Dominic Holland Explained

Dominic Holland
Birth Name:Dominic Anthony Holland
Birth Date:1967 5, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England[1]
Years Active:1991–present
Alma Mater:Leeds University
Spouse:Nicola Frost
Children:4, including Tom

Dominic Anthony Holland (born 6 May 1967) is an English comedian, author, actor and broadcaster. He won the 1993 Perrier Best Newcomer Award in Edinburgh. His BBC Radio 4 series, The Small World of Dominic Holland (a reference to his 5'6" height), won a Comic Heritage Award.[2]

Early life and family

Holland was born in Brent, London, the son of Teresa (née Quigley) and John Holland. His father was from the Isle of Man and his mother was Irish.[3] [4] [5] Raised Catholic, he attended the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. He later studied textile management at Leeds University,[6] where he met his future wife, photographer Nicola Frost. He has four sons, including actor Tom Holland.

He is a fan of Brentford F.C., stating on his official website: "When I was a kid, I didn't miss a Brentford home game for five years or so."[7]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Holland started performing stand-up comedy in 1991, making his debut at The Comedy Café, Rivington Street, London. In 1993, he was briefly managed by Eddie Izzard. In Holland's first year at the Edinburgh Fringe his one-man show won the Perrier Best Newcomer award and good notices. Later in the autumn of 1993, Holland supported Izzard on her national tour. In 1994, Holland returned to Edinburgh. In 1996, his show at the Edinburgh festival was nominated for the Perrier Award. Holland returned to the Edinburgh festival in 2006.[8] In October 2012, Holland recorded his first stand up DVD at the Court Theatre in Tring.[9]

The Sunday Times described Holland as "The UK's master of observational comedy" and The Daily Telegraph commented that "he is a top notch stand up who everyone should see". Bob Monkhouse called him "Britain's funniest not yet famous comedian".[2]

Television

Holland made his TV debut appearance in 1993 on Central Television's Lafter Hours with Harry Hill. He was a team captain for two series of Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment for Channel Five – with Graham Norton hosting in 1998. In 1999 and 2000, Holland appeared twice as a guest on Have I Got News for You (as well as being its regular warm-up act), They Think It's All Over, and in 2000, The Royal Variety Performance.[10] He has appeared on Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. He has been a regular panellist on the daytime debate show The Wright Stuff.[11]

Holland has made numerous guest appearances on numerous television shows, including The Clive James Show, The Brian Conley Show, Des O'Connor Tonight, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He has written for the animated British sitcom, Warren United, originally titled The Wild World of Warren, produced for ITV by Baby Cow Productions. Six episodes were made, two of which co-written by Holland.[12]

Radio

Holland's first foray into radio was on hospital radio when he joined North Middlesex Hospital's radio station, Radio North Mid in 1990.

The Small World of Dominic Holland was a radio programme written and presented by Holland, featuring his stand-up work, but including sketches. One series of the show was commissioned in 2000. This was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4[13] and won a Comic Heritage Award. It has been repeated on BBC 7.[14]

His second radio series on Radio 4, Holland's Shorts. was a series of comic monologues written and performed by Holland.[15] In 2011, he appeared on Radio 4's The News Quiz, hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Holland was co-writer of Hal, a 2017 sitcom commissioned by BBC Radio 4, that starred Hal Cruttenden, in which Holland also appeared.[16] He also made regular appearances in the early seasons of BBC Radio 5 Live's comedy sports panel show, Fighting Talk.

Film

Holland debuted in 1982 in a small role as a schoolboy in the Channel 4 film P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang.[17] In 1998, he played "Bob" in The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.[18] In 1999, he appeared as "Cello Player" in Tube Tales. Holland has written four screenplays, three of which have been sold to producers, but as yet, have not been made into films.

Writing

Holland has written material for Bob Monkhouse, Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, Des O'Connor, Clive Anderson and many others. Holland has published two comic novels, Only in America[19] and The Ripple Effect.[20] His third novel, A Man's Life, was published in 2013.[21] For two years, Holland wrote the Funny Money column for The Guardian.[22] In January 2013, Holland published How Tom Holland Eclipsed His Dad.[23] [24] He published The Fruit Bowl on July 13, 2020.[25] Published on November 22, 2020, Takes on Life Vol. 1 contains thirty-one autobiographical essays or "Takes" on the life of Dominic Holland. [26] [27] This was followed, in 2023, by Takes on Life Vol. 2[28] and Open Links in 2024.[29]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FamilySearch. .
  2. Web site: Dominic Holland . Knight Hall Agency . 22 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140926035642/http://www.knighthallagency.com/client/dominic-holland/ . 26 September 2014 . dead.
  3. News: 'It's an absolutely amazing place' – New Spider-Man Tom Holland very proud of his Irish roots . Aidan . Lonergan . 29 June 2017 . . 1 January 2020 . 1 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101100949/https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/absolutely-amazing-place-new-spider-man-star-tom-holland-proud-irish-roots-127577 . live .
  4. Web site: New Spiderman Tom Holland says Ireland is "absolutely amazing" . 7 July 2017 . IrishCentral.com . 1 January 2020 . 7 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707102837/https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/new-spiderman-tom-holland-says-ireland-is-absolutely-amazing . live .
  5. Web site: SpiderManx?! - Afternoon Extras . 12 November 2019 . Manx Radio . 1 January 2020 . 3 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303235236/https://www.manxradio.com/podcasts/afternoon-extras/episode/spidermanx/ . live .
  6. News: Q&A: Stand-up comic Dominic Holland . Rosanna . Greenstreet . The Guardian . 10 August 2002 . 14 December 2016 . 13 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313100206/http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2002/aug/10/weekend7.weekend . live .
  7. Web site: Dom . 2014-01-11 . Come on you Bees... . 2024-01-30 . Dominic Holland . en-US.
  8. Web site: Dominic Holland (review) . Miles . Fielder . Edinburgh Festival List . 8 August 2006 . 10 January 2013 . 23 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170923193844/https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/3120-dominic-holland/ . live .
  9. Web site: Dominic Holland is aLIVE in Tring . DominicHolland.co.uk . 20 December 2012 . 22 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130207090438/http://dominicholland.co.uk/shop/dominic-holland-is-alive-in-tring/ . 7 February 2013 . dead .
  10. Web site: Royal Variety Performance . Royal Variety Performance official website, London Dominion . 5 December 2000 . 10 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130104112110/http://www.eabf.org.uk/royal-variety-performance/archive/2000s/2000 . 4 January 2013 . dead .
  11. Web site: Dominic Holland . Personally Speaking Bureau . 5 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819132815/http://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/speaker/dominic-holland/ . 19 August 2016 . dead .
  12. Web site: The Wild World of Warren . Comedy.co.uk . 22 September 2014 . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222194506/http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_wild_world_of_warren/ . live .
  13. Web site: The Small World of Dominic Holland . epguides.com . 19 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121218104000/http://epguides.com/SmallWorldofDominicHolland . 18 December 2012.
  14. Web site: The Small World of Dominic Holland Episode Guide . BBC Radio 4 Extra . 14 April 2008 . 10 January 2013 . 25 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140825114942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009t1w4/episodes/guide . live .
  15. Web site: Holland's Shorts . BBC Radio 4 . 26 September 2006 . 10 January 2013 . 30 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080430123229/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hollandsshorts/ . live .
  16. Web site: I've Got a Radio Four Series . Hal Cruttenden's Official Site . 26 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20130216044750/http://www.halcruttenden.com/news/10000077/i-ve-got-a-radio-four-series/ . 16 February 2013.
  17. Web site: Dominic Holland. 2020-12-12. BFI. en. 23 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123222421/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb179ecea. dead.
  18. Web site: Dominic Holland. 2020-12-12. TV.com. 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140424165953/http://www.tv.com/people/dominic-holland/. live.
  19. Web site: Only in America . Goodreads . 10 January 2013 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113418/http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3153404-only-in-america . live .
  20. Web site: The Ripple Effect . Goodreads . 10 January 2013 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121509/http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1712415.The_Ripple_Effect . live .
  21. Web site: A Man's Life . Smashwords . 26 December 2012 . 10 January 2013 . 14 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614024446/http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/270620 . live .
  22. News: Funny Money . The Guardian.
  23. Web site: How Tom Holland Eclipsed His Dad . 15 January 2013 . Dominic Holland's official site . 10 January 2013 . 28 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128052405/http://dominicholland.co.uk/how-tom-holland-eclipsed-his-dad/ . live .
  24. News: How does it feel when your child eclipses your achievements before he's reached adulthood? . Dominic . Holland . The Independent . 16 January 2013 . 26 August 2017 . 20 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180220010025/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/how-does-it-feel-when-your-child-eclipses-your-achievements-before-hes-reached-adulthood-8454619.html . live .
  25. Web site: The Fruit Bowl by Dominic Holland . Goodreads . 20 January 2021 . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218184123/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54491370-the-fruit-bowl . live .
  26. Web site: Takes on Life Vol. 1 . Dominic Holland . 4 June 2021 . 4 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210604233916/https://www.dominicholland.co.uk/shop/takes-on-life-volume-1/#tab-description . live .
  27. Book: Takes on Life: Amazon.co.uk . .
  28. Web site: Takes on Life vol.2 . 2024-07-22 . Dominic Holland . en-US.
  29. Web site: Open Links . 2024-07-22 . Dominic Holland . en-US.
  30. Book: Holland . Dominic . Takes on Life Vol. 1 . 22 November 2020 . Dom Holland Books . 978-1999765651 .

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