Josh Widdicombe

Most people I was at school with, if they saw me on telly, wouldn't know I'd been at school with them.

— Josh Widdicombe

Write about what you know, that's what I say.

— Josh Widdicombe

Sitcom writing is difficult because it's not just about writing jokes - there's a very fine balance between characters, plot, and comedy,…

— Josh Widdicombe

I really didn't think anything would come out of doing stand-up.

— Josh Widdicombe

Successful comedians are just as neurotic as I am.

— Josh Widdicombe

When I first went to university, I did a big shop with my dad. We bought loads of stuff but it didn't…

— Josh Widdicombe

I'm lucky that I don't have any big regrets. Maybe that undercut hairstyle from my youth.

— Josh Widdicombe

I'm one of life's pessimists. I'm ready for everything to go wrong at any moment.

— Josh Widdicombe

The great thing about stand up is you get to do other things. You get to do your stand up tours but…

— Josh Widdicombe

I love my wife and daughters, but there are times you want to put them in the bin.

— Josh Widdicombe

There's enough really good actors out of work without me trying to steal any of it.

— Josh Widdicombe

I loved 1990s television: 'The Fast Show,' 'Father Ted,' 'Harry Enfield.' 'Clive Anderson Talks Back.'

— Josh Widdicombe

I've got no pretence that I want to do 'Hamlet' or anything, I know my limitations.

— Josh Widdicombe

I'll never have a house party again. You stand around for ages worried that nobody's coming and the next minute you're queuing…

— Josh Widdicombe

I'd hope that when Channel 4 started, 'The Last Leg' was the kind of show it wanted to be putting out. I…

— Josh Widdicombe

I think when you start comedy there are some real advantages to being single and in a low-paid job. You have nothing…

— Josh Widdicombe

I never feel like I should have any time free.

— Josh Widdicombe

I've learnt that from stand-up - you should always worry that it's going to go badly, otherwise you're too laissez faire.

— Josh Widdicombe

Woody Allen's 'The Complete Prose' - It's just the best selection of comic writing by one author. You know it's good comedy…

— Josh Widdicombe

If you can't trust people, who can you trust?

— Josh Widdicombe

I don't buy into the phrase 'comedy genius.' It's like football; you can have the talent, but 90 per cent is hard…

— Josh Widdicombe

I realise that I'm a bit of a dabbler but it's nice to do stuff that's different.

— Josh Widdicombe

I'll tell you what 'The Simpsons' is really good at. They'll describe something, you don't see it, and it's funnier when you…

— Josh Widdicombe

I moved to London when I was 21 and I needed a job. I'd just done a year working in Waterstones in…

— Josh Widdicombe

No, I never really set out to be a stand up. I wanted to be a writer of some sort. I thought…

— Josh Widdicombe