Josie Long

Comedy in pictures - April

This month's gallery from around the circuit is dominated by Simon Munnery's revival of the noble art of wrestling women. In this case, Isy Suttie and Josie Long. Plus: Rufus Hound, Tom Basden, stripping and quizzing.

Stand-up Josie Long to help students with new charity

As tuition fees continue to make the news, the comedian Josie Long has taken her comedy - and her actions - into the political arena, setting up a charity to support students.

The Horne Section: Songs in the key of silly

It's the perfect match. The improvised musings of the country's best comedians combined with the free-form noodlings of a five-piece jazz band. When The Horne Section debuted at Edinburgh this summer, it quickly became the talk of the Fringe. Punters clutching pints queued round the block for the occasional, lightly shambolic midnight shows. Jimmy Carr dropped by to rap out 10 one-liners over 10 different beats, Tim Minchin improvised a song about cheese and Tim Key performed a track by the Russian punk band Leningrad. There were burlesque dancers, shared bags of chips and 2am Bon Jovi singalongs, led by Josie Long with Mark Watson on drums.

Josie Long interview

A Josie Long show is like a hit of comedy crack straight to the soul. You walk out feeling glorious and determined to live your life a little bit better.

The "Live" in the title is a bit of a misnomer as the Fringe has been over for weeks but, nevertheless, these two shows - hosted by Glaswegian comic Kevin Bridges - showcase some of the biggest names gracing the festival, including breakout Liverpudlian John Bishopthe deadpan wit of Mark Watson, the always entertaining Sean Lock and newer lights such as Jack Whitehall. It could do with a few more of those nominated for the Foster's Awards like Bo Burnham and Josie Long, but it's still a strong lineup.

My Edinburgh: Josie Long, comedian

This year I've done three things differently from any other year I've been at the Fringe.

Robin Ince & Josie Long signed up for podcast

Robin Ince and Josie Long have been signed up by Comedy Central for a second series of Utter Shambles podcast.

Josie Long's guide to surviving the Edinburgh festival

Award-winning standup Josie Long gives you the lowdown on making the most of the fringe: where to swim, where to drink and where to buy fish and chips.

Fourth Estate woos Josie Long with caravan & tombstone

A caravan and a tombstone stand alongside a traditional literary advance in a book deal Fourth Estate has just signed with comedian Josie Long.

Our man in the know bows out after a second successful run of You Have Been Watching. As ever, due to the late production of the show, it's impossible to know what Charlie Brooker's going to be lampooning with his guests. We do know that among them are regulars Rufus Hound and Josie Long. Joining them is the first man of British satire, Armando Iannucci, whose brilliant lancing of Westminster in The Thick Of It saw him have an almost Dimbleby-sized presence on election night television.