Jo Caulfield
Who Jo Caulfield is
Jo Caulfield is a stand-up comedian and writer, based in Edinburgh since 2013, who headlines major comedy clubs across the UK and was voted the Comedians' Comedian of the Year by her peers in 2022. She has appeared on Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and the Royal Variety Performance, is heard on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute and The News Quiz, and has had several stand-up series of her own on Radio 4, among them Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up!
As a writer she has worked on So Graham Norton, Strictly Dance Fever and Ruby Wax's The Waiting Game and written for Joan Rivers, Ant & Dec and Anne Robinson. Her set was part of RTÉ2's Laughter in the Eyre, recorded live in Eyre Square during Galway's Comedy Carnival in 2019, and her show Pearls Before Swine was long-listed for Best Show at the 2024 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Her special Here Comes Trouble streams on NextUp Comedy, and she is the author of the memoir The Funny Thing About Death.
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At a glance
- Based in
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Stand-up specials
- Here Comes Trouble
- Podcasts and radio
- The Jo Caulfield Stand-Up Special, Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy, Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up! and 2 more
- Books
- The Funny Thing About Death
- On screen
- Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 5 more
- Official site
- jocaulfield.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: jocaulfield.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Here Comes Trouble NextUp Comedy
On screen
- Have I Got News for You BBC One
- Mock the Week BBC Two
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks BBC Two
- Richard Osman's House of Games BBC Two
- The Royal Variety Performance ITV
- The John Bishop Show
- Laughter in the Eyre RTÉ2, 2019
- So Graham Norton writer, Channel 4
Podcasts and radio
- The Jo Caulfield Stand-Up Special BBC Radio 4
- Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy BBC Radio 4
- Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up! BBC Radio 4
- Just a Minute BBC Radio 4
- The News Quiz BBC Radio 4
Books and writing
- The Funny Thing About Death memoir
Comedians like Jo Caulfield
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Lucy Porter also on Just A Minute
- Josie Long also on Just A Minute
- Ahir Shah also in Richard Osman's House of Games
- Angela Barnes also on The News Quiz
- Catherine Bohart also in Richard Osman's House of Games
- Glenn Wool also in The John Bishop Show
- Josh Widdicombe also in The Royal Variety Performance
- Larry Dean also in The Royal Variety Performance
Questions and answers
Where is Jo Caulfield performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: jocaulfield.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Here Comes Trouble.
What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?
The Jo Caulfield Stand-Up Special, Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy, Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up!, Just a Minute and The News Quiz.
Have they written a book?
Yes: The Funny Thing About Death.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Have I Got News for You (BBC One), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV) and The John Bishop Show, among 8 credits.
Where are they based?
Edinburgh, Scotland, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Lucy Porter (also on Just A Minute), Josie Long (also on Just A Minute), Ahir Shah (also in Richard Osman's House of Games), Angela Barnes (also on The News Quiz) and Catherine Bohart (also in Richard Osman's House of Games).
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Sources
- Official site ↗ Comedian, writer; her special Here Comes Trouble, streaming on NextUp Comedy; her memoir The Funny Thing About Death; dates in Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Skagen (as of 11 October 2026)
- Official site (About) ↗ Headlines major UK comedy clubs; Have I Got News For You, The John Bishop Show; Just a Minute, Breaking the News; writer for So Graham Norton, Ruby Wax's The Waiting Game, Strictly Dance Fever, Joan Rivers, Ant & Dec and Anne Robinson; lives in Scotland, in Edinburgh since 2013; Helena Brandt in Brexit at the Fringe…
- Official site (TV & Radio) ↗ Mock The Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Richard Osman's House Of Games, the Royal Variety Performance, The ONE Show; The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth; Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy and Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up! on Radio 4 (as of 11 October 2026)
- Galway Comedy Festival — About ↗ Laughter in the Eyre (RTÉ2, 2019), an hour-long stand-up special hosted by Karl Spain and Anna Clifford, recorded live in Eyre Square during the Vodafone Comedy Carnival, with Jo Caulfield among the comedians (as of 11 October 2026)
- ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards — Winners and long-lists ↗ 2024 long-list for Best Show: Jo Caulfield: Pearls Before Swine, The Stand (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026