Josh Widdicombe
- 41 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings Page 18
Mum, Fleabag and The Last Leg win at Broadcast Awards 2017
BBC Two sitcom Mum, BBC Three's Fleabag and Channel 4's The Last Leg have won prizes at the Broadcast Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2017The boys are back - namely Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker and esteemed host Adam Hills - for a new series of The Last Leg, following their sterling work covering the 2016 Paralympic Games from Rio. For this inaugural episode of 2017, the team are joined by the Broadchurch and former Doctor Who star David Tennant, who is on hand to assist in their comic summation of the week's news, plus handling some of the standard #isitok tweets from viewers.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 27th January 201710 facts about the Leicester Comedy Festival
10 facts from its founder Geoff Rowe....
Geoff Rowe, Chortle, 26th January 2017Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker offer up some pre-Christmas punch as the team look back over the year, and forward to the festive season. Grayson Perry brushes mince pie crumbs from the spare seat to join the Leggers as they sift through 2016's nice and naughty lists. Is it OK to hope they have uncovered at least a few morsels of merriness from the wreckage of a year that spawned Brexit, president-elect Trump and Cruz Beckham's debut single?
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 23rd December 2016Preview - The Last Leg Christmas Special
The comic news program that shouldn't necessarily make you laugh with its controversial, often offensive, subject matter and awkward sly comments - but I can't deny it, the boys are funny!
Eloise Craven-Todd, On The Box, 23rd December 2016With the Beeb's Bake Off all but over, Sue Perkins now has plenty of time to chair the new series of this wacky quiz show. Teams - led by professional know-it-all Richard Osman and panel game veteran Josh Widdicombe - are grilled on past and present celebrity trivia. Except, confusingly, all the celebs in question have the same name. Silly, semi-interesting and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny stuff.
Grace Rahman, The Guardian, 21st December 2016Preview - Insert Name Here
When Sue Perkins-fronted panel show Insert Name Here began earlier this year, there was not that much notice taken of it, which was a shame as it was one of the better efforts in terms of panel shows.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 21st December 2016Best and worst of live comedy DVDs
A live comedy DVD could cheer anyone up this Christmas. That's if you plump for new releases from the likes of Joe Lycett, Billy Connolly and Richard Herring.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th December 2016Josh Widdicombe interview
Josh Widdicombe says he will never be a 'serious actor' after working on Josh: "I know my limitations".
Digital Spy, 4th December 2016The comedy DVDs guaranteed to raise a festive giggle
Looking at comedy DVDs from Sarah Millican, Romesh Ranganathan and Rich Hall.
Mark Wareham, Daily Mail, 3rd December 2016