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The Small World of Dominic Holland
- Author
- Dominic Holland
- Narrator
- Dominic Holland
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 15 February 2024
- Run Time
- 4 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Comedy and stand-up, Humour
What to expect
Two series of stand-up comedy and sketches from the hilarious, award-winning comic Dominic Holland
“A comedian who makes you feel glad to be alive” The Guardian
“The UK master of observational comedy” The Sunday Times
Since winning the Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1993, Dominic Holland has gone on to become one of the UK’s best loved comedians. He’s worked with Armando Iannucci, Rob Brydon and supported Eddie Izzard on tour. He is also the father of Tom Holland (best known for starring in the blockbuster Spider-man movies) and made the brilliant 2017 Dominic Holland Eclipsed Edinburgh Fringe show out of the experience of being a superhero’s dad.
The Small World of Dominic Holland will have you laughing out loud as the comedian points out the pitfalls of growing up, becoming an adult and having children. He shares his thoughts in a series of stand-up routines and sketches illustrating the minutiae of life - from what we do with our leisure time and how we shop, to exploring fear and pain and the perils of domesticity. Holland’s unique powers of observation make for hilariously addictive listening.
In Holland’s Shorts Dominic shares the varied contents of his mind in a series of rapid-fire monologues. He uses a pay-and-display car park, ponders the mysteries of airport shopping, considers the Theory of Evolution, deliberates TV chefs, cereal manufacturers and teachers, discusses the perils of the kidney bean and ponders how to steal a cash machine. And wonders, perhaps most pressingly of all, is there really anything tastier than chicken?
Enjoy these two series, available together as a download for the first time.
Credits:
The Small World of Dominic Holland
Written and presented by Dominic Holland
Produced by Maria Esposito
with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb
First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 August – 19 September 2000
Holland’s Shorts
Written and presented by Dominic Holland
Produced by Victoria Lloyd
Music by Jim Howard
with Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Martin Hyder and Ed Weeks
First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 August – 28 September 2006
©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Critics Review
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A comedian who makes you feel glad to be alive
The Guardian
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The UK master of observational comedy
The Sunday Times
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Details
- Author
- Dominic Holland
- Narrator
- Dominic Holland
- Duration
- 4 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529921236
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Comedy and stand-up, Humour
Synopsis
Two series of stand-up comedy and sketches from the hilarious, award-winning comic Dominic Holland “A comedian who makes you feel glad to be alive” The Guardian“The UK master of observational comedy” The Sunday Times Since winning the Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1993, Dominic Holland has gone on to become one of the UK’s best loved comedians. He’s worked with Armando Iannucci, Rob Brydon and supported Eddie Izzard on tour. He is also the father of Tom Holland (best known for starring in the blockbuster Spider-man movies) and made the brilliant 2017 Dominic Holland Eclipsed Edinburgh Fringe show out of the experience of being a superhero’s dad.The Small World of Dominic Holland will have you laughing out loud as the comedian points out the pitfalls of growing up, becoming an adult and having children. He shares his thoughts in a series of stand-up routines and sketches illustrating the minutiae of life - from what we do with our leisure time and how we shop, to exploring fear and pain and the perils of domesticity. Holland’s unique powers of observation make for hilariously addictive listening.In Holland’s Shorts Dominic shares the varied contents of his mind in a series of rapid-fire monologues. He uses a pay-and-display car park, ponders the mysteries of airport shopping, considers the Theory of Evolution, deliberates TV chefs, cereal manufacturers and teachers, discusses the perils of the kidney bean and ponders how to steal a cash machine. And wonders, perhaps most pressingly of all, is there really anything tastier than chicken?Enjoy these two series, available together as a download for the first time.Credits:The Small World of Dominic HollandWritten and presented by Dominic HollandProduced by Maria Espositowith Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 August – 19 September 2000Holland’s Shorts Written and presented by Dominic HollandProduced by Victoria LloydMusic by Jim Howardwith Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Martin Hyder and Ed WeeksFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 August – 28 September 2006©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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