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An assortment of written-down-things. Bitesize news updates, long-form newsletters and essays, and an assortment of other things people have said about me, if you MUST know.

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What's Joz Been Up To?

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Ongoing Therapy Tapes!

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What others have said about Joz

What others have said about Joz

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 221: The Last One You’d Expect – Prologue

Tape 221: The Last One You’d Expect – Prologue

Joz Norris • Friday, October 2nd, 2026

I’m doing something a bit different with the newsletter this week – I’m excited to share the prologue to a novel I’ve been working on over the summer! It’s a comedy whodunnit called The Last One You’d Expect and over the next year or so, I’ve decided to serialise it in this newsletter for paid […]

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Tape 220: The Decline Of TV Comedy And The Rise Of Main Character Syndrome

Tape 220: The Decline Of TV Comedy And The Rise Of Main Character Syndrome

Joz Norris • Thursday, September 24th, 2026

This Sopranos meme did the rounds on a lot of comedy writing/directing Whatsapp threads a couple of weeks ago, as Channel 4 announced that they would be combining their comedy and drama departments as part of a drive to cut 25% of their workforce: Now, I don’t really want this newsletter to become a place […]

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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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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.

Really does capture the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.

The Guardian.
★★★★

Beyond The Joke.

Utterly unique, very weird and a wee bit wonderful.

Fest.
★★★★★

Young Perspective.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.

A comedy legend.

To Do List.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.

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

TV Bomb.
★★★★

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

The Evening Standard.
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