Josh is a comedian (hopefully.) He is surprisingly popular, if you take into account his face and personality.
He has more then 115 000 twitter followers and 200 000 Facebook fans. His podcast 'Josh Thomas and Friend' is the most popular independent Podcast in Australia (when be bothers to make it).
In 2007, Josh picked up the gong for the Melbourne Airport Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his first ever solo stand-up show, Please Like Me. He has now sold out rather large solo seasons at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Sydney Opera House as well as performing at the invitation only festivals Smithwicks Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland and the Geel Comedy Festival in Belgium. He was also the curator of the Brisbane Comedy Festival for its first two years.
Josh has appeared several times on The 7PM Project, was a regular favourite on Network Ten’s Good News Week, has performed stand up on Rove, made a clumsy but OK appearance on ABC's QandA, hosted the prestigious televised 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala in and is the Generation Y Team Captain on Network Ten’s Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation.
In 2010, he was nominated for a TV Week Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent and won the GQ Comedian of the Year Award.
He really enjoys cooking. He was on 'Celebrity Masterchef' but his Italian Meringue didn't work.
An audio recording of Josh’s 2009 stand-up show, Things I’ve Said Before was in the Top 10 on Australian iTunes the week of its release and his 2010 stand-up show Surprise which was nominated for a Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and since released on DVD, is nominated for Best Comedy Release in the 2011 ARIA Awards.
He has a dumb accent, he knows he has a dumb accent. There is probably no need to bring it up.
“Slightly confessional, brilliantly personal and so very sharply observed.” Daily Telegraph
“Compellingly honest, relentlessly entertaining.” The Age
“Brave, funny and thoroughly entertaining.” Sunday Telegraph
“Yes, Josh World is a very funny world indeed.” West Australian
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Live Shows
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2011 |
Everything Ever – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Sydney Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre, Astor Theatre (Perth), Gold Coast, Nambour, Noosa, Cairns, Townsville, Newcastle, Wollongong, Albury. |
2010 |
Surprise – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Octagon Theatre, Newcastle Civic Centre, Canberra theatre, Sydney Opera House |
2009 |
Things That I Have Said Before – Solo Show
Melbourne Fringe Festival, The Sydney Comedy Store, Octagon Theatre |
2009 |
More Josh Than You Can Handle! – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival |
2008 |
Josh Thomas & the Adventures of the World’s Greatest Love Machine – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2007 |
Please Like Me – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, Wild West Comedy Festival |
2006 |
The Comedy Zone
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Television
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2012 |
ABC TV |
Please Like Me
(Writer & Actor) |
2009-12 |
Network Ten |
Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation
(Team Captain) |
2011 |
ABC TV |
Q and A (Panel Guest) |
2011 |
ABC TV |
Josh Thomas, Surprise, 30min stand up
special on DVD release |
2011 |
Network Ten |
Melbourne International Comedy
Festival Gala (Host) |
2010-11 |
Network Ten |
Good News Week (Regular Guest) |
2009-10 |
Network Ten |
The 7PM Project (Contributor) |
2010 |
Network Ten |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Gala (Stand Up Spot) |
2010 |
Comedy Channel |
A Night At the Festival Club (Host),
Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2009 |
Network Ten |
Celebrity Masterchef (Contestant) |
2009 |
Network Ten |
Good News Week (Contestant) |
2009 |
Network Ten |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Gala (Stand Up Spot) |
2009 |
Network Ten |
Ready, Steady, Cook (Contestant) |
2008 |
Network Ten |
Rove (Stand up Appearance) |
2008 |
Network Ten |
Good News Week
(4x Guest Appearances) |
2008 |
Comedy Channel |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Festival Club Special
(Stand Up Spot) |
2007 |
ABC |
The SideShow
(2x Stand Up Appearances) |
2007 |
Comedy Channel |
Stand Up! Australia
(StandUp Appearance) |
Recording
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2011 |
Madman Entertainment |
Surprise
(Stand-up DVD) |
2009 |
iTunes/ Audio CD |
Things I’ve Said Before (Stand-up) |
Writing
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2011 |
The Age |
Guest Columnist |
2008 |
Network Ten |
Rove (Contributing Writer) |
2008 - 09 |
Girlfriend Magazine |
Regular Columnist |
Other Notable Live Work
Geel Comedy Festival, Geel, Belgium, 2008
Smithwicks Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland 2008
Montreal Just for Laughs Festival 2007
Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award Benefit Night 2007
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2007 & 2008 |
Awards
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2011 |
Nominee, Best Comedy Release, ARIA Awards |
2010 |
Winner, GQ, Comedian of the Year Award |
2010 |
Nominee, Barry Award for Most Oustanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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2010 |
Nominee, TV Week Logies Awards, Most Popular New Male Talent |
2010 |
Winner, TV Week Logies Wards, Most Popular Light Entertainment Program, Talkin’ ‘bout your Generation
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2010 |
Winner, TV Week Logies Wards, Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program, Talkin’ ‘bout your Generation |
2007 |
Winner, Best Newcomer Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2005 |
Winner RAW Comedy – Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2005 |
Finalist “So You Think You’re Funny” – Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
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Updated: January 2012 |