Josh Jones
Who Josh Jones is
Josh Jones is a stand-up comedian from Manchester who reached the final of the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019 and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his sell-out debut hour, Waste of Space (2022). A sell-out Fringe run of Gobsmacked (2023) and a debut UK tour followed, then Put a Sock in It (2024) and the tour show I Haven't Won the Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show (2025), and he was named Best TV Act at the North West Comedy Awards in 2023 and 2024.
On television he hosts BBC Three's Fast Food Face-Off and Channel 4's V.I.Pees, has judged the BBC New Comedy Awards on BBC Three and has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie to You?, The Jonathan Ross Show and Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains; he hosts the podcast Dead Drama and co-hosts Chatting with Cherubs with Morgan Rees.
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At a glance
- Based in
- London, England
- From
- Manchester
- Podcasts
- Dead Drama and Chatting with Cherubs
- On screen
- Fast Food Face-Off, V.I.Pees, BBC New Comedy Awards and 5 more
Is Josh Jones on tour?
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Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Fast Food Face-Off BBC Three; host
- V.I.Pees Channel 4; host
- BBC New Comedy Awards BBC Three; judge
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4
- Would I Lie to You?
- The Jonathan Ross Show ITV
- Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Comedy Central
- Comedy Central Live
Podcasts
- Dead Drama host
- Chatting with Cherubs co-host, with Morgan Rees
Comedians like Josh Jones
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.
- Babatunde Aléshé also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Amy Gledhill also in BBC New Comedy Awards
- Laura Smyth also in BBC New Comedy Awards
- Finlay Christie also in BBC New Comedy Awards
- Eddie Kadi also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Dan Tiernan also in BBC New Comedy Awards
- Fatiha El-Ghorri also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Ignacio Lopez also in Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Questions and answers
Where is Josh Jones performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What podcasts do they host?
Dead Drama and Chatting with Cherubs.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Fast Food Face-Off (BBC Three; host), V.I.Pees (Channel 4; host), BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC Three; judge), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Would I Lie to You? and The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), among 8 credits.
Where is Josh Jones from?
From Manchester.
Where are they based?
London, England, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Babatunde Aléshé (also in The Jonathan Ross Show), Amy Gledhill (also in BBC New Comedy Awards), Laura Smyth (also in BBC New Comedy Awards), Finlay Christie (also in BBC New Comedy Awards) and Eddie Kadi (also in The Jonathan Ross Show).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- Off The Kerb ↗ A Mancunian; Waste of Space, a sell-out Edinburgh show nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer; a sell-out Fringe run of Gobsmacked and a debut UK tour; Put A Sock In It (2024 Fringe); a BBC New Comedy Award finalist and later judge on BBC Three; host of Fast Food Face-Off (BBC Three) and VIPees…
- British Comedy Guide ↗ English stand-up comedian from Manchester, resident in London; Waste of Space (2022), Gobsmacked (2023), Put a Sock in It (2024), I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show (2025); BBC New Comedy Award finalist (2019); Best TV Act, North West Comedy Awards 2023 and 2024; Laura Smyth: Your Mum, series 2…
- Chortle — Colin From Accounts back for a third and final series (6 September 2026) ↗ Laura Smyth: Your Mum (BBC Radio 4, 12 September 2026): Laura Smyth joined by comedians Josh Jones and Jen Brister (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026