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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?

What's Joz Been Up To?

The Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes

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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

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Tape 203: Shows I’m Directing, 2026 Edition

Tape 203: Shows I’m Directing, 2026 Edition

Joz Norris • Thursday, February 19th, 2026

Hi! Just a quick newsletter this week, because I’m ill and tired and run-down. (Long story, but in a nutshell – night coaches are a false economy, the £40 you save is not worth the three to four days of feeling like absolute shit. Also I fell off a skateboard during my show in Leicester […]

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Tape 202: Processing The Phantom Of The Opera

Joz Norris • Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

Some of you may know that I’m currently working on a new show about The Phantom Of The Opera (playing at the Pleasance in London this Saturday, and in Leicester next Friday!) As the show began to take shape, it became pretty clear that if I was serious about making this, I needed to go and see Phantom again for the […]

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Tape 201: Jokes, Magic Tricks, Whodunnits

Tape 201: Jokes, Magic Tricks, Whodunnits

Joz Norris • Friday, January 23rd, 2026

A few years ago I made a comedy show about magic. Perhaps you remember it? The one that ended with me and Ben Target dancing to AC/DC and telling the audience to go fuck themselves, shortly after I’d removed all my clothes, smeared myself in pickle juice and shouted “Fresh fish!” at the audience to […]

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What People Say?

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 comedy legend.

To Do List.

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.

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.
★★★★★

Young Perspective.
★★★★

Beyond The Joke.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.

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

The Guardian.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.
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