Josh Widdicombe

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Gyles is talking to one of his favourite comedians in today's Rosebud - Josh Widdicombe. Josh tells Gyles about his early days growing up in Devon; about his charismatic father, his clever mum, and his chain-smoking grandmother who lived next-door and delighted him with tales of her acting days. Gyles hears about Josh's youthful obsessions: pop culture, TV, Plymouth Argyle and marbles, and about how they inspired Josh's later career as a comedian and writer. He hears about Josh's university days and how he started to do stand-up. Finally, Josh opens up about his struggles with anxiety and panic attacks, and talks about the things that helped him to feel better. Josh is on tour from September 2025, and tickets are available now at www.joshwiddicombe.com. Thank you to Josh for such a warm, open and funny conversation. Enjoy this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Rosebud, and people kindly say it gets better and better week by week,
0:06.0	like wine or brie, or Strictly, or series 217 of Bargain Hunt.
0:13.0	Cue the music. Welcome to this week's episode of Rosebud. How do we get our guests? We've been so lucky to have so many very
0:43.5	distinguished and varied guests on the podcast. Well, some of it comes about because I know the people.
0:51.0	And, well, last week I popped up on a Channel 4 show called The Last Leg. And one of the
0:57.8	people who's been part of it since it began is Josh Whitacom. I've met him before. I like him very much.
1:05.0	I find him very funny. I'm not alone. Most people discovered him through something like The Last
1:09.7	Leg or Mock the Week.
1:11.3	Or you may have seen him doing his stand-up.
1:13.6	He's one of the biggest stand-ups in the land.
1:15.3	Or you may have heard his brilliant and hugely popular podcast Parenting Hell.
1:21.4	Well, I thought I want to know more about Josh Whittakeram.
1:26.8	He's so likable. What's his background? Who actually is he?
1:31.5	So I want to hear about his hippie parents, his upbringing, his obsession with television.
1:38.2	I want to hear, well, really, his story. Oh, and before we start, I should say, if you're a fan of Josh's, and you will be
1:46.5	within the hour, he's embarking on a huge nationwide tour this year. It's called Not My Cup
1:52.4	of Tea, and there are dates all over the country from, I think it's September. He starts off in
1:57.5	Canterbury, then goes all over the Bridge Isles, ending up with two dates in Hackney in May next year.
2:04.3	I think this is going to be rather a special one.
2:07.4	Cue the music. It's Rosebud with Josh Whittickham. Josh, what is your real name?
2:27.1	That's your real name?
2:28.4	Yeah.
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