Josie Long

Hi, i’m in Melbourne this month for the comedy festival. It’s my third time here and I love it. I’m doing my show- All of the Planet’s Wonders (shown in detail)- at the powder room in the Town Hall at 9.45 pm from 1-26 April, but not on Mondays. Come along if you like that sort of thing. Also I was in an episode of “Thank God You’re Here!” that will be on channel 7 i think in a few weeks so look out for that if you’d like, and i’ll put up some new comics on here in the next month, 100% promise for sure.

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Next week I am curating a mini festival as part of the N20 festival at the Battersea Arts Centre- www.bac.org.uk.

It’s the evenings of Mon-Thurs. It’s going to be like a low-rent Steiner school masque of the red death but with soup and more people dressed as robots. I can’t tell you how excited I am about it- there will be great shows and lots of other opportunities to enjoy yourself. Buy tickets for individual shows at 7.30 or 8.45, but stay in the venue from 6-11 and enjoy the ramshackle carnival. Participate (or you can just relax- no pressure).Let me tell you about what’s happening:

Each day there will be: a performance of an Edinburgh show, a variety stand-up show, a band in the bar at 10.30pm and a free workshop.

Monday:

Joanna Neary’s show, followed by Storyteller’s Club feat. Jeremy Warmsley, Sarah Bennetto and me! Gavin Osborn in the bar! Comic book workshop with Steve Marchant!

Tuesday:

Isy Suttie’s show, followed by Wonderful and New- a showcase of brilliant things you might not have seen before, hosted by me, followed by Ward and White’s Karaoke Circus- sing karaoke, backed by a live bloody band! With an audio describing workshop by Alice Sanders from the ITFC!

Wednesday:

Maeve Higgins’s Show, followed by Brave new world- a cutting edge strange night of fun with Will Adamsdale and Ed Aczel and Brian Gittins. Dress as robots please. Then Hong Kong in the 60’s in the bar! Badge Making workshop with Anna!

Thursday:

Bridget Christie’s superb show! Followed by The historical personages cavalcade feat. Tony Law and Tom Allen. Come as a historical figure of your choice! Then The sound of the Ladies in the bar! And a dance workshop by a trained clown!     As well as this there are some permanent fixtures every day, all around the building-

A tiny cinema curated by the popcorn club, showing funny brilliant short films by London comics. A recording booth to tell your stories- watch and listen to other peoples’. Photography of the best things in Southend!Alex horne’s photo pose challenge!  Join in with crafts and silliness: A giant strange quilt! Yarnbombing! Comic books and murals! The secret map of London!  A mini craft fair and jumble sale!  The chat magazine collage mural! Artists decorating the space! You decorating the space! Free baked goods! Free magazines! Prizes! So much more to come and hidden round the building. It’ll be as good as snow day, I promise.

Turn up early for group soup every day in the café bar- one sitting of dinner between 6pm and 7pm. There will be a Drink of the day, too every day including ovaltine, campari and orange, and pear cocktails. Board games and board games championships in the bar: try and beat me at boggle?

Hi, my name is Josie Long. This is a photograph of me throwing popcorn at my face.

If you’d like to come and see me do stand up, this website has information about all of my live dates coming up.  I will be doing a small tour of my Edinburgh show “All of the Planet’s Wonders (shown in detail)” in February and March, before taking it to Brisbane and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. My other news is that I have a show coming out on BBC Radio 4 in the spring. It is also called “All of the Planet’s Wonders (shown in detail)” but it’s full of new and different things.

I also run an occasional stand up comedy club called “The Sunday Night Adventure Club” with my friend Helen. We started it at the end of 2005 and it ran nearly every month until early 2008. We now hold out for special occasions, so look out! Every night has its own theme, with all of the material specially tailored to it. And games! and thrills! Prizes! And I make a fanzine about once a year called “Drawing Moustaches in Magazines Monthly Magazine (Bi-Monthly)”. Any updates about these things will be on here as soon as they are knowaboutable.

I’ll also put up comic books and silly things i have made, a biography and other treats when I can. I hope you like it!