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# Josie Long

(1982)   Comedian

 **4** quotes in **17** categories

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Josie Long is a comedian.

## Quick Facts About Josie Long

Born April 17, 1982

Profession Comedian

## About Josie Long

British comedian... \| Josie Isabel Long is an English comedian. She started performing as a stand-up at the age of 14 and won the BBC New Comedy Awards at 17.

##  Quotes by Josie Long

> ['What's a couple?' I asked my mum. She said, 'Two or three'. Which probably explains why her marriage collapsed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josie-long/what-s-a-couple-i-asked-my-mum-she-said-two-or-three-which-probably/)

[Josie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josie-long/)

[Couple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/couple/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/josie-long-69816_couple_what-s-a-couple-i-asked-my-mum-she-said_191979.jpg)

> [The trouble with stand-up is it sort of is you and yet it isn't you and it's incredibly hard not to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josie-long/the-trouble-with-stand-up-is-it-sort-of-is-you-and-yet-it-isn-t-you/)

[Josie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josie-long/)

[Being me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-me/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/josie-long-69816_being-me_the-trouble-with-stand-up-is-it-sort-of_552610.jpg)

> [Surprise makes a joke funny. I love it when someone tells me something I couldn't possibly have expected; you've been led along…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josie-long/surprise-makes-a-joke-funny-i-love-it-when-someone-tells-me-something/)

[Josie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josie-long/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/josie-long-69816_jokes_surprise-makes-a-joke-funny-i-love-it-wh_1236752.jpg)

> [I thought if I could make people laugh about how awkward I am, it'd make me less awkward. But you also realise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josie-long/i-thought-if-i-could-make-people-laugh-about-how-awkward-i-am-it-d/)

[Josie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josie-long/)

[Awkward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awkward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/josie-long-69816_awkward_i-thought-if-i-could-make-people-laugh-a_2378714.jpg)

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