Josh Widdicombe
- 41 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and actor
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Josh Widdicombe talks about when he quit journalism
Josh Widdicombe explains why he was right to quit journalism.
Sarah Walters, Manchester Evening News, 21st October 2013Stand Up For The Week announces new line-up
Channel 4's Stand Up For The Week will now feature Paul Chowdhry, Seann Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, Simon Evans, Romesh Ranganathan and Angela Barnes.
British Comedy Guide, 7th October 2013This week's new live comedy
Previews of Elis James and Chris Corcoran, Brian Appleton & Josh Widdicombe.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 28th September 2013Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe interview each other
The comedian co-presenters of The Last Leg chat to one another about shifting from Paralympics highlights show to primetime weekly news round-up.
Time Out, 3rd September 2013Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 5
Recorded live at the Edinburgh fringe, the latest Amnesty podcast features standup from Mary Bourke, Benny Boot and a song from The Noise Next Door. Plus chat, secrets and rants from Josh Widdicombe, Mark Thomas and Jason Byrne. Hosted by Christian O'Connell.
The Guardian, 14th August 2013Chris Martin & Carl Donnelly's Fringe hangout
Using gee-whiz Google+ hangout technology, comedians Chris Martin and Carl Donnelly are linking up with performers across Edinburgh for an insiders' view of the fringe - and recording the results for us. In this first episode, they're joined by Josh Widdicombe and Joe Lycett to discuss fainting on stage, debate the worst comedian to live with in Edinburgh, reveal what a 'brain-gasm' is - oh, and show off their CCTV-style Royal Mile streetcam.
Chris Martin and Carl Donnelly, The Guardian, 8th August 2013My Edinburgh: Josh Widdicombe on why his food rots
The comedian tells us about the festival's best party and bemoans what to do when someone pees on your flyer.
Nosheen Iqbal, The Guardian, 7th August 2013My Edinburgh: Josh Widdicombe
I am trying to go and see more shows this year.
Josh Widdicombe, The Independent, 6th August 2013A new series of The Last Leg with genial hosts Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. As per the show's remit, they will be discussing and trading witticisms over the past seven days' news. There will also be the usual studio challenges, along with the latest details of Brooker's quest to get himself into the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. This is followed by My Perfect Body, in which Brooker aims to lose 2st and gain a six-pack, while looking at the thorny issue of body image among men.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 31st July 2013This news-comedy show was the unexpected star of the 2012 Paralympic Games: led by comedian Adam Hills, its irreverent round-up of the day's events won a following all of its own. So much so that it came back earlier this year, not to comment on sport but simply on the week's news. That's a crowded marketplace, in which The Last Leg has found a niche.
Along with the wry, sideways, irreverent looks at some of the quirkier stories you might have missed, there's a convivial and inclusive atmosphere that softens the sharpness of the gags - the first 2013 series was best known for a piece to camera in which Adam Hills eviscerated US comedian Joan Rivers, but he was doing it because Rivers had made fat gags about Adele. That's The Last Leg all over: right-on, usually spot-on and brightly funny.
Hills is flanked by co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. Tonight's guest: Russell Brand.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 31st July 2013