Clowning and Surreal
Joz Norris is an acclaimed writer and performer. He makes unusual shows for the Edinburgh Fringe that sit somewhere between absurdist comedy and conceptual theatre, including the smash hit Joz Norris Is Dead. Long Live Mr Fruit Salad. (winner of the Comedians’ Choice Award for Best Show, nominee for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, the Chortle Award for Best Music & Variety Act, and longlisted for the Edinburgh Comedy Award)
He also writes and performs in scripted narrative comedy projects, especially in radio and short film. His original sitcom for BBC Radio 4, The Dream Factory, co-written with Miranda Holms, was a radio pick of the week in the Observer, the Times, the Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday.
He has also written for BBC Radio 4’s award-winning The Skewer and is a regular contributor to John-Luke Roberts’ BBC Audio Drama Award-winning Sound Heap podcast. He has appeared on podcasts including RHLSTP and Nobody Panic, and appeared in sketches for programmes on BBC Three, Channel 4, Comedy Central, ITV2 and Dave.