Joz Norris
Writer. Actor. Comedian. Maker of Stuff.
Welcome to the website of writer, performer and fool Joz Norris. Make yourself at home! (No need to remove your shoes, you do you). Here you can watch my films and videos, listen to my radio programmes and podcasts, read my news and essays, and delve into my archive of past projects.
For those who just want a quick update on what I’m currently up to, I am presently:
- Developing a brand new live show, You Wait. Time Passes, which is playing the Edinburgh Fringe in August at Pleasance, and playing several arts and comedy festivals in the lead-up, including the Buxton and Berlin Fringes.
- Launching a crowdfunded sitcom pilot, Just Be Happy, which explores the pursuit of happiness and was nominated or longlisted for several writing awards in 2023-4.
- Working on a scripted comedy audio project with Desiree Burch and Miranda Holms about cross-cultural differences and entrepreneurship
- Curating, programming and hosting the smash hit short film and new writing night Eggbox at the Pleasance Theatre in London
- Directing five live shows at EdFringe 2025, by Edy Hurst, the Mayor & His Daughter, Lulu Popplewell, Andy Barr and Tara Boland
- Writing on the brand new CBBC show Horrible Science
- Co-writing a smash hit webseries about Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and various other cult fandoms
- Co-writing an audio podcast project about a spooky island
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Past Projects
Welcome to the Archive! Here you can find out a bit more about every major project I’ve authored over the last 10 years, from live shows to short films to radio shows and so on. If you’re a long-time fan then maybe you’ll remember some of these! And if you’ve found my work more recently, then perhaps it’ll be interesting to go back and see what you’ve missed. Where possible, I’ve included links to be able to see the project itself. Enjoy!
Tape 191: A Cool Party
This week I went to a Cool Party for the first time in many years. Now I don’t want to do a disservice to my street cred in my very own newsletter, so let me clarify – I haven’t stopped going to parties entirely. I still party. Sometimes I even party hard. “Wow, Joz,” some […]
Tape 190: Six Questions I Didn’t Know I Wanted To Answer
This week I chatted with Dan Cushnie for his Substack, in which he interviews comedians about their work, and you can read the interview here (by the by, I notice that Dan mentions having “the odd moment of ineloquence” while interviewing me, and I’d like to state for the record that I didn’t notice any ineloquence whatsoever […]
Tape 189: The Story You Keep Looking For
This week’s newsletter is indebted to character comedian extraordinaire and the nation’s favourite cyclist wanker Kathy Maniura (her show The Cycling Man was one of my favourites at the Fringe this year and I’m sure will be announcing London and/or touring dates soon, go see it if you haven’t yet). Earlier this year, Kathy played the role of my […]