Josh Widdicombe
- 41 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings Page 22
It's probably not bet-hedging to suggest the last leggers lean more towards Team Remain, given the EU's anti-discrimination law for people with disabilities, and the sort of European social funding that last year saw 87,000 British disabled people helped towards employment. So now the EU referendum vote has been decisively cast, what will hosts Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe - and a special guest - make of it all?
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 24th June 2016Corbyn drives party potty with TV comedy sketch
Jeremy Corbyn has angered colleagues by donning a dinner jacket and a fake fur coat for a television comedy programme in which the Labour leader said he was only "7 to 7½" out of 10 in favour of staying in the European Union.
James Lyons, The Sunday Times, 12th June 20165 talking points from Corbyn's appearance on Last Leg
Five talking points as Labour's Jeremy Corbyn appears on show.
Isabel Mohan, The Telegraph, 11th June 2016Corbyn's Last Leg appearance impresses (most) viewers
Jeremy Corbyn's appearance on Channel 4's The Last Leg on Friday night sent Twitter into a meltdown.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 11th June 2016Review, Mock The Week, BBC2
"I hate people who phone me up just to complain about the weather, which is how I lost my job with mountain rescue." - Gary Delaney.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th June 2016Opinion: what is stand-up?
What is stand-up comedy? I thought I knew, but I'm starting to wonder.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th May 2016Opinion: mainstream v alternative - is the gap closing?
We live in interesting times for comedy. I never thought I'd see Sara Pascoe on The Graham Norton Show. Maybe the gap is closing between what we describe as alternative and what we describe as mainstream. Maybe one of the legacies of Comedy Vehicle is that it did attract comedy fans to more cerebral notions of the nature of comedy. Sadly not enough for BBC2's beancounters.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th May 2016Machynlleth Comedy Festival can expect 6,000 visitors
Around 6,000 people are expected to gather in Powys for the seventh annual Machynlleth Comedy Festival.
BBC News, 30th April 2016Review: Michael McIntyre's Big Show, BBC1, episode 2
I think I preferred him as a chat show host where there was more scope to be a comedian, less scope to be an all-round family entertainer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd April 2016Insert Name Here to return for second series
BBC Two has ordered a second series of Insert Name Here, the panel show hosted by Sue Perkins with team captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe.
British Comedy Guide, 11th March 2016