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23 Facts About Dominic Holland

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Dominic Anthony Holland was born on 6 May 1967 and is an English comedian, author, actor and broadcaster.

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Dominic Holland won the 1993 Perrier Best Newcomer Award in Edinburgh.

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Dominic Holland's father was from the Isle of Man and his mother was Irish.

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Dominic Holland later studied textile management at Leeds University, where he met his future wife, photographer Nicola Frost.

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Dominic Holland started performing stand-up comedy in 1991, making his debut at The Comedy Cafe, Rivington Street, London.

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Later in the autumn of 1993, Dominic Holland supported Izzard on her national tour.

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In October 2012, Dominic Holland recorded his first stand up DVD at the Court Theatre in Tring.

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The Sunday Times described Dominic 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".

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Dominic Holland made his TV debut appearance in 1993 on Central Television's Lafter Hours with Harry Hill.

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In 1999 and 2000, Dominic Holland appeared twice as a guest on Have I Got News for You, They Think It's All Over, and in 2000, The Royal Variety Performance.

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Dominic Holland has been a regular panellist on the daytime debate show The Wright Stuff.

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Dominic 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.

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Dominic Holland has written for the animated British sitcom, Warren United, originally titled The Wild World of Warren, produced for ITV by Baby Cow Productions.

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The Small World of Dominic Holland was a radio programme written and presented by Holland, featuring his stand-up work, but including sketches.

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Dominic Holland was co-writer of Hal, a 2017 sitcom commissioned by BBC Radio 4, that starred Hal Cruttenden, in which Dominic Holland appeared.

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Dominic Holland made regular appearances in the early seasons of BBC Radio 5 Live's comedy sports panel show, Fighting Talk.

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Dominic Holland debuted in 1982 in a small role as a schoolboy in the Channel 4 film P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang.

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Dominic Holland has written four screenplays, three of which have been sold to producers, but as yet, have not been made into films.

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Dominic Holland has written material for Bob Monkhouse, Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, Des O'Connor, Clive Anderson and many others.

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Dominic Holland has published two comic novels, Only in America and The Ripple Effect.

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For two years, Dominic Holland wrote the Funny Money column for The Guardian.

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In January 2013, Dominic Holland published How Tom Dominic Holland Eclipsed His Dad.

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Dominic Holland published The Fruit Bowl on July 13,2020.