'I'm a daft Manc k***head having a laugh': Gay comic Josh Jones' rise to fame
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHe 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.
You may have seen his face on TV screens, having recently appeared on the likes of The Jonathan Ross Show, 8 out of 10 Cats and Celebibility.
None of this has been sudden he says, but rather eight years in the making. Openly gay comedian Josh, 30, who only decided to give stand-up a go as a punt when studying at Salford University, is now relishing his hard-earned success and gearing up to embark on a huge UK tour where audiences can expect, in his own words, 'a daft Manc kn****** having a laugh'. READ MORE: Join our new WhatsApp community Manc Life His 'gutter mouth' and 'crude' jokes about gay sex may have frightened off a load of middle-aged blokes in working men's clubs when he cut his teeth years ago - but the tough crowds certainly taught him the ropes.
It was never a future he had imagined for himself, but a few amateur stand-up shows while studying and some advice from a guest lecturer soon changed his mind.
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