http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-5331-josie-long/topic-rss.do Josie Long RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23713733-rocket-science-in-night-of-400-billion-stars.do Robin Ince may not be the most mainstream comedian in the country but he is certainly the most intellectually audacious. 2009-06-29T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23699931-udderbelly-will-have-us-laughing-all-the-way-to-southbank.do A new comedy festival in a cow-shaped tent by the Thames aims to bring some Edinburgh spirit to London. 2009-05-27T08:06:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23633239-light-headed-laughs-at-the-n2o-comedy-festival.do Battersea Arts Centre offers a headrush of giggles at its annual N2O Comedy Festival. 2009-02-02T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23605064-gervais-and-dawkins-alternative-christmas.do What next, Stephen Hawking at Jongleurs? Surprise guest Ricky Gervais got a warm welcome but writer Richard Dawkins was the real star. 2008-12-19T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23581327-ben-moors-upside-down-world.do Ben Moor is obsessed with the past and future. In his latest intriguing monologue, Not Everything Is Significant, he unites his fixations. 2008-11-03T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23558569-josie-longs-thirst-for-knowledge.do Grinning like a toddler running through the British Museum on too many E numbers, Josie Long rattles through comedy ideas. 2008-09-21T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/review-23508566-literature-festival-is-making-hay-in-the-metropolis.do Surely if Hay-on-Wye can rig up a worldclass literary festival, our bustling metropolis can rouse itself for a couple of weeks of book chat? 2008-07-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23500356-special-subjects-at-school-for-gifted-children.do The School For Gifted Children is a stimulating, innovative alternative to the stag-and-hen hells that numerous stand-up clubs have become. 2008-06-25T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23498818-mighty-impressive-line-up-for-boosh.do While most comics are happy to hit the stage armed solely with some choice quips, The Mighty Boosh are going one step further. 2008-06-24T14:29:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23496701-spaced-star-swamped-by-talent.do A charity benefit night that was already packed with extremely funny people may not have been the ideal launchpad for Jessica Hynes' stand-up career, says Bruce Dessau. 2008-06-18T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23495409-bearded-wonder-in-a-league-of-his-own.do If Daniel Kitson has a fault, it's his awareness of his own brilliance - a quality that was very much to the fore at the comedian's hilarious summer blow-out. 2008-06-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23424188-a-little-world-of-grand-gestures.do What Josie Long's show lacks in gags it more than makes up for in skilfully delivered cute insights. 2007-11-30T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23423858-take-me-out-tonight.do Tonight in London, the reformed Take That take their new tour to the O2 Arena, Lethal Bizzle showcases his new album at the Islington Academy and comedian Josie Long appears at the Soho Theatre. 2007-11-29T15:23:50Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23413329-comics-answer-the-call-to-arms.do Satirist Mark Thomas assembled a formidable supporting cast for a charity fundraising event at the Carling Apollo. 2007-09-23T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23412885-critics-choice-top-5-comedy.do There's top class laughs this week, including Al Murray, Rhona Cameron, Jason Byrne and Russel Brand to name a few. 2007-09-20T08:19:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23411231-critics-choice-top-five-comedy-shows.do Hard-hitting American Joe Regan, Dave Johns and Stephen K Amos, the underrated Milton Jones, Lawrence Leung and the king of antipodean kitsch, Bob Downe, are this weekend's comedy picks. 2007-09-06T09:06:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23407860-daft-gag-ragbag.do Josie Long puts together a collection of daft gags, dialogues and pithy anecdotes in her show 'Trying is Good' at the Edinburgh fringe. 2007-08-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23405583-edinburgh-festival-highlights.do From theatre to comedy, music and film, our critics pick the best of the Edinburgh Festival. 2007-07-24T08:54:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23404778-iranian-jokes-are-hostage-to-fortune.do Omid Djalili wowed the crowd with some edgy humour light years away from Little Britain's fancy dress frivolity at the Comedy Hayday in Hackney. 2007-07-17T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23404454-wit-and-wisecracks-by-the-sea.do With stars like Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus, Michael McIntyre, Robin Ince and Alan Carr performing, there was laughter all round at Suffolk's Latitude Festival. 2007-07-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23403023-critics-choice-top-five-comedy-shows.do There's a comedy adventure at the Museum of London, a plethora of Edinburgh Festival previews, Sean Lock and Mark Thomas all trying to make you laugh in the capital this weekend. 2007-07-05T09:13:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23401466-charm-to-burn.do 'Floating' at the Barbican pit proves to be a small but perfectly formed gem of a shaggy dog story about Anglesey sailing off into the Atlantic. 2007-06-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23390756-critics-choice-top-comedy-shows.do Frenetic sketches from Laurence & Gus, Nick Doody putting the boot in on organised religion, and magic tricks from Ross Noble look-a-like Pete Firman are all among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks. 2007-03-29T11:21:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23388190-critics-choice-top-comedy-shows.do Ex-wrestler Wil Hodgson, Lee Mack and Marcus Brigstocke ranting about his pet hates are all among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks. 2007-03-08T15:01:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23387294-critics-choice-best-comedy-shows.do Josie Long brings her wit and exuberance to the Soho Theatre, it's the last chance to see nimble Irishman Jimeoin and the Hackney Empire search for the New Act of the Year. 2007-03-01T11:15:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23378399-bringing-christmas-to-book.do 2006-12-15T13:09:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23368524-critics-choice-top-five-comedy-shows.do This week's best comedy bits include wiry Irishman Ed Byrne and compatriot Dara O'Briain, while deadpan Norman Lovett makes a return to the live comedy circuit. 2006-09-28T12:40:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23368361-the-long-way-round.do Josie Long's Kindness and Exuberance is the most upbeat, quirky comedy show you'll ever encounter. Long might look shambolic but this is a smart and endearing hour celebrating life's bright side. 2006-09-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23367592-top-5-comedy-shows.do Josie Long will be charming the audience at the Soho Theatre, it's the opening night for a season of graveyard shift gigs fronted by Andrew Maxwell and Will Smith stands in for Harry Hill. 2006-09-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23367593-top-5-comedy-shows.do Josie Long will be charming the audience at the Soho Theatre, it's the opening night for a season of graveyard shift gigs fronted by Andrew Maxwell and Will Smith stands in for Harry Hill. 2006-09-21T14:05:52Z