---
title: "Josh James: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C."
description: "Josh James is an Essex stand-up comedian who also makes online comedy sketches. Next shows, screen credits and sources on D.O.C. Stand-up comedy."
url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-josh-james.html
updated: 2026-11-13
---

Stand-up comedian · Essex, England

# Josh James

## Who Josh James is

Josh James is an Essex stand-up comedian who also makes online comedy sketches. He was voted Essex Comedian of the Year, was a finalist in the Piccadilly Comedy Club New Act of the Year, was picked for the AAA showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe and has appeared on Channel 4's The Lateish Show with [Mo Gilligan](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-mo-gilligan.html). Chortle listed his 2025 tour Doin' Alright, and in December 2025 Fix Radio announced him as a Monday-to-Thursday drivetime presenter.

## Follow their dates

Put them in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week.

Saw them live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live)

## At a glance

**Based in**

Essex, England

**On screen**

The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan and The Big Breakfast

## Is Josh James on tour?

**No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; follow them to hear when the next ones are booked.

Last checked 13 November 2026.

### Are they coming to my town?

No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow them and your town to hear when one is booked.

### Want them in your town?

Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked.

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out around their show →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html)

## Specials, shows and podcasts

### On screen

- **The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan**
- **The Big Breakfast**

## Comedians like Josh James

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.

- [Mo Gilligan](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-mo-gilligan.html) also in The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

[Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html)

## Questions and answers

### Where is Josh James performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

### What TV shows and films are they in?

The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan and The Big Breakfast.

### Where are they from?

They are based in Essex, England, as their record gives it.

### Who are some comedians like them?

[Mo Gilligan](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-mo-gilligan.html) (also in The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan).

## Is this you?

This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter.

Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/josh-james**

[Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html)

## The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

[Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-josh-james.html)

### Sources

- [Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/j/34576/josh_james/news) Essex stand-up who makes online comedy sketches; 2025 tour Doin' Alright
- [Chortle - Josh James joins Fix Radio ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12/17/59666/josh_james_joins_fix_radio) Announced 17 December 2025 as a Fix Radio drivetime presenter
- [Just the Tonic ↗](https://www.justthetonic.com/comedian/josh-james/) Voted Essex Comedian of the Year; AAA showcase pick; Piccadilly Comedy Club New Act finalist; Channel 4 credits

Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 12 November 2026