Josh Widdicombe

Men reporting badly! Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke

The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold the Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike …

Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

15, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

TV tonight: time to discover the summer’s hottest reads

Authors Caleb Azumah Nelson and Minnie Driver chat about their books. Plus: a slaughterhouse is transformed into a family home. Here’s what to watch this evening

Phil Harrison, Danielle De Wolfe and Henry Wong

06, Jul, 2022 @5:20 AM

James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe: ‘Comedy is meant to make you happy. We lose sight of that’

With the return of their unashamedly nice TV gameshow Hypothetical, the duo are out to prove you don’t need to be mean-spirited to get laughs

Rachel Aroesti

29, Apr, 2022 @10:00 AM

Rearing aids: the five best podcasts for parents

If you need reassuring and comedic confessions or soothing sounds to get the kids to sleep – there’s a podcast for that

Stuart Heritage

16, Nov, 2021 @10:00 AM

TV tonight: who does Josh Widdicombe think he is?

The standup comedian is the latest to examine his ancestry as the family tree series returns. Plus: Bake Off rolls on. Here’s what to watch this evening

Phil Harrison, Hannah J Davies, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell

12, Oct, 2021 @5:20 AM

‘Our humour gets very dark, very fast’: The Last Leg presenters on busting disability taboos

For the past nine years, Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker and their team have helped change the conversation around disability on TV. They reflect on their success – and why it’s increasingly hard to be edgy

Michael Hogan

24, Aug, 2021 @12:15 PM

Josh Widdicombe review – the fine art of whingeing

The focus stays on the everyday as the standup works himself into a shrill rage. It would get repetitive if he wasn’t so good at it

Brian Logan

17, Oct, 2019 @10:37 AM

Plymouth face Liverpool at Anfield: 'The toilets are a bit cleaner – that's the main difference'

Plymouth midfielder David Fox is looking forward to the FA Cup tie on Sunday as he and celebrity supporter Josh Widdicombe also have promotion to League One on their minds

Paul MacInnes

07, Jan, 2017 @10:30 PM

Josh Widdicombe webchat – your questions answered on politics, fans, and the best of Blur

The standup comedian and Last Leg host fielded your questions on niche 90s football references, ribbing Devon for a living and how much of a posh boy he is exactly

06, Dec, 2016 @2:09 PM

Are you pulling my leg? C4 strikes gold by seeing Paralympics funny side

Disability is treated as delicately off-limits by mainstream TV, but The Last Leg: Live from Rio has gone where others fear to tread

Frances Ryan

17, Sep, 2016 @11:05 PM

Josh Widdicombe: ‘A heckler asked if I was the guy from The Hobbit’

The observational standup and Last Leg co-host on what makes him laugh the most

Hannah J Davies

16, Sep, 2016 @11:00 AM

The Comedian's Comedian: the podcast that gets inside funny people's heads

Part podcast, part therapy session, The Comedian’s Comedian offers a peek into the inner life of funny people. Meet its creator, Stuart Goldsmith