Josie Long
Josie Long

Josie Long

  • 41 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Janey Godley documentary Janey coming to cinemas and the BBC

Janey Godley is the subject of a feature-length documentary, Janey, coming soon to cinemas and the BBC, in which she reflects upon her terminal cancer, being "cancelled", her sexual abuse as a child and her mother's murder. The film features her in conversation with Jimmy Carr, Nicola Sturgeon and her daughter, Ashley Storrie.

British Comedy Guide, 12th January 2024

The Skinny's comedy forecast for 2024

The Skinny's Comedy Team reveal their hot picks for 2024.

The Skinny, 10th January 2024

Josie Long: Re-Enchantment - Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield review

Despite its seemingly ramshackle appearance Re-Enchantment is a show of precision filled with the joy of the murkiness of life and the hope to be better for the next generation.

Jay Nuttall, The Reviews Hub, 3rd September 2023

Josie Long shares her invaluable advice to those starting out in comedy

Ahead of the launch of her newest tour, Re-Enchantment, we sat down with the comedy icon to chat all things parenting, politics and neurodivergence.

Rufus Punt, The Handbook, 25th July 2023

Book review: Because I Don't Know What You Mean And What You Don't, by Josie Long

There is a comedic snap to Long's writing, even when the shades are more charcoal than pastel. It will be interesting to see what Long does next, because she clearly has talent.

Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman, 20th June 2023

Josie Long review

This playful show is jammed full of laughs and represents Long's laudable rallying cry for people to "re-engage" with radical politics and leave with hearts full of hope for change.

Thom Punton, The Reviews Hub, 30th May 2023

Josie Long: 'Now I know I have ADHD, I finally understand what car I'm driving'

The comedian talks leaving London and never looking back, her new book of short stories, and being the subject of a hateful online forum.

Alice Saville, i Newspaper, 22nd May 2023

Josie Long on her debut book

Award-winning comedian and mum of two Josie Long is now an author. She talks to us from halfway across the world about her debut book, Because I Don't Know What You Mean And What You Don't.

Louis Cammell, The Skinny, 15th May 2023

Ashley Storrie's autism comedy drama Dinosaur picked up for BBC series

Dinosaur, the BBC comedy drama starring Ashley Storrie as an autistic woman negotiating the world has been picked up for a series. Written by Matilda Curtis, it focuses on Nina's life being turned upside down when her sister Evie gets engaged after just six weeks' dating.

British Comedy Guide, 24th April 2023

The comics motherhood can't stop

Some lied. Some hid it. And few ever mined it for jokes. Becoming a mum used to be near-fatal to a comedian's career. But now, in a Mother's Day special, we meet the new wave taking on taboos.

Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 14th March 2023