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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 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 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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Tape 216: Ten Rules For A Happy Edinburgh Fringe

Tape 216: Ten Rules For A Happy Edinburgh Fringe

Joz Norris • Tuesday, August 4th, 2026

This was written in haste in a cafe on Monday afternoon before the Fringe kicks off. A snatched moment of productivity in the calm before the storm. But I do hope it might be useful for a few people bringing a show to the Fringe – their first, their third, their twelfth – who at […]

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Tape 215: 8 Hours In A Berlin Emergency Clinic

Tape 215: 8 Hours In A Berlin Emergency Clinic

Joz Norris • Thursday, July 23rd, 2026

Long-time readers of this newsletter might remember the story about the time I dropped my phone in a chemical toilet twice within one minute. That story remains an in-demand hit at social occasions to this day, I think because it makes me come across as so colossally stupid. So I’m thrilled to announce that I return […]

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What People Say?

★★★★

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

The Evening Standard.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.

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

The Guardian.

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.
★★★★

Beyond The Joke.

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

TV Bomb.

Really does capture the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.

The Guardian.

Utterly unique, very weird and a wee bit wonderful.

Fest.
★★★★★

Young Perspective.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.

A comedy legend.

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