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Joz Norris

Writer. Actor. Comedian. Maker of Stuff.

Welcome!

Welcome to the website of writer, performer and fool Joz Norris. Make yourself at home! (No need to remove your shoes, we’re a shoes-on household, 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 several comedy and arts festivals in 2024 ready for a full launch in 2025
  • Developing several scripted narrative comedy projects (one about happiness; one about parenthood and paths not taken; one about murder mysteries; one about an ice cream van)
  • Submitting my latest short film to film festivals and developing various other short-form projects
  • Co-writing an audio podcast project about a spooky island
  • Directing three live shows

Listen to Joz

Radio, Podcast & other audio things...

A Small Talk on Small Talk - August 17th, 2023

A Small Talk on Small Talk

The Comedians’ Comedian - August 29th, 2019

The Comedians’ Comedian

Pappy’s Beef Brothers Cold Cuts - May 31st, 2022

Pappy’s Beef Brothers Cold Cuts

Troubled Waters - January 17th, 2023

Troubled Waters


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!


The Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes

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Tape 175: Aaaaaand Repeat

Tape 175: Aaaaaand Repeat

Joz Norris • Thursday, March 13th, 2025

I’ve sat paralysed at my laptop for some time now, trying to work out what this week’s newsletter will be about. Truth is, I’ve been a little thrown off balance by the fact that this recent entry, about people who say “You couldn’t make such-and-such any more,” has become the most-read of these things I’ve ever […]

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Tape 174: What Even IS Comedy Directing?

Tape 174: What Even IS Comedy Directing?

Joz Norris • Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Last month I was chatting to a frequent collaborator and friend about a new idea we’ve just pitched into the Gods of Radio (pray for us! Cross your fingers! Send us your best vibes! It’s a documentary about pirates, kind of!). We were catching up on what we’d both been up to and I was […]

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Tape 173: “You Couldn’t Make That Nowadays”

Tape 173: “You Couldn’t Make That Nowadays”

Joz Norris • Thursday, February 20th, 2025

You may have heard that Mitchell & Webb are back with a new sketch show. I’m quite excited about this – the original Mitchell & Webb series had some absolute classics, and the team involved in the new series includes legends Stevie Martin, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Lara Ricote, so it’s nice to see a big-name commission […]

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What People Say?

A sort of absurdist Simon Amstell…seldom can half an hour have been so densely packed with meta comedy and existential…

The Guardian.

Utterly unique, very weird and a wee bit wonderful.

Fest.

A skilful and thoughtful writer who fastidiously avoids boring or obvious choices and excels at being unselfconsciously daft.

TV Bomb.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.
★★★★

Beyond The Joke.
★★★★★

Young Perspective.

Really does capture the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.

The Guardian.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.
★★★★

A brilliant show that is not short of ambition…it packs a terrific punch.

The Evening Standard.

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.

A comedy legend.

To Do List.