Television Times with Steve Otis Gunn

Repeat Transmission: Dom Joly

August 2, 2026·55 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this repeat transmission, Dom Joly talks about how he invented a format, watched it become a global phenomenon, spent years explaining why the American version wasn't quite the same thing, and has since investigated the conspiracy theory that Finland might not exist.Dom Joly is a British comedian, broadcaster, and author best known for Trigger Happy TV, and for a career that has expanded into travel writing and conspiracy theory investigation.The creative risks behind Trigger Happy TV — and how something that simple became so influentialWhat happened when the format travelled internationally, and why translation is always more complicated than it looksThe misunderstood moments in his career — including This is Dom Joly and why he still wants to talk about itHis time on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls — what he expected and what happenedWhy conspiracy theories are more interesting as a subject than their believersConnect with Dom here:InstagramFacebookOfficial WebsiteFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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