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Joel Dommett
Born
Joel Patrick Dommett

(1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 39)
Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England[citation needed]
Occupation(s)Comedian, presenter, author, actor
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Hannah Cooper
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(m. 2019)​
[1]
Websitewww.joeldommett.com

Joel Dommett (born 8 June 1985)[2] is an English comedian, television presenter and actor known for his television roles in Skins, Live in Chelsea, Impractical Jokers UK, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Joel & Nish vs The World and from 2020 onwards is the host of The Masked Singer UK.

Career

Dommett is originally from Rockhampton, Gloucestershire and attended The Castle School in Thornbury.[3] As a teenager he was a member of a nu metal band called Cyrus, which played one show. He moved to London at the age of 19.[citation needed] His first stand-up gig was at a bar in Los Angeles and he has since performed in locations including Reykjavik, Gravesend and The Netherlands.[4] In 2008, he won Best Newcomer award and was a finalist in Stand Up Comedian of the year.[5]

Also in 2008, he appeared in a feature film called The Edge of Love, a Second World War drama.[6]

In 2009, he was a co-host on Paul Foot's podcast from episode 1—20.[7] Dommett is a member of National Youth Theatre.[8]

In 2010, Dommett appeared in a recurring role in E4's Skins as D.C. Sweeney and appeared in all six episodes of Popatron,[9] a sitcom produced by Charlie Brooker's Zeppotron that appeared on BBC Two as part of its BBC Switch brand. Beginning in 2011, Dommett hosted Live in Chelsea, a live discussion show revolving around the events of the popular reality show Made in Chelsea. Dommett appeared in the first two series of Impractical Jokers UK from 2012 until 2014 on BBC Three.[10][11]

In 2015, Dommett was a team captain on ITV2's comedy show Reality Bites.[12] He was also a regular panellist on Nicole Scherzinger's team on the Sky 1 panel show Bring the Noise.[13] In November 2015, Dommett appeared on a celebrity edition of The Chase.[14]

In November 2016, Dommett took part in the sixteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in second place, losing out to Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt.[15]

In 2017, Dommett released his first book of memoirs, It’s Not Me It’s Them: Confessions of a hopeless modern romantic.[16]

From November 2017 until December 2019, Dommett co-presented I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp on ITV2.[17]

In 2019, Dommett began presenting the quiz show Hey Tracey alongside Donna Preston, who plays the computer-generated ‘Tracey’ and the reality dating show Singletown alongside Emily Atack, both on ITV2.

On 9 September 2019, Dommett was announced as the presenter for ITV's The Masked Singer, the UK version of the international music game show Masked Singer, which began airing on 4 January 2020.[18]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Edge of Love Train Soldier Feature film
2010 Bashment J.J. Feature film
2016 White Island De Feature film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
MTV News Newsreader
Greatest Body Shockers E4
Russell Howard's Good News Extra Guest BBC Three
Signs of Life BBC One
Bricking It
2004 Casualty Jonathon Hansell BBC One
2005 The Golden Hour Dale Harper ITV
2005 Totally Frank Cory Channel 4
2007 Inspector Lynley Josh Tyler BBC One
2007 Up Close and Personal ITV2; Non-broadcast pilot
2008 Teenage Kicks Josh ITV
2010 Popatron Toby Wood BBC Two
2010 Skins DC Sweeney E4
2011–? Live in Chelsea Presenter 4oD
2011 Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes Contributor BBC Three
2011 EMA Voices 2011 Presenter
2012 How To Survive A Disaster Movie Co-presenter Channel 5
2012–14 Impractical Jokers UK "Joker" BBC Three
2013 Sweat the Small Stuff Guest BBC Three
2014 The Dog Ate My Homework Guest CBBC
2015 Reality Bites Team captain ITV2
Bring the Noise Regular panellist Sky1
2015– Drunk History Storyteller Comedy Central
2016 World of Weird[19] Co-presenter Channel 4
The Chase Contestant ITV
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Contestant, 2nd place ITV
2017 Loose Women Guest panellist, 1 episode ITV
2017– Joel & Nish vs The World Co-presenter Comedy Central
2017–19 I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp Co-presenter ITV2
2017– The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Panellist Channel 4
2017 8 Out of 10 Cats Panellist Channel 4
2018–19 Roast Battle Contestant episode 5 Comedy Central
2018- Celebrity Juice Contestant ITV2
2018 Celebrity Lego Masters at Christmas Contestant Channel 4
2018 Celebrity Call Centre - Stand Up To Cancer Call Centre Agent Channel 4
2019 Comedians of the World Comedian Netflix
2019 Pointless Celebrities Contestant with James Acaster BBC One
2019 The Stand-Up Sketch Show Comedian ITV2
2019 Through the Keyhole Panellist ITV
2019 Thronecast: Gameshow of Thrones Panellist Sky
2019 Comedy Bus Co-presenter Comedy Central
2019– Hey Tracey Presenter ITV2
2019 Singletown Co-presenter ITV2
2020 The Masked Singer Presenter ITV
2020 Home alone with Joel Dommett Presenter ITV2

References

  1. ^ "'I'm a very lucky lad' : Punching Up 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ comedygigs.co.uk (8 June 1985). "Joel Dommet | Band | Gig Listings". Comedygigs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Ashcroft, Esme (2 April 2017). "Where did these Bristol celebrities go to school?". bristolpost. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Joel Dommet". Champions. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ "BBC Three - Comedy At The Fringe - Joel Dommett". Bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (18 November 2016). "I'm A Celebrity 2016 contestant in profile - Who is Joel Dommett?". men.
  7. ^ "Joel dommett shows". Mixcloud. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "I'm a Celebrity star to bring comic gig to Cumbria". News and Star. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ British Comedy Guide. "Popatron - BBC2 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "BBC Three picks up Impractical Jokers : News 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ British Comedy Guide (28 June 2013). "BBC Three orders Impractical Jokers Series 2 - News - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. ^ British Comedy Guide (23 January 2015). "Reality TV panel show coming to ITV2 - News - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ^ British Comedy Guide (8 October 2015). "Joel Dommett joins new Sky 1 music panel show Bring The Noise - News - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  14. ^ "The Chase: Celebrity Special Episode 5". "ITV Press Centre". Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Meet your 2016 Celebrity Campmates | I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! | #imaceleb". Itv.com. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. ^ "It's Not Me, It's Them: Confessions of a hopeless modern romantic - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Joel Dommett; | Foyles Bookstore". Foyles.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Press Releases | Press Centre". Itv.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  18. ^ "ITV announces host and panel for new ITV show The Masked Singer". Itv.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Joel Dommett". IMDb. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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