Josh Widdicombe Andy Lane
Add to Shortlist

Fee Band


Originally a sports reporter, Josh switched to stand-up and quickly earned a nomination for the Foster’s Best Newcomer Award. The Times thinks he ‘shows confidence and charm that could sell out stadiums.’ He’s already established on Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week, and the topical Channel 4 show, The Last Leg.


Biography

Best known for twenty-three series of the multi award-winning Channel 4 show The Last Leg, Josh has had an incredible rise in the decade he has been performing stand-up, with multiple appearances on QI, Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, A League Of Their Own, Have I Got News For You and Taskmaster to name but a few.

Josh also co-hosts Dave’s Hypothetical alongside James Acaster, and wrote and starred in his own BBC flat-share sitcom, Josh.

Co-host of the hugely popular podcast Parenting Hell with fellow comedian Rob Beckett, he is also host of cult 90s podcast Quickly Kevin: Will He Score? He has also fronted Radio 5 Live’s Fighting Talk.

If he wasn’t busy enough Josh has also written his first book, Watching Neighbours Twice a Day…How 90’s TV (Almost) Prepared Me For Life which saw him become a Sunday Times Bestseller.

Videos of Josh Widdicombe

The JLA Real Variety Show 2012

More Details

Agent Recommendation

The fresh-faced young comic comes out with unexpectedly dry humour. It’s observational comedy at its best, which will have the audience reminiscing and laughing as if they’re all in on a private joke.

JLA Agent Emily Collier
Read More

Alternatives

Alternative - Adam Hills

Adam Hills Australian Comedian

Alternative - Doc Brown

Doc Brown Rapper & Comedian

Alternative - Ian Moore

Ian Moore Mod Comedian

Alternative - Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus Brigstocke

Radio 4 Comedian

Alternative - Rob Beckett

Rob Beckett

Comedian and Presenter

anonymous artist image

Can't find who you are looking for?

Contact JLA for more suggestions.
+44 (0)20 7907 2800

Contact us about Josh Widdicombe

We’re on hand to help you find the perfect speaker, presenter or performer for your events. Call or email our London office and use our agents' experience to expertly match you with the right person for your programme!


From time to time we send out emails announcing new speakers and free tickets to our showcase events including Speakers Breakfasts and the JLA Real Variety Show. Please tick the box below if you would like to receive these emails.

Don't miss anything!

We will never share the data you submit here with a third party. Information is stored in a database in order to service your enquiry, but is deleted once it is no longer required. You may request to have this data removed at any time.

JLA Presents

International Women's Day event image.
Event - 04/02/2025 - 09:00

Speakers Breakfast

Looking Ahead to International Women’s Day 2025

 Speakers
Maryam Moshiri, Maggie Alphonsi, Penny Mordaunt, and Dr Julia Ebner

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is Accelerate Action, a call to take urgent steps to prioritise gender equality through addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face. We are pleased to welcome a panel of speakers who have achieved remarkable things in their respective fields.
Location

Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH

WATCH
Click to view details of our event
Event - - Date TBC

Speakers Breakfast

Racing to High Performance with Guenther Steiner and Paul McKenna

 Speakers
Paul McKenna and Guenther Steiner

Date TBC.  We will be looking at high-performance and mindset with our two excellent speakers.
Location

Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH

WATCH

See All Events