateshead's Jesterval Comedy Festival in June. Ahead of the show, we meet the team to talk comedy, sketch and more.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 30th May 2014