How old is Dom Joly, when did Trigger Happy TV end and when did he stand for election as an MP?
As Joly prepares to go on the run with Vicky Pattinson, here's what you need to know about the Trigger Happy TV presenter
COMEDIAN and writer Dom Joly is set to return to TV screens on Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer this evening.
As Joly prepares to go on the run with Vicky Pattinson, here's what you need to know about the Trigger Happy TV presenter.
How old is Dom Joly?
Dom Joly, born Domininc John Romulus Joly in 1967, is 50 years old.
The comedian and journalist is best known as the star of Trigger Happy TV and once ran as an MP for Kensington and Chelsea after he formed the Teddy Bear Alliance.
He was born in Beirut, Lebanon to British parents and speaks several languages.
Joly wrote a column for the Independent for 15 years and has also written for the Daily Mail and Huffington Post.
When did Trigger Happy TV end?
The hidden camera practical joke reality series ran for two series on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2003.
Joly was the sole star of the show, which he also produced and directed.
The usual format of the programme consisted of Joly deliberately causing embarrassing situations in public places while being filmed.
Instead of embarrassing the public, however, Joly often made fun of himself causing members of the public to laugh or wonder what was going on.
Some notable sketches from the series include Joly shouting into a massive novelty mobile phone in quiet places, a chef chasing an actor in a rat costume out of a restaurant and masked wrestlers getting into spontaneous fights in supermarkets.
The show returned for a one-off Christmas special on Channel 4 after 13 years on Christmas Eve 2016.
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When did he stand for election as an MP?
In the 1997 UK general election, Joly formed the Teddy Bear Alliance and to Edward 'Teddy' Bear by deed poll.
He stood in Kensington and Chelsea against Conservative candidate Alan Clark.
Of his political escapades, Joly : "I sourced pretty much every bear costume in the country. I had Rupert Bears, Yogi Bears, Paddington Bears, generic bears.
"We were a very inclusive party: all bears were welcome. I kicked off the campaign with a mass bear march through Westminster, where we unveiled some of our policies.
"We were all for a Single European Honey. We definitely said ‘no to fleas’ and we were rather keen on Dani Behr for foreign secretary."
Dressed in a bear costume on the night, Joly came fifth out of nine candidates, receiving 218 votes.
The Alliance was not registered as a political party under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
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