Weekend work calls

Featuring Dom Joly

Dom Joly has made a new comedy sketch that highlights the everyday struggles of small business owners.

Shot in Trigger Happy TV hidden-camera style, the clip features the comic as an overwhelmed entrepreneur, juggling endless work calls and client demands while trying to carve out a moment of peace.

It has been created to promote virtual landline company Air Landline, which aims to redress the work-life balance.

A survey commissioned by the firm found 16 per cent of small busines always feel like they’re on-call 24/7. And 50 per cent will respond to a message received out of office hours within 30 minutes.

Air Landline said: ‘Being your own boss sounds great in theory, but the reality is that it often means you're working even harder.’

A spokesperson from Dirty Jack, which created the skit, said: ‘When we initially thought of doing a hidden camera stunt, we sort of daydreamed out loud, thinking how mental it would be if Dom Joly would ever get involved.

‘A few months later, we thought, can’t hurt to ask. Within 30 minutes of reaching out, I was chatting with Dom on a Zoom call, and two weeks later, we brainstormed the Air Landline stunt with over a Sunday roast.

‘We also realised, with the 25th anniversary of Trigger Happy TV approaching, the stars were really aligning to have a play with some hidden-camera action together. Safe to say, we had an absolute blast making this.’