Josh Widdicombe What Do I Do Now…Live 2016
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JOSH WIDDICOMBE WHAT DO I DO NOW…LIVE 2016 AVAILABLE ON DVD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FROM 28TH NOVEMBER 2016 "This Devonian observationalist has embedded himself among the comedy elite” - The Guardian “The undisputed king of the exasperated petty gripe” ★★★★ - The Evening Standard “Nicely crafted observational comedy" - The Independent Josh Widdicombe, that guy from the TV comedy shows with the curly hair, will be releasing his highly anticipated second live stand up DVD this Autumn. Recorded at the legendary Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, WHAT DO I KNOW NOW…LIVE promises the same frustrated wit that Josh has made his own as he talks the audience through matters really close to his heart. Taking fire at everything from his childhood in rural Dartmoor, his curious school days, greetings cards from elderly relatives and the utter peril of turbulence, Josh’s ability to turn the mundane into laughter makes this the must have stand-up comedy DVD of the year! Josh is now a stalwart of the British comedy scene and regularly appears on the most popular comedy and entertainment programmes on our television screens. As co-host of the award-winning Channel 4 show 'The Last Leg ' (with Adam Hills and Alex Brooker), the hit series has gone from strength to strength and been nominated for various awards including a British Comedy Award and a Broadcast Award, while finally winning ‘Best Entertainment Programme’ at the Royal Television Society Awards in 2015. 2016 has seen the show permantly on our screens with a two-part Australia special as well as two further series, plus the triumphant 'The Last Leg Rio' which aired nightly throughout the Paralympics in September. Josh's self-penned sitcom 'Josh' aired on BBC3 and BBC1 in November 2015 to much critical acclaim and was a huge ratings success on both channels. The sitcom has recently returned for a highly anticipated second series this September where nearly 2 million viewers combined have been tuning in weekly to both BBC Three and the weekly repeat on BBC One. Recently he has also been seen as a team captain on BBC2's new panel show Insert Name Here, as a regular on BBC2's Mock the Week and QI, BBC1's Live at the Apollo and Have I Got News for You and ITV1's The Jonathan Ross Show. He has also previously been the host on BBC5Live's legendary Saturday morning sport show Fighting Talk as well as fronting his own show, The Josh Widdicombe Show on XFM. 'JOSH WIDDICOMBE WHAT DO I DO NOW... LIVE' is an Open Mike Production. Executive producers are Andrew Beint, Joe Norris and Helen Parker with Anthony Caveney producing and Paul Wheeler as director. Delivered with his unique Devonion style and trademark humour on show, Josh proves why he is one of the UK’s brightest young comedy talents. JOSH WIDDICOMBE WHAT DO I DO NOW... LIVE 2016 is released on DVD and Digital Download on 28th November and is the perfect DVD for any comedy fan this Christmas. PRODUCT DETAILS (DVD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD DETAILS): Title: Josh Widdicombe – What Do I Do Now…Live 2016 Certificate: 12 Run time: TBC Genre: Comedy RRP: £19.99 Extra Features: TBC ** ENDS ** For further information or to request a review link or imagery please contact Alison Peters PR Alison Peters [email protected] 07810 238 851 or Hannah Allan [email protected] 07903 539 829 ABOUT UPHE CONTENT GROUP Headquartered in London, UPHE Content Group is a repertoire centre of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, acquiring and producing multi-genre entertainment for distribution across theatrical, home entertainment, television and digital platforms on a worldwide basis. UPHE Content Group is part of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, which is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world- renowned theme parks and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. .