Mark Dolan Mark Dolan Mark Dolan (born 17 March 1974) is an English comedian, writer, and television presenter. Dolan was born in Camden, London. He attended the University of Edinburgh and performed in the acclaimed improvisational comedy troupe The Improverts. Dolan is well known as the host of Channel 4 show "Balls of Steel", which he presented from 2005 until the shows end in 2008. He is also the presenter of Channel 4 Radio’s satirical show "The Weekly Show", which is now in its second series, and the TV documentary series "The World's (Something) And Me", where he meets "the world's most
Television comedy 1980s when a new generation of stand-ups challenged what they saw as racist and sexist humour and revolutionised the form under the banner alternative comedy. In the US, stand-up comedy programs became popular on many cable television channels beginning in the mid-1980s, as such "brick wall" shows (nicknamed for the stereotypical use of a fake brick wall as a backdrop) were cheap to produce and air. Stand-up humour later had mixed fortunes on the small screen, often shunted away to the small hours or as part of a larger entertainment extravaganza. Improvisational comedy has recently been popular with television audiences