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Cult comic performs entire Fringe show about social anxiety while trapped in a giant web. Because why not?

After a show about grandads and death that became an under-the-radar hit ("an under-appreciated, beautifully crafted gem" - Laugh Out London) and a year spent making short films that have since been nominated for awards worldwide, cult idiot Joz Norris returns to the live scene with his most physically ambitious and imaginative show yet - a kaleidoscopic, nonsensical exploration of anxiety, isolation and distance all performed while literally trapped inside an enormous web.

Comedy, at its best, is the expression of a feeling through nonsense, Norris reckons. So this year he's indulging in Gothic puppetry, playful theatre, anecdotal stand-up, physical nonsense, thoughtful storytelling and musical self-analysis in the ultimate goal of scooping the insides of his head out like a pumpkin and hoping there's somebody in the room who understands.

Biography

Joz Norris is a member of award-nominated collectives Weirdos (Chortle Awards 2012 & 2016, DLCF Liberty Award 2016), Comedians' Cinema Club (Chortle Awards 2016) and Heroes of Fringe (WINNERS of Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize 2016) and a Board Member of the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society.

He has written, produced and starred in three short films and two series of a webseries with Little Rock Pictures, shortlisted for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Lead Actor at the LA Webseries Festival, the world's biggest festival for online serialised filmmaking.

His sitcom pilot Deathbed was performed to acclaim at the Soho Theatre and his sitcom Please Be Normal has been optioned by What Larks! Productions.

His solo Fringe shows have become cult favourites and he has been seen and heard in interviews and sketches on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra, ITV, ITV2, Channel 4, Dave and Viceland.

He is also currently working on a comedy documentary project with cult anti-comedy icon Ed Aczel, and is securing funding for his fourth short.

Reviews

"An absolute idiot...Simple, silly and screamingly funny." - Fest

"A born entertainer and a great comedy writer." - Chortle

"A potentially massive future comedy star." - The Herald

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

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