Rising stars

Rising Stars: Josh Pugh


06 07 2022

Josh Pugh, a British comedian, writer and TV personality, recently joined the lineup of Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza, which aired on UKTV and Dave last month.

The Warwickshire based comic, who's appeared on Josh Widdicombe's panel show Hypothetical, boasts TV writing credits including The Emily Atack Show and Dave's The Island, and is a past winner of Udderbelly Festival's English Comedian of the Year award and Birmingham Comedy Festival's Breaking Talent award. Also a talented footballer, he's represented England's Partially Sighted team at three World Championships, and published a book about grassroots football titled Grassroots: A Step Dad's Quest For Silverware, in 2020. Pugh is set to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his show, Sausage, Egg, Josh Pugh, Chips and Beans, next month.

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