Since his last show (“an innovative way to experience a quarter-life crisis” – the Wee Review) Dylan’s been stuck in a time loop.
Nine years ago, he noticed he was the same age as the characters in Friends. He started blogging about the show every fortnight and comparing to it to his life. His last show (★★★★★ - Lancashire Post) delved into his obsession, as he took stock of his life up to that point, and ended with him deciding to have children. Since then he’s been stuck in a time loop.
Now he’s presenting the follow-up, giving audiences the chance to join him in the loop, if only for an hour. The show examines that feeling you get when you realise you’re older than Jesus, and substantially far off having as big of an impact. Along with many of the big problems facing people in their 30s. Particularly: how do you build a family and move forward when every day feels like the one before?
Whether a new parent, prospective parent, or someone who’s sworn off kids altogether, this show is for you. If you’ve ever felt like nothing you can do will change things... This show is for you. If your thoughts go round like windmills, getting stuck down rabbit holes… This show is for you. If you enjoy copious amounts of repetition... You get the idea.
A stand-up show about the dangers of obsession. It's silly, gag-filled, and slightly theatrical, as we delve into Dylan’s psyche, find out how he got stuck in the loop in the first place, and what really makes him tick, tick, tick, BOOM.
Nine years ago, he noticed he was the same age as the characters in Friends. He started blogging about the show every fortnight and comparing to it to his life. His last show (★★★★★ - Lancashire Post) delved into his obsession, as he took stock of his life up to that point, and ended with him deciding to have children. Since then he’s been stuck in a time loop.
Now he’s presenting the follow-up, giving audiences the chance to join him in the loop, if only for an hour. The show examines that feeling you get when you realise you’re older than Jesus, and substantially far off having as big of an impact. Along with many of the big problems facing people in their 30s. Particularly: how do you build a family and move forward when every day feels like the one before?
Whether a new parent, prospective parent, or someone who’s sworn off kids altogether, this show is for you. If you’ve ever felt like nothing you can do will change things... This show is for you. If your thoughts go round like windmills, getting stuck down rabbit holes… This show is for you. If you enjoy copious amounts of repetition... You get the idea.
A stand-up show about the dangers of obsession. It's silly, gag-filled, and slightly theatrical, as we delve into Dylan’s psyche, find out how he got stuck in the loop in the first place, and what really makes him tick, tick, tick, BOOM.
Other people on GroundDodds Day:
"A multi-layered narrative web [...] Well-crafted jokes and clever wordplay" - The List
"A likeable, gentle hour, with much to commend it" - Chortle
"A breath of fresh air to comedy" - Audience Review
Other Audience Reviews:
"A likeable, gentle hour, with much to commend it" - Chortle
"A breath of fresh air to comedy" - Audience Review
Other Audience Reviews:
Other People on Dylan Dodds
"A truckload of puns and one-liners" - Chortle
“Most enjoyable […] endearingly thorough […] great rapport with the audience […] strong and amusing” – The Wee Review "This was a fast moving comprehensive performance that ticked a lot of boxes" - Notts Comedy Review "A mixture of natural ‘funny bones’ and the ability to give the audience what they want. I would recommend him to bookers and promoters as a safe pair of hands." - PJ, Suffolk Punch Comedy "Lovely Stuff" - Geoff Norcott "You're like the future writ large" - Simon Munnery "His energy, cheeky personality and passion for performing infectious, from the offfset Dylan expertly worked the audience with ease" - The Lancashire Post |
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More on Dylan
Beginning his performing career as a founder member of The Village Idiots Mask Theatre Troupe, Dylan enjoyed several sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the group before falling in love with stand-up. After failing a chemistry degree, and scraping through a second attempt on Archaeology, he turned his hand to comedy and never looked back.
Dylan has now been performing stand-up around the country for more than half a decade. Entertaining fans with his unique blend of whimsical observations, silly one-liners/songs, and bluer tales of his humdrum/sexy life. Along with several jokes in the script of BBC’s Newsjack he has appeared in two compilation shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (Happy Hour Comedy Club, and Small Town Fools), and his debut Dylan Dodds and Friends: (Friends Not Included)
He previously ran his own nights in London – Famous First Words and Jazz Comedy. The second was an anarchic experimental show where acts performed over live jazz drums played by Dylan. A format he hopes to bring back one day.
When not doing comedy he enjoys playing music, and was formerly the drummer of both the UK’s foremost Manowar tribute band: Hanowar (Bloodstock) and art-rock group Holy ’57 (as heard on ‘Made in Chelsea’ and ‘Eastenders’). He’s currently a gun for hire in rock/pop covers bands, as well as the drummer of a jazz/function band mostly made up of members of the legal profession: Permission to Appeal. A position he’s not entirely sure how he fell into, but greatly enjoys. He's also recently joined Andrew O'Neill's house band for their alternative comedy night "Dead Leg Comedy".
Dylan has now been performing stand-up around the country for more than half a decade. Entertaining fans with his unique blend of whimsical observations, silly one-liners/songs, and bluer tales of his humdrum/sexy life. Along with several jokes in the script of BBC’s Newsjack he has appeared in two compilation shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (Happy Hour Comedy Club, and Small Town Fools), and his debut Dylan Dodds and Friends: (Friends Not Included)
He previously ran his own nights in London – Famous First Words and Jazz Comedy. The second was an anarchic experimental show where acts performed over live jazz drums played by Dylan. A format he hopes to bring back one day.
When not doing comedy he enjoys playing music, and was formerly the drummer of both the UK’s foremost Manowar tribute band: Hanowar (Bloodstock) and art-rock group Holy ’57 (as heard on ‘Made in Chelsea’ and ‘Eastenders’). He’s currently a gun for hire in rock/pop covers bands, as well as the drummer of a jazz/function band mostly made up of members of the legal profession: Permission to Appeal. A position he’s not entirely sure how he fell into, but greatly enjoys. He's also recently joined Andrew O'Neill's house band for their alternative comedy night "Dead Leg Comedy".