Joz Norris
Writer. Actor. Comedian. Maker of Stuff.
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:
- Developing a brand new live show, You Wait. Time Passes, which is playing the Edinburgh Fringe in August at Pleasance, and playing several arts and comedy festivals in the lead-up, including the Buxton and Berlin Fringes.
- Launching a crowdfunded sitcom pilot, Just Be Happy, which explores the pursuit of happiness and was nominated or longlisted for several writing awards in 2023-4.
- Working on a scripted comedy audio project with Desiree Burch and Miranda Holms about cross-cultural differences and entrepreneurship
- Curating, programming and hosting the smash hit short film and new writing night Eggbox at the Pleasance Theatre in London
- Directing five live shows at EdFringe 2025, by Edy Hurst, the Mayor & His Daughter, Lulu Popplewell, Andy Barr and Tara Boland
- Writing on the brand new CBBC show Horrible Science
- Co-writing a smash hit webseries about Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and various other cult fandoms
- Co-writing an audio podcast project about a spooky island
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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!
Tape 187: Planning Your Fringe, Part 2
“It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.” This was how Michael Biehn described the Terminator back in 1984 (poor Terminator – I notice he didn’t give it the opportunity to give its side of the story), but it’s also a […]
Tape 186: Planning Your Fringe?
Once again, the Edinburgh Fringe bears down upon us with crushing inevitability. Frantically, comedians order badges in bulk with things like “Funny Joke” or “Relatable Branding” printed on them. Websites with names like Bloomin’ ‘Eck Daily Digest or Fringewhistle publish a new comedian Q&A every five minutes, their writers and editors shackled to an infernal […]
Tape 185: Control What You Can
Howdy! Yowza! It’s been a while. For that, I can only apologise. Did you know there are CEOs now who hadn’t even been born when I sent my last newsletter? (Admittedly their companies are doing very badly as their CEOs are month-old babies). I’ve missed you all, but I have simply been too busy. Every […]