Josh Widdicombe
About Josh Widdicombe
Joshua Michael Widdicombe (born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian, presenter and actor. He was born in Hammersmith, London, but grew up in Haytor Vale on Dartmoor in Devon, attending South Dartmoor Community College and Exeter College before studying sociology and linguistics at the University of Manchester. After graduation he moved to London to complete a master's degree in magazine journalism at City, University of London. He began performing live in 2008 and made it to the final of the So You Think You're Funny? tournament at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that same year.
Widdicombe is best known as host of Strictly Come Dancing and for his appearances on The Last Leg (2012-present), a Channel 4 show he joined alongside Adam Hills and Alex Brooker during the London 2012 Summer Paralympics. He performed his debut solo show "If This Show Saves One Life..." at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, earning a Best Newcomer nomination, and became a regular on Mock the Week (2012-2016) and Stand Up for the Week. He created and starred in the BBC Three sitcom Josh (2015-2017), which he co-wrote with comedian Tom Craine.
In 2015 Widdicombe won the first series of the Dave game show Taskmaster, getting a tattoo of host Greg Davies's name on his foot for one task, and also won the show's first Champion of Champions special in 2017. He hosted Fighting Talk on BBC Radio 5 Live (2014-2016), Insert Name Here (2016-2019), and Hypothetical with fellow comedian James Acaster (2019-2022). During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown he started the Parenting Hell podcast with fellow comedian Rob Beckett. He won Celebrity Mastermind, broadcast 31 December 2013, on the specialist subject of his favourite band, Blur.
Videos (15)
Videos 1 to 15 of 15.
14:18AND ANOTHER THING | The Best Of Josh Widdicombes Standup | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
49.4K views
0:55Eating All The Sugar Starbucks Uses | | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
18.7K views
8:34Josh Widdicombe: The Worst Dressed Man In Britain (According To GQ) | BEST OF JOSH WIDDICOMBE
15.3K views
0:55The Worst Thing About Getting Robbed | | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
6.1K views
1:00Please Stop Leaving My Shows | | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
5.7K views
9:56Live At The Apollo With Josh Widdicombe (2014) | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
5.2K views
0:56Josh Widdicombe Is Not A Mule | | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
4.6K views
0:44Humblebragging About My Double Bed | | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
4.5K views
0:51I Love A Breakfast Buffet | | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
4.5K views
0:40"The Most Advanced Thing I Owned Was My Coat" | | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
4.4K views
4:13Jesse Eisenberg Is Josh Widdicombe In HS4: The Cornish Fasty | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
4K views
3:41Cash Machines Are Useless | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
3.7K views
3:31I'm Descended From King Henry VIII | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
2.5K views
3:37What Is The Point Of Buttercups? | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
2.2K views
2:52The Best Of Josh's Scenes We'd Like To See (Series 14) | JOSH WIDDICOMBE
1.1K viewsGuest appearances (17)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Josh Widdicombe.
Guest appearances 1 to 17 of 17.
5:16Josh Widdicombe Makes Russell Howard Go Barging | Play Date | The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard
279.5K views
11:15Josh Widdicombe On Embarrassing Alton Towers Rides, and Christmas | The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard
119K views
14:34I'm Older Than YouTube?! FIFA with Josh Widdicombe | Rob Beckett
Rob Beckett
112.4K views
1:12:48Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - with Josh Widdicombe
Richard Herring
109.5K views
15:52Josh Widdicombe On Using Stand-Up To Get Into Writing Comedy
Robert Brydon Jones
105.3K views
3:46Josh Widdicombe Looks Like A Knee | Aisling Bea On The Last Leg
Aisling Bea
81K views
2:26Aisling Meets Fake Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe | Aisling Bea On The Last Leg
Aisling Bea
78.3K views
0:47Josh Widdicombe Isn't Disabled! | The Last Leg | Rob Beckett
Rob Beckett
71.5K views
4:48Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Parenting Hell | The Jonathan Ross Show
Rob Beckett
61.6K views
0:43The 15 Seconds Interview with JOSH WIDDICOMBE | | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
50.2K views
43:21Ross Kemp, Josh Widdicombe & The Celebrity Purge
Tom Davis
25.4K views
0:47The 15 Second Interview with JOSH WIDDICOMBE
Joe Lycett
14.3K views
0:05Elis James's reaction to receiving the shock of his life with Josh Widdicombe
Elis James
13.1K views
8:31Josh Widdicombe on past Edinburgh show failures - from RHLSTP 429
Richard Herring
7.8K views
1:20:14Josh Widdicombe - RHLSTP 429
Richard Herring
4.9K views
1:51Josh Widdicombe on Google's suggested questions - from RHLSTP 429
Richard Herring
4.4K views
4:56Nick Helm - Fosters Awards 2013 Nominees (backstage with Nick Helm, Josh Widdicombe, and more)
Nicholas Tristan Phillip Helm
291 viewsChannels on this page: Russell Howard, Rob Beckett, Richard Herring, Robert Brydon Jones, Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett, Tom Davis, Elis James, Nicholas Tristan Phillip Helm
Frequently asked questions
What is Josh Widdicombe known for?
He is an English comedian and presenter best known as host of Strictly Come Dancing and for his long-running appearances on Channel 4's The Last Leg.
Did Josh Widdicombe win Taskmaster?
Yes, he won the first series of Taskmaster in 2015 and the show's first Champion of Champions special in 2017.
What sitcom did Josh Widdicombe create?
He created and starred in the BBC Three sitcom Josh (2015-2017), which he co-wrote with comedian Tom Craine.
What podcast does Josh Widdicombe co-host?
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown he started the Parenting Hell podcast with fellow comedian Rob Beckett.
Where did Josh Widdicombe grow up?
He was born in Hammersmith, London, but grew up in Haytor Vale on Dartmoor in Devon.
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