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Joz Norris
Joz Norris

Joz Norris

  • Actor, writer, producer, editor, script editor and stand-up comedian

Joz Norris features

Darren Maskell. Credit: Ed Moore People

Darren Maskell: A life of bedazzlement

Saturday 17th February 2024

Adam Larter pays tribute to the unique talents of comedian Darren Maskell, who died recently aged 37.

Pro

Things I've learned from speaking to comedians on 'Making Creativity Pay'

Friday 17th November 2023

Making Creativity Pay podcast host Dan Barnett shares what he's learnt in the process of talking to comedians about how they try and make a living from their art.

Tiernan Douieb Features

Tiernan Douieb on Hey Duggee, Radio Nonsense Live and his top five comics doing kids cartoons

Tuesday 20th September 2022

Writing on a top kids cartoon, with a Southbank Centre show upcoming, Tiernan Douieb talks pre-teen comedy fun and five contemporaries doing likewise.

Edinburgh Fringe 2022 - It's Great To Be Back Fringe

To the Meadows and Beyond - Si Hawkins' Mid-Fringe Break

Monday 15th August 2022

It's the traditional interval of the Fringe, and so Si Hawkins takes stock on what he's seen so far.

Troy Hawke. Milo McCabe Fringe

Troy Hawke, Maisie Adam, Mark Watson, Sophie Duker - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Thursday 11th August 2022

Mark Muldoon has been checking out lots of comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's his reports on what he's seen so far, including The Delightful Sausage, Tarot, Joz Norris and Josh Pugh.

Joz Norris - You Build The Thing You Think You Are. Joz Norris Online

Joz Norris Builds a Weirdly Brilliant Thing, with a Romanian Troll-Goblin

Wednesday 7th October 2020

What happens when you find a troll-goblin head while filming in Romania? Joz Norris thrust it into a show, which has now become an impressively inventive film.

Joz Norris. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Pro

My Comedy Career: Joz Norris

Sunday 21st June 2020

Joz Norris has been writing and performing comedy on the stage, online, on screens and on the wireless. In this in-depth interview he gives some insight into how he works.

London Hughes Live

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2019

Thursday 5th September 2019

A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Image shows from L to R: Raphael Wakefield, Lou Sanders, Sam Nicoresti Live

Si Hawkins' Fringe Aftermath

Thursday 29th August 2019

Our stand-up editor had a wet and often wild few weeks in Scotland.

The Delightful Sausage. Image shows from L to R: Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill Live

Random 8: Fringe special

Tuesday 27th August 2019

We bring together a bunch of previous Random 8 contestants whose shows we thoroughly enjoyed at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Nightmare audience members

Saturday 10th August 2019

We asked performers going to the Fringe who they would least like to see in the audience of their show...

Joz Norris. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Live

Random 8: Joz Norris

Tuesday 2nd July 2019

Before his double-pronged return to the Edinburgh Fringe, the cerebral-but-silly Joz Norris wants to blow your mind about butterflies.

Joz Norris Live

Thrift Stories: Brixton, with Joz Norris

Thursday 24th January 2019

We took culture-loving comic Joz Norris to a charity shop, thinking he'd load up on books and records. His actual haul was forking surprising.

The Baby. Joz Norris Features

How Lucy Pearman and like-minded pals made a sinister baby

Monday 29th October 2018

Why did two brilliant absurdist comics turn a backstage game into a freaky short film - and what happened next?

NextUp Online

Full stream ahead for NextUp

Friday 14th September 2018

Onwards and upwards for NextUp, the live comedy platform...

Edinburgh Fringe 2018 programme Live

Final Fringe Reflections

Thursday 30th August 2018

Our Stand-Up Editor looks back at his weeks in Edinburgh.

Fran Bushe Live

But is it Comedy...?

Monday 22nd January 2018

We spoke to six comedians who are pushing comedy's boundaries at this year's VAULT festival. In part one: Fran Bushe, Gavin J Innes and Joz Norris.

Weirdos on Ice. Copyright: Claire Haigh Live

Weirdos On Ice interview with Adam Larter and Joz Norris

Monday 25th September 2017

So grand a project is Tony Law and Friends in the Battle for Icetopia, we've gone with a double-sized gatefold Circuit Training. First up, a rooftop chinwag with the collective making it happen: Weirdos.

Sarah Bennetto Live

Edinburgh Fringe Extra

Friday 1st September 2017

From a poster made out of parsley to bin-based bruises, the BCG team rounds up some interesting and funny stories and stunts from the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe.

Joz Norris Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Joz Norris

Thursday 3rd August 2017

That nice Joz Norris is mildly concerned by career-minded comics and wishes more punters were clued up about ZZ Top.

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