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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, 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:

  • Touring my latest show, You Wait. Time Passes, which is launching a UK tour in 2026, including a second run at Soho Theatre in April
  • Launching the crowdfunded sitcom pilot The Happiness Chain which explores the pursuit of happiness and was nominated for several writing awards in 2023-4, and is now in development for TV
  • Curating, programming and hosting the smash hit short film and new writing night Eggbox at the Pleasance Theatre in London
  • Developing several scripted comedy projects with various production companies, including comedy-mystery whodunnit The Last One You’d Expect
  • Developing a new solo show, Joz Norris Is Hugh Jackman Is The Phantom Of The Opera, and a new collaborative show with John-Luke Roberts, Barry & Tony: The Baritones, as works-in-progress for comedy festivals in 2026
  • Writing on the brand new CBBC show Horrible Science
  • Co-writing and devising Radio Summerisle, a comedy-horror survival game with Elf Lyons and Matthew Highton
  • Working on a film adaptation of You Wait. Time Passes.
  • Co-writing a smash hit webseries about Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and various other cult fandoms for impressionist Charlie Hopkinson

Listen to Joz

Radio, Podcast & other audio things...

Odd Jobs - January 28th, 2026

Odd Jobs

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - July 1st, 2025

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

The Comedians’ Comedian - August 29th, 2019

The Comedians’ Comedian

Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown - April 2nd, 2025

Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown


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

A weekly creative newsletter. The Tapes function as an interactive notebook/sketchpad exploring comedy, art, creativity, making stuff, etc.. Sign Up Below, or click for More Info.

Tape 219: Eggbox Lineup Part 1!

Tape 219: Eggbox Lineup Part 1!

Joz Norris • Monday, September 14th, 2026

I’ve mentioned it briefly here before, but as we ramp up further into full promo mode, this week I’m going to talk a bit more about the lineup for our next Eggbox show, which returns to the Pleasance in Islington on the 10th of November! Now, if you are either: A. A dyed-in-the-wool Eggbox fan […]

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Tape 218: Finding The Central Metaphor

Joz Norris • Friday, September 4th, 2026

I decided that I wanted to write a newsletter about directing three comedy shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, and what I learned from it, and what I’d like to do going forwards with that kind of work, but I wasn’t really sure how to approach it and every time I sat down to try […]

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Tape 217: An Edinburgh Fringe Debrief

Tape 217: An Edinburgh Fringe Debrief

Joz Norris • Monday, August 17th, 2026

Well I’ve completed another Edinburgh Fringe, this time from the enviable position of only needing to be there for ten days. So I thought I’d better do some sort of comprehensive debrief from it before we all drown in the deluge of even more comprehensive Fringe debriefs at the end of the month from people who […]

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What People Say?

★★★★

Beyond The Joke.

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

TV Bomb.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.

Really does capture the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.

The Guardian.
★★★★

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

The Evening Standard.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.
★★★★★

Young Perspective.

Utterly unique, very weird and a wee bit wonderful.

Fest.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.

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

The Guardian.

A comedy legend.

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