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Originally a sports reporter, Josh switched to stand-up and quickly earned a nomination for the Foster’s Best Newcomer Award. The Times thinks he ‘shows confidence and charm that could sell out stadiums.’ He’s already established on Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week, and the topical Channel 4 show, The Last Leg.


Biography

Best known for twenty-three series of the multi award-winning Channel 4 show The Last Leg, Josh has had an incredible rise in the decade he has been performing stand-up, with multiple appearances on QI, Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, A League Of Their Own, Have I Got News For You and Taskmaster to name but a few.

Josh also co-hosts Dave’s Hypothetical alongside James Acaster, and wrote and starred in his own BBC flat-share sitcom, Josh.

Co-host of the hugely popular podcast Parenting Hell with fellow comedian Rob Beckett, he is also host of cult 90s podcast Quickly Kevin: Will He Score? He has also fronted Radio 5 Live’s Fighting Talk.

If he wasn’t busy enough Josh has also written his first book, Watching Neighbours Twice a Day…How 90’s TV (Almost) Prepared Me For Life which saw him become a Sunday Times Bestseller.

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The fresh-faced young comic comes out with unexpectedly dry humour. It’s observational comedy at its best, which will have the audience reminiscing and laughing as if they’re all in on a private joke.

JLA Agent Emily Collier
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