Joel Dommett


Joel Dommett 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. 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. 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.
Also in 2008, he appeared in a feature film called The Edge of Love, a Second World War drama.
In 2009, he was a co-host on Paul Foot's podcast from episode 1—20. Dommett is a member of 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 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 Goggleboxs Scarlett Moffatt.
In 2017, Dommett released his first book of memoirs, It’s Not Me It’s Them: Confessions of a hopeless modern romantic.
From November 2017 until December 2019, Dommett co-presented ' on ITV2.
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.

Filmography

;Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Edge of LoveTrain SoldierFeature film
2010BashmentJ.J.Feature film
2016White IslandDeFeature film

;Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
MTV NewsNewsreader
Greatest Body ShockersE4
Russell Howard's Good News ExtraGuestBBC Three
Signs of LifeBBC One
Bricking It
2004CasualtyJonathon HansellBBC One
2005The Golden HourDale HarperITV
2005Totally FrankCoryChannel 4
2007Inspector LynleyJosh TylerBBC One
2007Up Close and PersonalITV2; Non-broadcast pilot
2008Teenage KicksJoshITV
2010PopatronToby WoodBBC Two
2010SkinsDC SweeneyE4
2011–?Live in ChelseaPresenter4oD
2011Pop's Greatest Dance CrazesContributorBBC Three
2011EMA Voices 2011Presenter
2012How To Survive A Disaster MovieCo-presenterChannel 5
2012–14Impractical Jokers UK"Joker"BBC Three
2013Sweat the Small StuffGuestBBC Three
2014The Dog Ate My HomeworkGuestCBBC
2015Reality BitesTeam captainITV2
2015Bring the NoiseRegular panellistSky1
2015–Drunk HistoryStorytellerComedy Central
2016World of WeirdCo-presenterChannel 4
2016The ChaseContestantITV
2016I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Contestant, 2nd placeITV
2017Loose WomenGuest panellist, 1 episodeITV
2017–Joel & Nish vs The WorldCo-presenterComedy Central
2017–19'Co-presenterITV2
2017–'PanellistChannel 4
20178 Out of 10 CatsPanellistChannel 4
2018–19Roast BattleContestant episode 5Comedy Central
2018-Celebrity JuiceContestantITV2
2018Celebrity Lego Masters at ChristmasContestantChannel 4
2018Celebrity Call Centre - Stand Up To CancerCall Centre AgentChannel 4
2019Comedians of the WorldComedianNetflix
2019Pointless CelebritiesContestant with James AcasterBBC One
2019The Stand-Up Sketch ShowComedianITV2
2019Through the KeyholePanellistITV
2019Thronecast: Gameshow of ThronesPanellistSky
2019Comedy BusCo-presenterComedy Central
2019–Hey TraceyPresenterITV2
2019SingletownCo-presenterITV2
2020The Masked SingerPresenterITV
2020Home alone with Joel DommettPresenterITV2