Joz Norris
- Actor, writer, producer, editor, script editor and stand-up comedian
Joz Norris features
Darren Maskell: A life of bedazzlement
Saturday 17th February 2024
Adam Larter pays tribute to the unique talents of comedian Darren Maskell, who died recently aged 37.
Things I've learned from speaking to comedians on 'Making Creativity Pay'
Friday 17th November 2023
Making Creativity Pay podcast host Dan Barnett shares what he's learnt in the process of talking to comedians about how they try and make a living from their art.
Tiernan Douieb on Hey Duggee, Radio Nonsense Live and his top five comics doing kids cartoons
Tuesday 20th September 2022
Writing on a top kids cartoon, with a Southbank Centre show upcoming, Tiernan Douieb talks pre-teen comedy fun and five contemporaries doing likewise.
To the Meadows and Beyond - Si Hawkins' Mid-Fringe Break
Monday 15th August 2022
It's the traditional interval of the Fringe, and so Si Hawkins takes stock on what he's seen so far.
Troy Hawke, Maisie Adam, Mark Watson, Sophie Duker - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary
Thursday 11th August 2022
Mark Muldoon has been checking out lots of comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's his reports on what he's seen so far, including The Delightful Sausage, Tarot, Joz Norris and Josh Pugh.
Joz Norris Builds a Weirdly Brilliant Thing, with a Romanian Troll-Goblin
Wednesday 7th October 2020
What happens when you find a troll-goblin head while filming in Romania? Joz Norris thrust it into a show, which has now become an impressively inventive film.
My Comedy Career: Joz Norris
Sunday 21st June 2020
Joz Norris has been writing and performing comedy on the stage, online, on screens and on the wireless. In this in-depth interview he gives some insight into how he works.
Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2019
Thursday 5th September 2019
A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Si Hawkins's Fringe Aftermath
Thursday 29th August 2019
Our stand-up editor had a wet and often wild few weeks in Scotland.
Random 8: Fringe special
Tuesday 27th August 2019
We bring together a bunch of previous Random 8 contestants whose shows we thoroughly enjoyed at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Nightmare audience members
Saturday 10th August 2019
We asked performers going to the Fringe who they would least like to see in the audience of their show...
Random 8: Joz Norris
Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Before his double-pronged return to the Edinburgh Fringe, the cerebral-but-silly Joz Norris wants to blow your mind about butterflies.
Thrift Stories: Brixton, with Joz Norris
Thursday 24th January 2019
We took culture-loving comic Joz Norris to a charity shop, thinking he'd load up on books and records. His actual haul was forking surprising.
How Lucy Pearman and like-minded pals made a sinister baby
Monday 29th October 2018
Why did two brilliant absurdist comics turn a backstage game into a freaky short film - and what happened next?
Full stream ahead for NextUp
Friday 14th September 2018
Onwards and upwards for NextUp, the live comedy platform...
Final Fringe Reflections
Thursday 30th August 2018
Our Stand-Up Editor looks back at his weeks in Edinburgh.
But is it Comedy...?
Monday 22nd January 2018
We spoke to six comedians who are pushing comedy's boundaries at this year's VAULT festival. In part one: Fran Bushe, Gavin J Innes and Joz Norris.
Weirdos On Ice interview with Adam Larter and Joz Norris
Monday 25th September 2017
So grand a project is Tony Law and Friends in the Battle for Icetopia, we've gone with a double-sized gatefold Circuit Training. First up, a rooftop chinwag with the collective making it happen: Weirdos.
Edinburgh Fringe Extra
Friday 1st September 2017
From a poster made out of parsley to bin-based bruises, the BCG team rounds up some interesting and funny stories and stunts from the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Joz Norris
Thursday 3rd August 2017
That nice Joz Norris is mildly concerned by career-minded comics and wishes more punters were clued up about ZZ Top.