Josh Jones (comedian)

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Josh Jones
Josh Jones at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 3.jpg
Jones in 2024
Born (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 31)
Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England
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Education Salford University
Genres Observational comedy
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Josh Jones (born 9 December 1992) is an English stand-up comedian. After beginning his career performing in small venues and working men's clubs, he went on to embark on his own comedy tours: Waste of Space (2022) and Gobsmacked (2023).

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Since appearing on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club in 2020, he has gone on to appear on an array of shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats , CelebAbility and The Stand Up Sketch Show, as well as fronting the BBC Three competition Fast Food Face-Off and the online Channel 4 chat show V.I.Pees. He also co-hosts the podcasts Hard Sell and Chatting with Cherubs.

Life and career

Jones was born in Failsworth, Greater Manchester on 9 December 1992. [1] [2] Whilst studying at Salford University, he decided to try stand-up comedy. [2] An out gay man, who came out at the age of 19, Jones' homosexuality is a key part of his comedy act, as he recites his experiences during his performances and is known for his distinctive voice which he said he was "taunted and teased for" as a child, but now "uses it to his advantage". [2]

In 2019, Jones was a finalist for the BBC New Comedy Award, and the following year, he made his television stand-up debut on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club . [3] Jones appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats in December 2020. [4] In 2021, he fronted the competition show Fast Food Face-Off for BBC Three in which he pit Kristian Nairn and Gemma Bradley against each other in a competition to find the best takeaway. [5] He also appeared on the panel shows CelebAbility , Rob Beckett's Undeniable , Late Night Mash and Dating No Filter. [6] [7] [1] [8]

In August 2022, Jones embarked on his debut tour Waste of Space at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which was described as "no-filter comedy", with [Jones] "gushing out stories and inner feelings in an uncontrollable torrent." [9] [10] [11] The same year, he made guest appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown , Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains , The Jonathan Ross Show and The Apprentice: You're Fired! . [12] He also began co-hosting the podcasts Chatting with Cherubs alongside Morgan Rees, and the comedy podcast Hard Sell with Darren Harriott for Dave. [13] [14] In December 2022, he fronted the online chat show V.I.Pees for Channel 4. [15]

In 2023, Jones was a guest panellist on Guessable and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled , [16] [17] before appearances on Oti Mabuse's Breakfast Show and The Stand Up Sketch Show. [18] [19] In May 2023, he announced his second comedy show Gobsmacked which is set to tour in the autumn of 2023, as well as performing it at that year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [20] [21]

Filmography

As himself
YearTitleNotesRef.
2020 Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club Stand-up comedy [1]
2020 8 Out of 10 Cats Guest panellist [4]
2021Fast Food Face-OffPresenter [5]
2021 CelebAbility Guest panellist [6]
2021 Rob Beckett's Undeniable Guest panellist [7]
2021 Late Night Mash Guest panellist [1]
2021Dating No FilterGuest; 4 episodes [1]
2022CelebAbilityGuest panellist [6]
2022 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Guest panellist [1]
2022 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Guest panellist [7]
2022 The Jonathan Ross Show Guest [12]
2022 The Apprentice: You're Fired! Guest panellist [7]
2023 Guessable Guest panellist [7]
2023 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Guest panellist [17]
2023 Oti Mabuse's Breakfast Show Guest panellist [18]
2023CelebAbilityGuest panellist [6]
2023The Stand Up Sketch ShowStand-up comedy [19]
2024Battle In The BoxGame Show [22]

Stand-up tours

Podcasts

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