Dominic Woodward is an Oldham-born stand-up comedian who gave up a day job to pursue comedy full-time back in 2001, and has since built a career on the UK circuit that now spans close to two decades and thousands of shows. Early in his career he was nominated for best breakthrough act at the Northwest Comedy Awards, an early signal of the broad, crowd-pleasing appeal that would come to define his act. He has been a consistently in-demand club performer ever since, known for pulling audiences directly into the show rather than simply performing at them.
His act draws on stories from everyday life and the characters he meets along the way, packed with gags, banter and audience-involving daft comedy magic, including a running bit where he attempts to beat the world record for speed balloon modelling. His television credits include It's Adam and Shelly on BBC3, Stakeout, Comedy Shuffle and ITV's Made Up North, and one of his routines went viral online, picking up more than 100,000 likes and introducing his material to audiences far beyond the clubs he built his name in. He has built that reputation gig by gig and city by city, until his name became one of the most recognisable on club bills across the North.
With nearly two thousand shows behind him, Dominic is a genuinely safe pair of hands: reliable, quick-witted and skilled at pulling an audience into the act rather than simply talking at it. That combination of hard-won experience and warm, audience-friendly material makes him a strong fit for corporate functions, family shows and club nights alike, wherever organisers want a comedian who knows exactly how to work a room.