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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...

Defenders Of The Universe - July 30th, 2020

Defenders Of The Universe

Nobody Panic - August 2nd, 2022

Nobody Panic

Why Is Harriet Crying? - January 31st, 2022

Why Is Harriet Crying?

The Weekly Shop - January 30th, 2022

The Weekly Shop


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 161: From Theatre To Comedy, And Back Again

Tape 161: From Theatre To Comedy, And Back Again

Joz Norris • Thursday, November 7th, 2024

The reason I ended up doing comedy is because I once did theatre. When I was a kid, I joined a youth theatre called Stage ‘65 in Salisbury and learned to love performing, and making stuff. I played “Nasty Man At The Fair” in The Elephant Man, a role which required me to berate and terrify a group of […]

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Tape 160: The Happiness Chain Cast

Tape 160: The Happiness Chain Cast

Joz Norris • Thursday, October 31st, 2024

First up, a huge thank you to everyone who’s donated to the crowdfunder for The Happiness Chain, the sitcom pilot I’m making with Ben Kent at the end of the year. I was also really happy to read how many of you connected with the things I talked about in my last newsletter, namely the idea of taking ownership […]

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Tape 159: That’s Enough Despair For Now, Thanks

Tape 159: That’s Enough Despair For Now, Thanks

Joz Norris • Thursday, October 31st, 2024

So here’s the thing. I spent a lot of last year in the grips of an unshakeable despair. I handed over a lot of my power to things I couldn’t possibly hope to control, you see. It was my year of really trying to break into the TV and film world, access to which is […]

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What People Say?

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.

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.

To Do List.
★★★★★

Young Perspective.

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

TV Bomb.

Utterly unique, very weird and a wee bit wonderful.

Fest.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.

Really does capture the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.

The Guardian.
★★★★

Beyond The Joke.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.
★★★★

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

The Evening Standard.