Josie Long
Cara Josephine
On Tour including:
Tuesday 24th February
HULL,
Fruit Space
Monday 16th March NEWCASTLE, The Stand
Thursday 19th March STOCKTON, Arc
Saturday 20th March KENDAL, Brewery Arts Centre
RADIO ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE – 2014
BAFTA SCOTLAND NEW TALENT AWARD NOMINEE – 2013
EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD NOMINEE - 2012
EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD NOMINEE - 2011
EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD NOMINEE – 2010
BARRY AWARD – NOMINATION
2008
CHORTLE BEST BREAKTHROUGH
ACT 2007
PERRIER BEST NEWCOMER AWARD
– 2006
CHORTLE BEST NEWCOMER AWARD
– 2005
BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD – 2005
Three-time
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and cult optimist is back on the road with her most personal show to date about love,
family and being as outdoorsy as a bear.
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Josie Long
Photo: Giles
Smith
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In her seventh
nationwide tour and with a new niece in the picture, Josie reflects on her own
childhood and the resilience of an older sister. She had never really truly
known heartbreak until now, and she is using this experience to change her ways; to be more
patient, to work out what she really wants and to become a better person. This
is truly her most heartfelt, honest and revealing material, but don’t fret -
Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg still get a mention…
In her last
Fringe appearance in 2012, Josie received her third Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination, and at this year’s festival she collected
more stars than a small solar system and was officially cited the best reviewed
comedy show. Throwing aside the whimsical reputation that she had become known
for, a new, more politically aware and socially conscious comedian had emerged
and captivated the comedy industry in a totally different way.
Josie is renowned
for writing about what she cares about and, although there has more recently
been a political underlying to her material, she always has the ability to make
her shows friendly and silly. As many reviewers point out, you cannot help but
come away from her shows hoping to become her best friend.
In addition to
her numerous DVD releases, TV appearances, sell-out tours,
charity benefits and a co-host slot on BBC Radio 6 Music, Josie started an ongoing project in 2011 called
the Alternative Reality Tour; an
anti-cuts, pro-youth, no-profit performance in a bid to fight for social
justice and support public art. They even bring blankets in case it’s cold. She
runs a monthly club night in London, The
Lost Treasures of the Black Heart, which celebrates the world’s unsung
heroes and has since been turned into a podcast. She was recently nominated for
a Radio Academy Award for her adventurous short documentaries Short Cuts on Radio 4, earned a BAFTA
Scotland New Talent Award nomination for her two short feature films, Let’s Go Swimming and Romance and Adventure, and is co-founder
of the Arts Emergency Service, a
charity which aims to support students from underprivileged backgrounds who
wish to study arts degrees. Her showcase for adventurous documentaries, Short Cuts, can currently be heard on
Radio 4 on Tuesdays at 3pm.
On The Web:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JosieLong
Press On ‘’CARA JOSEPHINE’: Edinburgh 2014
★★★★★ “By
turns raucously silly and profoundly moving, Long is a top class performer at
the top of her game” EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
★★★★★ “An
absolute gem of a show” ONE4REVIEW.COM
★★★★★ “A
sincere, wonderful, hilarious, life-affirming triumph” THREEWEEKS
★★★★★ “She’s
the consummate comedian. A wonderful talent” BROADWAYBABY
★★★★★ “Long
has crafted a show nothing short of joyous” GIGGLEBEATS
★★★★★ “Josie
Long is a truly fantastic comedian, and Cara Josephine is a masterpiece”
FRESH AIR
★★★★★ “A
one hour master class in storytelling” THE MUMBLE
★★★★ “Authentic,
revealing and generous of spirit… this is a lovely show” THE GUARDIAN
★★★★ “Delightful
and more widely digestible… brilliantly evocative… original and unflagging”
THE TIMES
TOUR DATES
JANUARY VENUE BOX OFFICE
Mon
19th – Sat 31st (not 25th) LONDON, Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
FEBRUARY
Weds
4th EXETER, Phoenix Theatre 01392 66708
Thurs
5th WINCHESTER, Railway Inn 01962
867795
Sat
7th CANTERBURY, Marlowe 01227 787787
Tues
10h CARDIFF, Clwb Ifor Bach 029
2023 2199
Thurs
12th COVENTRY, Tin Angel 02476 230
699
Fri
13th DUBLIN, Workmans Club +353 1 670 6692
Sun
15th BIRMINGHAM, Electric Cinema 0121
643 7879
Tues
17th LEICESTER, The Y Theatre 0116 2557066
Weds
18th WOLVERHAMPTON, The Civic 0870 320 7000
Thurs
19th BRIGHTON, Dome 01273
709709
Fri
20th NORWICH, Playhouse 01603 598 598
Sun
22nd BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory 0117
902 0060
Mon
23rd CAMBRIDGE, Junction 01223 511
511
Tues 24th HULL, Fruit
Space 01482
221113
Weds
25th LEEDS, Wardrobe 0113 383 8800
Thurs
26th SHEFFIELD, Crucible 0114
249 6000
Fri
27th YORK, Duchess 01904 641413
Sat
28th DERBY, Deda 01332 370911
MARCH
Mon
2nd LIVERPOOL, Unity Theatre 0844
873 2888
Tues
3rd FOLKESTONE, Quarterhouse 01303 858500
Weds
4th NOTTINGHAM, Arts Theatre 0115 947 5925
Thurs
5th NORTHAMPTON, NN Café 01604
638944
Fri
6th READING, South Street 0118 960 6060
Sat
7th MANCHESTER, Gorilla 0161 407 0301
Sun
8th COVENTRY, Warwick Arts Centre 024
7652 4524
Weds
11th OXFORD, The North Wall 01865
319450
Fri
13th MULL, Comar 01688
302211
Sat
14th SKYE, Aros Centre 01478
613649
Mon 16th NEWCASTLE, The Stand 0844
693 3336
Tues
17th EDINBURGH, The Stand 0131 558 7272
Weds
18th GLASGOW, The Stand 0844 335
8879
Thurs 19th STOCKTON, Arc 01642
525199
Sat 20th KENDAL, Brewery Arts 01539
725 133
Fri
27th BELFAST, MAC 028 9023 5053
Sat
28th LONDON, Battersea Arts Centre 020 7223 2223
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