Josie Long

Fringe factions: The Political vs The Surreal

"Politics is not a game," said Winston Churchill. "It is an earnest business." But that doesn't mean it can't be the subject of comedy, as Thom Tuck and Josie Long prove; Rhys Darby and Paul Vickers are two men who are very serious about being silly

Comedian hits back at trolls in mock video tribute

Isabel Fay's tirade against online bullies - which features Richard Herring and Josie Long - becomes an online hit.

Where are all the female stand-ups?

Male stand-ups still dominate our TV shows, the live circuit, and last night's Chortle awards. Why? Sarah Millican, Josie Long, Isy Suttie and others give the inside story.

An interview with Josie Long

Josie Long, one of the biggest female names in comedy, brings her fifth solo show to the North East next week. Before hitting the stage in Swansea, Long spoke to Elliott Clarke, talking politics, performance, and profanities.

An interview with Gary Delaney

One-liner comedian Gary Delaney tends to write for the likes of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Jason Manford's Comedy Rocks and Russell Howard's Good News, but last Thursday he appeared on Dave's One Night Stand alongside Ardal O'Hanlon and Josie Long. "It was nice to be the guy in front of the camera, rather than the guy behind it writing the jokes", he tells Radio Teesdale's Peter Dixon.

Judging by the line-ups for the third series of this programme, I think it's safe to say that Dave are running low on suitable locations to film. The first episode featured Ardal O'Hanlon performing in Dublin, a city which the programme's already covered in the last series when Jason Byrne performed there. Later in the series, Stephen K Amos is performing in London, Jack Whitehall's location in the first series. And Reginald D Hunter is performing in Edinburgh, which, as far as I know, isn't where he lives currently. It's certainly not his hometown, although since that would mean filming in America you can excuse Dave for not going there...

In terms of the first edition of the series, O'Hanlon seemed to be performing well, but like many an occasion on this programme I was more impressed by the guests he had performing alongside him. This episode featured one-liner stand-up Gary Delaney (who, out of interest to northern comedy fans, is Sarah Millican's boyfriend) and Josie Long. I probably favoured Delaney's one-liners over Long's narrative, if I'm honest, but both demonstrated why they're two of the most sought after comedians in the country.

Josie Long leads comedy contingent at Boring Conference

A sell-out event dedicated to all things boring has Josie Long and Robin Ince signed up as speakers.

Ardal O'Hanlon is on good form as the headline act at Dublin's Olympia Theatre, his saucer-eyed wonder undercut by a surreal streak. Supporting him on this trip back to his local theatre are Gary Delaney (a one-liner machine in the same vein as Milton Jones and Tim Vine) and the whimsical Josie Long.

Of the two, Long is the more appealing performer, with her diatribe on The Sun's Page Three girls being particularly well executed. Delaney is perhaps someone more to admire than like - you can't help but be in awe of someone who remembers so many gags, although the fact that he finds his own material quite so amusing does start to grate.

The series where comedians return to their hometowns and perform a local gig is back. As a format, it's never really worked as intended because the comedians never reveal anything interesting about their formative years. O'Hanlon turns his set into a routine about accidentally killing the family dog and re-enacting a scene from The Godfather with his emotionally distant dad. What it does deliver is O'Hanlon's standup to an easy crowd as he performs at Dublin's Point, with fellow comics Gary Delaney and Josie Long filling out the bill.

Josie Long and Elis James prank call Matt Forde

Some fun ephemera for you - politics/football-obsessed comedian Matt Forde got prank called on his TalkSport Radio phone-in on Sunday morning, by fellow stand-ups Josie Long and Elis James.