Dom Joly

Dom Joly has been an eclectic columnist for The Independent on Sunday and The Independent since 2001. Joly shot to fame in 2000 with his anarchic Channel 4 hidden-camera comedy programme Trigger Happy TV. He has since made television series for BBC, Five, and Sky One including, This Is Dom Joly and Dom Joly’s Happy Hour. His spoof autobiography, Look At Me, Look At Me was published in 2004 and in 2007 he brought out Letters to my Golf Club, featuring his correspondences with golf clubs around the world. In his latest book, The Dark Tourist, he holidays in some of the world’s most unlikely destinations such as Chernobyl and North Korea.

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Dom Joly: Contemporary art is a load of old poo

I've just been to an art "do". The artists were old friends, and they always have a great turnout for their shows. This one was particularly impressive and the place was crammed with peculiarly dressed people trying to look both hip and unconcerned while glugging as much free drink as possible.

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Dom Joly: Sir KP MP, knight in shining armour, at the service of a PM on a sticky wicket

Monday, 10 January 2011

Weird World of Sport: 'I could do the same for the economy as I do for cricket, storming out ofthe pavilion to sort everything out. You got a deficit? I'll just whack it out of the ground'

Dom Joly: The cricket-loving Aussie is an endangered species

Sunday, 9 January 2011

I've been in my Indonesian hideaway for 10 days now, and my world view has shrunk to the size of the little bay that we're living in. News of the world has been reduced to five headlines posted by my friend Kaj on the dive site board every morning. They are to be found under the heading "News from the outside".

Dom Joly: Even on Planet KP Pietersen remains as self-effacing and modest as a peacock

Monday, 3 January 2011

"Finger is it? I'd have thought everyone else would have the finger injuries, what with them busy pointing at you and laughing"

Dom Joly: Welcome to my glass menagerie

Sunday, 2 January 2011

I'm in Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi, on a two-week trip to teach my daughter to scuba dive. I have a friend, Kaj, who is a scuba dive master and, whenever he moves to a new job we go and visit him. "You'll love this new place," he told me on Skype. "It's world-famous for muck diving and there are loads of weird creatures totally unique to here."

Dom Joly: The real secret to winning the Ashes? It's all in the quality of the sledging, mate

Monday, 27 December 2010

Weird World of Sport: I just rue the fact that the powers that be in television have clearly decided that we are not to hear any of what's going on

Dom Joly: Pranging your mate's car is no laughing matter

Sunday, 26 December 2010

We live in the very worst place in England, when snow comes. Our house lies in a valley and the only way out of the village is by way of three steep hills. A local farmer very kindly grits said hills but, even so, our family cars were unable to make an escape. We decided to dig in, delve deep within our larder, and live off our reserves.

Blatter's big tent has air-conditioned Qatar covered – almost all welcome

Monday, 20 December 2010

Dom Joly: "The people live in tents, so why not just make the fans do so as well. It would be cheaper and look good for television."

Dom Joly: I had a spot of bother on the Didcot line

Sunday, 19 December 2010

I associate Christmas with pressure mostly – pressure to see people I don't really want to see, pressure to buy things that people don't want for people you don't like, pressure to give your kids the full "Christmas experience", bah humbug....

Dom Joly: Ponting dressed up as Ned Kelly? The Aussies really are running out of ideas

Monday, 13 December 2010

'I agree that it would be good television but I think that the armour would be a little impractical and I'm not sure it's in the rules'

Dom Joly: Drop in for my finest crocodile foot and smoky water

Sunday, 12 December 2010

I have become totally institutionalised after my time in the Australian jungle and it's taking me quite some time to readjust. I find myself asking permission for everything – my kids look at me in amused disbelief as I ask them whether I can use the loo.

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