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Comedian
Dominic Holland
Novelist & Comedian
According to The Sunday Times, Dom is 'the UK's master of observational comedy.' A prolific fiction and non-fiction author, he published Eclipsed (about being less famous than his son, Tom) and continues to be a regular on panel shows and on the live circuit.
Biography
One of the country’s most highly regarded and respected comedians, Dominic Holland has enjoyed success as both a stand-up comedian and a writer and has appeared on shows including Have I Got News For You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and The Royal Variety Show.
Dominic’s first full length solo show, Red Hot Dutch with Dominic, enjoyed huge success at the Edinburgh Fringe and he was presented with the prestigious Perrier Newcomer Award. Regularly playing at The Comedy Store and Jongleurs, he quickly moved into television and became a familiar face thanks to his TV round-up on Clive Anderson Now. His sharp observations of everyday life have great appeal, applauded by the critics for their inoffensive nature.
Dominic has written material for the late Bob Monkhouse, Harry Enfield, Lenny Henry, and Clive Anderson. He has also contributed to The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Independent, The Sun, and the Daily Mirror. He is the author of many fiction and non-fiction titles including I, Gabriel, The Ripple Effect, The Fruit Bowl, Open Links, A Man’s Life, Only in America, Takes on Life and Eclipsed, the latter an unconventional memoir-cum-parenting guide exploring Dominic's experience as father to Hollywood star Tom Holland.
Dominic's BBC Radio 4 show The Small World of Dominic Holland was followed up with Holland Shorts, he's been a regular on The News Quiz, and was the co-writer of Hal, a sitcom starring fellow comedian Hal Cruttenden, in which Dominic also appeared. In his podcast, Takes on Life, Dominic speaks to guests from comedy, business, sport and academia about their views on the vagaries of life.
“An absolute dream to work with. His performance was brilliant – everyone loved him.”
Professional, attentive, and had done his research. He got the whole audience laughing and in the mood for our awards.
“All the staff loved his stand up and compering. We would not hesitate to book him again.”
“Absolutely brilliant, his performance was top class. He was funny and compered the evening superbly”
A fabulous host for our event. On stage provided fantastic well researched comedy for the audience, was consistently hilarious and engaging throughout the awards ceremony, was an excellent and quick thinking auction host. Off the stage he was a consummate professional at all times, hugely experienced and flexible -a real pleasure to work with. We will recommend his services to other clients’.
Dominic has worked with us a few times hosting awards events and each time is superb. Dominic gets corporate perfectly – his routines are well researched so The material is topical; and his interraction with our sponsors, finalists and winners is spot on. No hesitations in recommending Dominic as he is a polished, and very funny, host.
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