Joel Dommett

Joel Dommett
Dommett in 2022
Born
Joel Patrick Dommett

(1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 38)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television presenter
  • actor
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Hannah Cooper
(m. 2019)
WebsiteOfficial website

Joel Patrick Dommett (born 8 June 1985) is an English comedian, television presenter, and actor. After beginning his career as an actor and appearing in various television shows including Casualty and Skins, he embarked on stand-up comedy and television presenting and became known for his television roles in Live in Chelsea (2011–2012) and Impractical Jokers UK (2012–2014). He was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2016, and went on to present the spin-off show I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp (2017–2019), and an array of other shows including Hey Tracey! (2019–2020), The Masked Singer (2020–present), The Masked Dancer (2021–2022), the National Television Awards (2021–present), In With a Shout (2023–present) and Survivor (2023).

Early life

Joel Patrick Dommett was born on 8 June 1985 in Rockhampton, Gloucestershire and attended The Castle School in Thornbury. As a teenager he was a member of a nu metal band called Psirus, which played five shows. He moved to London at the age of 19.

Career

Before standup comedy, Dommett did some minor acting roles such as the roles of Josh in Teenage Kicks (2008), Jonathon Hansel in Casualty (2004) and Dale in The Golden Hour (2005). In 2005 and in 2007 respectively, Dommett acted in the Rikki Beadle Blair plays Bashment and Stonewall.

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. In 2008, he won Best Newcomer award and was a finalist in Stand Up Comedian of the year. He would be an unknown comedian until his appearance on the Comedy current affairs show Russell Howard's Good News in April 2011. In his appearance, Dommett performed standup towards the end of the show in the standup section.

In 2008, he appeared in a feature film, The Edge of Love, as a train soldier who featured briefly in a scene.

In 2009, he was a co-host on Paul Foot's podcast from episode 1–20. Dommett is a member of the National Youth Theatre.

In 2010, Dommett appeared in a recurring role in E4's Skins as D.C. Sweeney and appeared in all six episodes of Popatron, 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.

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

In 2016, Dommett was cast in the Fulwell 73 film White Island, based on Colin Butt's novel, A Bus Could Run You Over. He played the character of Dexter Ward, a DJ and friend of the protagonist, who is arrested for drug possession in Ibiza. The film was not a commercial success.

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.

In 2018, Dommett released his first book of memoirs, It's Not Me It's Them: Confessions of a hopeless modern romantic. The book details his romantic encounters with 40 women before meeting his now wife, Hannah Cooper, and has the running narrative that he is on his first date with her and is recalling the women that he had relationships with. Towards the final page of the book, Dommett asks Cooper whether she would want to marry him.

From November 2017 until December 2019, Dommett co-presented I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp on ITV2. The aftershow was axed in January 2020 due to it becoming too expensive to film.

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. Singletown only lasted one series whereas it has not been announced whether Hey Tracey would have a third series following its second filmed during the COVID 19 pandemic.

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. Dommett also hosts the sister show The Masked Dancer, which premiered in May 2021.

In 2020, Dommett was scheduled to go on tour across the UK in his Unapologetic: (If That Is Ok?) stand-up comedy tour, although that was postponed to 2021 to 2022 if no further restrictions are imposed. Only a few shows in February and early March were performed before a nationwide March lockdown was imposed; the show has the theme of Dommett being newly married and his newfound primetime television presenting roles.

On 9 September 2021, Dommett hosted the 2021 National Television Awards ceremony. He was on the long list for the best presenter award, but failed to make the final shortlist.

In February 2023, it was confirmed that he would present the BBC's revival of Survivor. In May 2023, he began presenting the ITV game show In With a Shout.

Personal life

In 2015, several videos of Dommett masturbating on Skype emerged online. He had previously agreed to engage in "skype sex" with someone catfishing as a woman called "Staci Taylor", who subsequently tried to blackmail him into paying them money not to share the videos online. After reporting the incident to the police, Dommett contacted the model whose photos he'd been catfished with, and the pair went on a series of dates. He later described the ordeal as like "being on a porno [version of] Gogglebox".

Dommett married Hannah Cooper in 2019. They began dating in 2016 after she sent him a "cat with the heart eye emoji" (😻) in an Instagram direct message. In April 2022, Dommett and Cooper started their podcast on Global Player titled "Never Have I Ever". The podcast show provides the couple an opportunity to try out activities they would never have had the chance to do. Activities featured on the podcast have included blood donation, puppy yoga, experiencing a sensory deprivation tank and open water swimming.

In May 2023, Dommett announced he and Cooper were expecting their first child together. In September 2023, Dommett announced on social media that he and Cooper had welcomed a son.

In September 2023, Dommett became an official patron for Shooting Star Children's Hospice.

Filmography

Film and theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Totally Practically Naked... Dylan
2007 Stonewall Matty Dean
2008 Brendan At The Chelsea Don Original cast
2008 The Edge of Love Train Soldier Feature film
2010 Bashment J.J. Feature film
2016 White Island Dexter Ward Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Network
2004 Casualty Jonathon Hansell BBC One
2005 The Golden Hour Dale Harper ITV
2005 Totally Frank Cory Channel 4
2006 Brick It Digital media
2007 Inspector Lynley Josh Tyler BBC One
2007 Signs of Life Joe 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 Russell Howard's Good News Extra Guest BBC Three
2011–2012 Live in Chelsea Presenter 4oD
2011 Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes Contributor BBC Three
2011 EMA Voices 2011 Presenter MTV
2012 How To Survive A Disaster Movie Co-presenter Channel 5
2012 MTV News Newsreader MTV
2012 World's Greatest Body Shockers Contributor E4
2012–2014 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
2015–2017 Drunk History Storyteller Comedy Central
2016 World of Weird Co-presenter Channel 4
The Chase Celebrity Special Contestant ITV
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Contestant, 2nd place ITV
2017 Loose Women Guest panellist, 1 episode ITV
2017–2018 Joel & Nish vs The World Co-presenter Comedy Central
2017–2019 I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp Co-presenter ITV2
2017–present The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Panellist Channel 4
2017 8 Out of 10 Cats Panellist Channel 4
2018–2019 Roast Battle Contestant episode 5 Comedy Central
2018–2022 Celebrity Juice Guest ITV2
2018 Gemma Collins: Diva España Narrator ITVBe
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
2019–2020 Hey Tracey Presenter ITV2
2019 Singletown Co-presenter ITV2
2020–present The Masked Singer Presenter ITV
2020 Home alone with Joel Dommett Presenter ITV2
2020 The Chase Celebrity Special Contestant ITV
2020 Celebrity Crystal Maze Contestant Channel 4
2021, 2023 The Wheel Celebrity Expert BBC One
2021–present The Masked Dancer Presenter ITV
2021–present National Television Awards Presenter ITV
2022 DNA Journey Himself with Tom Allen ITV
2022 Celebrity I Literally Just Told You Contestant Channel 4
2023 Celebrity Catchphrase Contestant ITV
2023 This Morning Guest presenter ITV1
2023–present In With a Shout Presenter ITV1
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Guest judge BBC Three
2023 Survivor Presenter BBC One
2023 Strictly Come Dancing Terms & conditions reader BBC One

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