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Joz Norris

Writer. Actor. Comedian. Maker of Stuff.

Welcome!

Welcome to the website of writer, performer and fool Joz Norris. Make yourself at home! (No need to remove your shoes, you do you). Here you can watch my films and videos, listen to my radio programmes and podcasts, read my news and essays, and delve into my archive of past projects.

For those who just want a quick update on what I’m currently up to,  I am presently:

  • Touring my latest show, You Wait. Time Passes, which is launching a UK tour in 2026, including a second run at Soho Theatre in April
  • Launching the crowdfunded sitcom pilot The Happiness Chain which explores the pursuit of happiness and was nominated for several writing awards in 2023-4, and is now in development for TV
  • Curating, programming and hosting the smash hit short film and new writing night Eggbox at the Pleasance Theatre in London
  • Developing several scripted comedy projects with various production companies, including comedy-mystery whodunnit The Last One You’d Expect
  • Developing a new solo show, Joz Norris Is Hugh Jackman Is The Phantom Of The Opera, and a new collaborative show with John-Luke Roberts, Barry & Tony: The Baritones, as works-in-progress for comedy festivals in 2026
  • Writing on the brand new CBBC show Horrible Science
  • Co-writing and devising Radio Summerisle, a comedy-horror survival game with Elf Lyons and Matthew Highton
  • Working on a film adaptation of You Wait. Time Passes.
  • Co-writing a smash hit webseries about Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and various other cult fandoms for impressionist Charlie Hopkinson

Listen to Joz

Radio, Podcast & other audio things...

Over/Underrated Podcast - June 2nd, 2023

Over/Underrated Podcast

Jokes With Mark Simmons - April 11th, 2025

Jokes With Mark Simmons

Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown - April 2nd, 2025

Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown

NonCensored - February 9th, 2024

NonCensored


Past Projects

Welcome to the Archive! Here you can find out a bit more about every major project I’ve authored over the last 10 years, from live shows to short films to radio shows and so on. If you’re a long-time fan then maybe you’ll remember some of these! And if you’ve found my work more recently, then perhaps it’ll be interesting to go back and see what you’ve missed. Where possible, I’ve included links to be able to see the project itself. Enjoy!


The Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes

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Tape 199: Word For The Year 2026

Tape 199: Word For The Year 2026

Joz Norris • Thursday, January 8th, 2026

Happy New Year! How’s it treating you? I seem to have kicked off 2026 having made a subconscious decision to scratch myself to shreds in my sleep – I keep waking up with new scars on my face, shoulders, arms, back. The Wolverine claws I recently purchased for my upcoming work-in-progresses of Joz Norris Is Hugh […]

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Tape 198: The Best “Cultural Highlights Of 2025” Newsletters Of 2025

Tape 198: The Best “Cultural Highlights Of 2025” Newsletters Of 2025

Joz Norris • Sunday, December 28th, 2025

Well, it’s that time of year again. As the New Year rolls around, here at Joz Norris Towers we like to look back at this year’s crop of “My Cultural Highlights of 2025” newsletters written by comedians on Substack and choose a winner. Or at least, that was the plan. But last night, after eating […]

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Tape 197: A Christmas Karl

Tape 197: A Christmas Karl

Joz Norris • Thursday, December 11th, 2025

Rob Scratchit took a deep breath. You can do this, Rob Scratchit, he said to himself. With a trembling webbed hand (he was a frog, by the way) he knocked on Karl’s door. “What?” yelled a voice. “Mr Snooge, sir…” Rob began. “Open the fucking door if you want to talk to me, I can’t […]

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What People Say?

A comedy legend.

To Do List.

A sort of absurdist Simon Amstell…seldom can half an hour have been so densely packed with meta comedy and existential…

The Guardian.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.

Really does capture the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.

The Guardian.

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.
★★★★

Beyond The Joke.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.
★★★★

A brilliant show that is not short of ambition…it packs a terrific punch.

The Evening Standard.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.

Utterly unique, very weird and a wee bit wonderful.

Fest.

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

TV Bomb.
★★★★★

Young Perspective.