I really loved chatting to Alex Lynch for his Out Of Character Podcast. We talked about character comedy and to what extent it can cross over with stand-up, silliness, doing the Edinburgh Fringe before you’re ready, and much more besides. Was an absolute pleasure to dig into all this stuff and you can listen to the full […]
🎅 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS HUGH 🎅 After sold out work-in-progress runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre this summer, and in advance of its full launch next year, Joz Norris IS Hugh Jackman IS The Phantom Of The Opera is coming to the Pleasance in Islington for 3 nights this Christmas! […]
I love this update by Will Andrews to the You Wait. Time Passes. poster for its 2026 Edinburgh Fringe victory lap so much: When we were first designing this poster we wanted to make something beautiful that felt like an artistic statement and built intrigue for the show instead of shouting too loudly. Now the show has launched and toured round […]
You Wait. Time Passes. is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe in an altered form as part of the incredible Shedinburgh programme! It’s a final Fringe outing for last year’s acclaimed hit (“A curiously rousing defence of experimental art-making in a conformist, capitalist world” ★★★★ – Guardian). I’m so delighted and honoured to be part of […]
As the You Wait. Time Passes. tour winds down, Jackman/Phantom is picking up speed and rolling straight on! It’s coming to two different comedy festivals around the UK over the next few weeks and I’m excited to bring it to both of them. It’s at the Brighton Spiegelgardens for the Brighton Fringe next Saturday, the 23rd of May at […]
Not content with winning Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival I have decided to take the nascent masterpiece Joz Norris Is Hugh Jackman Is The Phantom Of The Opera and conquer the entire world with it. I’m so excited to be bringing a work-in-progress (can’t stress that enough) of the show to the Edinburgh Fringe […]
I’m back from Machfest 2026, truly one for the ages – as ever, huge thanks to Little Wander for having me out there and running the best comedy festival in the country. This year, I: Nearly died from heat exhaustion performing an extremely nice Jackman/Phantom WIP (I absolutely love doing this show) Did Barry & […]
I really enjoyed writing this feature for Authority Magazine on 5 things I wish I’d known when I started my career as a comedian – it was really interesting raking over my years in this business (or “decades spent on the fringes of leftfield comedy, far away from the trappings of fame,” as the Guardian […]