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Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe

Josh Widdicombe

  • 42 years old
  • English
  • Stand-up comedian and actor

Josh Widdicombe features

Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright. Image shows left to right: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith. Credit: Marc Brenner Live

Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright and the end of Greenwich's Sunday Special - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Thursday 30th January 2025

John Robins, Fern Brady, Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders, Ivo Graham, Sharon Wanjohi, Jenny Tian, Jeff Innocent and Thor Stenhaug all feature as Sunday Special at Up The Creek in Greenwich host their last ever shows. Plus: modern TV classic Inside No. 9 launches a stage show in London's West End. So what did our live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon think of it?

Richard Gill Live

Celebrating 50 years of watching stand-up: Richard Gill's 25 special shows

Saturday 21st September 2024

Having been watching live comedy for 50 years now, Richard Gill has seen over 1,500 comedians. Here he details his top 25 moments from all the shows he's seen.

Hypothetical. Josh Widdicombe TV

Josh Widdicombe on Hypothetical's return

Monday 9th May 2022

Hypothetical returns for a fourth series on Dave on Wednesday 18th May. Here, we talk to Josh Widdicombe about why James Acaster is "perfect" to present with, why he's not giving Ed Gamble any satisfaction, which comedian delivers the best Widdicombe whinge and what he's been up to with Nish Kumar.

Josh Widdicombe People

Josh Widdicombe talks about his family tree

Monday 11th October 2021

Josh Widdicombe talks about tracing his family tree via the BBC TV show Who Do You Think You Are?.

Hypothetical. Image shows from L to R: James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV

James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe on returning to Hypothetical

Monday 8th February 2021

Ahead of Series 3 of Hypothetical arriving on Dave, Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster discuss how staying two metres apart has helped them create their best series yet.

Josh. Josh (Josh Widdicombe). Copyright: BBC TV

Josh Widdicombe interview

Monday 2nd October 2017

Josh Widdicombe talks about Series 3 of his sitcom; and the on-going success of The Last Leg and how the programme would cover a nuclear strike. He also realises he's under-prepared for the forthcoming Taskmaster Champion of Champions specials.

Josh Widdicombe Features

Josh Widdicombe interview

Monday 28th November 2016

Josh Widdicombe talks about how Donald Trump's victory was perhaps a good thing for The Last Leg, why he probably shouldn't have invited Alex Brooker to his DVD recording, and how he is excited about Series 3 of his sitcom Josh.

Josh. Josh (Josh Widdicombe). Copyright: BBC TV

Josh Widdicombe interview

Monday 9th November 2015

Josh Widdicombe talks about his new BBC Three sitcom. How close is the gap between the personality of the character in the show and his real persona?

Josh Widdicombe Live

Josh Widdicombe: Edinburgh Spare Time

Monday 8th August 2011

Josh Widdicombe tells us how he will be spending his spare time at the Edinburgh festival this year...

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