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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...

The Skewer - July 30th, 2021

The Skewer

Paradise Found - June 27th, 2023

Paradise Found

The Best Video Game You’ve Never Played - June 24th, 2023

The Best Video Game You’ve Never Played

Making Creativity Pay - December 12th, 2022

Making Creativity Pay


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 204: Tour Dispatches (Vol. 1)

Tape 204: Tour Dispatches (Vol. 1)

Joz Norris • Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026

Forgive the inconsistencies of my communication here lately. I have been, as they say, “on tour.” Having never toured a show beyond its Edinburgh Fringe and subsequent Soho Theatre run before, I had no idea what being on tour entailed, really. So far I would say that its primary function is to make you feel […]

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Tape 203: Shows I’m Directing, 2026 Edition

Tape 203: Shows I’m Directing, 2026 Edition

Joz Norris • Thursday, February 19th, 2026

Hi! Just a quick newsletter this week, because I’m ill and tired and run-down. (Long story, but in a nutshell – night coaches are a false economy, the £40 you save is not worth the three to four days of feeling like absolute shit. Also I fell off a skateboard during my show in Leicester […]

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Tape 202: Processing The Phantom Of The Opera

Joz Norris • Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

Some of you may know that I’m currently working on a new show about The Phantom Of The Opera (playing at the Pleasance in London this Saturday, and in Leicester next Friday!) As the show began to take shape, it became pretty clear that if I was serious about making this, I needed to go and see Phantom again for the […]

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What People Say?

★★★★★

Young Perspective.

A beautifully fully-fleshed depiction of the human experience.

Shortcom.

A comedy legend.

To Do List.

Utterly unique, very weird and a wee bit wonderful.

Fest.
★★★★

Totally brilliant.

Chortle.

Really does capture the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.

The Guardian.

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

The Guardian.
★★★★

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

The Evening Standard.
★★★★

Beyond The Joke.

Joyously silly.

The Evening Standard.

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

TV Bomb.
★★★★★

The Morning Star.
Joz Norris