JW: I have struggled. We didn’t make friends through NCT [a charity that provides support for expectant parents], because we did an extreme two-day course. The friends I’ve got at the nursery gates are all mums, actually. I haven’t made any new dad friends, beyond acquaintances. a b c Jones, Alice (8 November 2015). "Josh Widdicombe interview: The Last Leg comedian on having his own BBC3 sitcom and making it to the top of UK stand-up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022 . Retrieved 4 January 2022. A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could deliver' James Acaster Widdicombe was born on 8 April 1983 in Hammersmith, London, and grew up in Haytor Vale, near Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Devon. [5] He attended Ilsington Church of England Primary School [6] [7] [8] [9] and South Dartmoor Community College, later studying sociology and linguistics at the University of Manchester. [10] Career [ edit ]

RB: I feel like it’s made me a better parent, because we’re talking to Philippa Perry and all these people who have older children. Wild, Stephi (9 May 2018). "Josh Widdicombe, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi Primed For Ealing Comedy Festival". Broadway World UK. Wisdom Digital Media. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022 . Retrieved 4 January 2022.Obviously Josh couldn't include everything, but one glaring omission for me was the Doctor Who TV movie on '96. This pretty much features all the recognisable shows of that decade, whilst other televised events like the Euro '96 tournament and the funeral of Diana.

Now we have been given a book deal it is probably the time for me to admit to myself that complaining for an hour a week to Rob about my life has become the most successful thing I have done in 14 years in comedy. I can only imagine how much people will love it now they can read our moaning in book form rather than having to hear it coming from our annoying accents.Josh". BBC Three Programmes. December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020 . Retrieved 22 December 2019. But we are really good friends and we get on and we laugh about it. Basically, no one knows how to parent – we are all just doing our best. It's quite fun that two people who do it so differently get on, and can wind each other up about it." JW: I listen to podcasts about unsolved murders and paranormal activity. I’ve just listened to two documentary series about Robert Maxwell. In many ways, they act as interesting parenting podcasts. Josh Widdicombe's XFM Show Live!". Edinburgh Festival. n.d. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022 . Retrieved 4 January 2022. It tells the story of the end of an era, the last time when watching television was a shared experience for the family and the nation, before the internet meant everyone watched different things at different times on different devices, headphones on to make absolutely sure no one else could watch it with them.

Million Pound Charity Drop Benefits Disability Charities". PosAbility Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 . Retrieved 7 June 2020. Brown, Jeremy (3 October 2016). "Just Joshin' – An Interview with Josh Widdicombe". Expose. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021 . Retrieved 4 January 2022. Admittedly we only the one outing of Paul McGann's incarnation of the Time Lord that instantly made me a fan of the show, I felt that it could have been included in The X-Files chapter. RB: I’ll be constantly in the pub. The grandparents are desperate to see the kids and they’re so easy to look after now, so I can just leave them with them. It’s a completely guilt-free opportunity. a b Joseph, Nathan (17 October 2021). "Josh Widdicombe Wife & Baby: All About the Widdicombe Family". Otakukart. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022 . Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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Widdicombe worked as a sports journalist, writing for The Guardian, before becoming a comedian. He began performing live in 2008 and made it to the final of So You Think You’re Funny at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that year. Josh Widdicombe wrote and starred in a sitcom The presenting trio of Australian comic Hills, Croydon-born sports journalist Brooker and Devonian standup Josh Widdicombe (“the token able-bodied white male”) might be older and beardier, but they’re little wiser, retaining the anarchic spirit which first made The Last Leg a word-of-mouth hit. THE MADNESS, ABSURDITY, AND UTTER CHAOS OF BEING A PARENT FROM THE HOSTS OF THE NO.1 SMASH HIT PODCAST. Widdicombe says any disaster which befalls him in his parenting efforts leaves him with a positive – in that he'll have something to bring to the podcast the following week.

The experiment was meant to end when the Paralympic flame was extinguished. But 23 series and 270 episodes later, it’s still going strong. Not even David “Weirwolf” Weir has this much stamina. Allsopp, Ashleigh (17 December 2013). "Best apps, music, films, books, TV and podcasts of 2013 listed by Apple on iTunes". MacWorld. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014 . Retrieved 4 January 2022.Josh Widdicombe webchat – your questions answered on politics, fans, and the best of Blur". The Guardian. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022 . Retrieved 4 January 2022.