Josh Jones

🎤 Background & Style
Josh Jones (born 9 December 1992 in Failsworth, Greater Manchester) began performing during his time at Salford University. He’s an out gay comedian whose act blends observational comedy with camp innuendo, often riffing on his experiences growing up queer in the North West and embracing his distinctive voice instagram.com+14en.wikipedia.org+14comedy.co.uk+14.

Career Breakthrough

• Finalist in the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019 jla.co.uk+6en.wikipedia.org+6thepinknews.com+6.

• TV debut in 2020 on Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, followed by appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats, CelebAbility, Comedy Central Live, The Apprentices: You’re Fired! and others comedy.co.uk+11en.wikipedia.org+11anthearepresents.com+11.

Stand‑Up Tours & Edinburgh Fringe

• 2022 debut tour: Waste of Space, graded a Best Newcomer nominee at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards starsunfolded.com+7en.wikipedia.org+7comedy.co.uk+7.

• 2023 show: Gobsmacked, another sell‑out Fringe run and subsequent UK tour covering themes such as aging, geese and family life anthearepresents.com+4comedy.co.uk+4joshjonescomedy.com+4.

• Upcoming 2025 tour witty titled I Haven’t Won The Lottery … includes jokes about Greggs, cats, wrestling—and even crossover into Northern Ireland and Dublin comedy.co.uk.

Other Work & Accolades

• Hosted BBC Three’s Fast Food Face‑Off.

• Co‑hosts podcasts Chatting with Cherubs and Hard Sell, plus historical‑gossip spin‑off Dead Drama thesun.co.uk+8en.wikipedia.org+8starsunfolded.com+8.

• Presenter on Channel 4’s quirky chat show V.I.Pees en.wikipedia.org+1tiktok.com+1.

Recent TV/Media Exposure

• Competed on the 17th series of Dancing on Ice in January 2025, partnered with Tippy Packard—until an ankle injury forced his withdrawal youtube.com+14en.wikipedia.org+14offthekerb.com+14.

• Boasts 27 K followers on Instagram, where he promotes tours, podcasts and comedic insights