'I always think when I do a TV show and there's a load of comics, I get told to watch what I'm saying. But I can't help it - I have got a gutter mouth, it just flows out of me'
He may be living the high life in central London - but Failsworth-born comic Josh Jones is itching to move back to to where it all began.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, he said: "A load of my mates were doing stand up and I was the last to do it. No-one has ever taken me seriously. Working on the northern comedy circuit, Josh started out performing in Manchester city centre as well as smaller venues across the north west with older crowds, something he likened to gigging 'with your parents' mates'.
Despite 19k followers on Instagram and a number of recent TV appearances under his belt, including on BBC Three’s Fast Food Face-Off 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, his breakthrough has been a long time coming. In eight years, Josh admits, he never spent more than five days away from stand-up, even hosting regular Zoom gigs in lockdown.
Josh' new autumn tour, 'Gobsmacked', will take place on various dates in September, October and November. Although he may be biased, he says his favourite audiences are right here in Manchester and, after two years in London, is 'sick of it' and hoping to move back up north.
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