Dom Joly: Trigger Happy TV, Conspiracy Theories, and Surviving Bear Grylls

Dom Joly 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, most recently with The Conspiracy Tourist.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.