Dominic Cavendish
- Reviewer
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Tony Law, Nonsense Overdrive, Soho Theatre, review
Dominic Cavendish finds the inspired lunacy of Tony Law the perfect antidote to our so far rain-sodden 2014.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 7th January 2014Comedy review of 2013: when stand-up found its soul
Dominic Cavendish surveys the year when thousands of Monty Python tickets sold out in seconds and comedians remembered what a force for the good their artform can be.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 26th December 2013Comedy: the best and worst of 2013
This year's five best (and worst) in the world of comedy, according to Dominic Cavendish. Best includes Russell Brand, worst includes I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 26th December 2013Michael McIntyre's Christmas Charity Show, review
Now in its fourth year, Michael McIntyre's seasonal stand-up show is so delightfully exuberant - and packed with good gags - it should surely be televised in future.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 18th December 2013Why comics owe a debt to Margaret Thatcher
Few comics dare mention it today but Margaret Thatcher's policies created an environment in which making a living from comedy became achievable and even acceptable, says Dominic Cavendish.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 12th December 2013Review: Stewart Lee, Much A-Stew About Nothing
It would, of course, be delusional to conclude he'd taken on board what I said but I found it interesting that he had moved the most audience-testing section to the end of the evening and didn't refer to the crowd using four-letter words.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 20th November 2013Overhyped? Yes but they're still the Beatles of comedy
News of a Monty Python reunion will put a smile on many faces but can their new project possibly live up to expectations? Dominic Cavendish gives his verdict.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 19th November 2013Russell Kane: Smallness, Milton Keynes Stables, review
Russell Kane's new show will make this one-of-a-kind man of the people a big star, says Dominic Cavendish.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 19th November 2013Eat Pray Laugh!, London Palladium, review
It's the end of an era as Barry Humphries bids farewell to Sir Les Patterson, Sandy Stone, and the divine Dame Edna Everage.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 16th November 2013Giving Stewart Lee way to an acquired taste in comedy
Well, well, if I ever thought I was in Stewart Lee's comedy 'bad books', I think Dominic Cavendish of The Telegraph may well have topped me.
Julian Hall, The Stage, 15th November 2013