Josh Wolf
Stand-up comedian

Josh Wolf

Who Josh Wolf is

Josh Wolf is a Boston-born stand-up comedian, writer and actor who became a round-table regular and writer on E!'s Chelsea Lately and a regular on After Lately, and later hosted CMT's late-night show The Josh Wolf Show (2015–2016). Earlier he wrote for the sitcoms All of Us and Cuts, played Josh on My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope, and was a finalist in the Last Comic Downloaded contest on the fourth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing. He holds a weekly residency at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club in Las Vegas, released The Campfire Special, co-hosts the podcast Hey Maaan with his son Jacob, and wrote the book It Takes Balls: Dating Single Moms and Other Confessions from an Unprepared Single Dad (2013).

At a glance

Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
The Campfire Special
Podcasts
Hey Maaan, Josh and Ross, Off the Rails with Josh Wolf and 1 more
On screen
Chelsea Lately, After Lately, The Josh Wolf Show and 6 more
Official site
comedianjoshwolf.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: comedianjoshwolf.com ↗.

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Comedians like Josh Wolf

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Career timeline

  1. 2004All of Us (writer, UPN, 2004–2005) On screen
  2. 2005Cuts (writer, UPN, 2005–2006) On screen
  3. 2006My Name Is Earl (Josh, 2006–2009) On screen
  4. 2006Last Comic Standing (season 4 finalist, Last Comic Downloaded, NBC, 2006) On screen
  5. 2010Chelsea Lately (round-table regular and writer, E!, 2010–2014) On screen
  6. 2010Raising Hope (Josh; writer of 'Sheer Madness', 2010–2011) On screen
  7. 2011After Lately (E!, 2011–2013) On screen
  8. 2012Josh and Ross (co-host with Ross Mathews, podcast, 2012) Podcast or book
  9. 2013Shark After Dark Live (host, Discovery, 2013) On screen
  10. 2013Off the Rails with Josh Wolf (host, podcast, Toad Hop Network, 2013) Podcast or book
  11. 2013It Takes Balls: Dating Single Moms and Other Confessions from an Unprepared Single Dad (book, 2013, Grand Central Publishing) Book
  12. 2015The Josh Wolf Show (host, CMT, 2015–2016) On screen

Questions about Josh Wolf

Where is Josh Wolf performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: comedianjoshwolf.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

The Campfire Special.

What podcast do they host?

Hey Maaan, Josh and Ross, Off the Rails with Josh Wolf and It Takes Balls: Dating Single Moms and Other Confessions from an Unprepared Single Dad.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Chelsea Lately, After Lately, The Josh Wolf Show, My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope and Last Comic Standing, among 9 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (finalist in its Last Comic Downloaded contest).

Who are some comedians like them?

Heather McDonald (also in After Lately), Sarah Tiana (also in The Josh Wolf Show), Eddie Ifft (also in Chelsea Lately), John Heffron (also in Chelsea Lately) and Lavell Crawford (also in Chelsea Lately).

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.

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Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026