Long is elated to have created something with the potential for a long shelf life, in contrast to her stand-up shows which are somewhat lost to time. Even if they’re recorded, “they’re just gone, they go… [Whereas] I do feel excited about the prospect that maybe in ten years people might read [these] and be talking about them,” she says. Because I Don't Know What You Mean And What You Don’t is due to be published next year, with publishers Canongate saying: ‘Each tale paints a life in miniature and offers an escape chute from the catastrophes of modern life.’ It’s mad,” says Josie Long, “but it feels like the right thing to do.” Braving the blustery weather at a pavement cafe near their east London home, Long and fellow comedian Jonny Donahoe are discussing their unlikely new project, which enjoys its first and only UK performance next week. For Josie Long and Jonny Donahoe Are Having a Baby (With You), the couple take to the stage to chat, joke and desperately seek advice on the imminent arrival of their first child. They’re taking one of the most intimate experiences a couple can have, and making it public when Long is eight months pregnant – heavy, exhausted and, she says, “physically vulnerable”. What are they thinking?

Also in 2019 Long and Liam Williams wrote and starred in Perimeter, a dystopian play about a city divided into rich and poor areas by a giant fence. The play was broadcast as part of Radio 4's Dangerous Visions series. [25] The same year, Long also presented a new podcast for English Heritage, Speaking with Shadows; the podcast won in the 'Contribution to Heritage' category at the UK Heritage Awards. [26] [27] In 2020, Long took her show Tender on tour around the UK. [28] Throughout the book, Long's writing is thoughtful, insightful, and deeply relatable. She writes with honesty and authenticity that is both refreshing and inspiring, and her book is a testament to the power of humour and storytelling to help us connect with ourselves and others. Wilson, Antonia (3 September 2020). "Roman fort and immersive LGBTQ+ show among winners of UK heritage prizes". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 September 2020. Long has written for the Channel 4 teen comedy-drama series Skins. She has also appeared in an online webisode and episodes five and 10 of the second series of the show, in which she plays a college careers adviser, and appeared again in episode five of the third series, reprising that role, this time, however, in another career. She makes a return appearance in series six as the college guidance counsellor in episode one. Everyone’s so honest about mental health nowadays. In the 90s, we were too busy talking about Britpop

Logan, Brian (15 April 2018). "Comic delivery: Josie Long and Jonny Donahoe on having a baby". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 July 2019. Still, although Long’s glimpsed the darker side of humanity, that positivity shines through. I can practically feel her beaming down the phone as she tells me that “writing these short stories has been so gratifying and beautiful”. Already, her ADHD brain is craving the dopamine high she’ll get when her book hits the shelves. In 2012, Long toured the UK with Grace Petrie, Tom Parry and the activism group UK Uncut to protest against public-sector government funding cuts. [18] Long and director Doug King also produced two short comedy films in Glasgow called Let's Go Swimming and Romance and Adventure, which were nominated for a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award. The pair toured independent cinemas across the UK during Autumn 2013. [19] So we’re in a position of uncertainty and unpreparedness,” she says. “We’re excited and happy, but it’s frightening and unusual too. That’s where the show comes from. We wanted to have fun with that – and to ask advice from people who are parents too.” They staged an early version in Brooklyn in March, with Daily Show contributor – and parent – John Hodgman as special guest. (In London, it’s Christie.) They posed fretful questions like: “What happens if you lose the kid?” Hodgman and the audience supplied soothing counsel in response.

Josie Long's DJ setlist". Scared To Dance. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013 . Retrieved 25 October 2012. Dipper, Andrew (6 September 2013). "Josie Long in comedy short film tour". Giggle Beats . Retrieved 10 September 2013. I wonder out loud whether her diagnosis has taken away some of her old pride in her own uniqueness, but she disagrees. “Now, I finally understand what kind of car I’m driving,” she says. “Before, a lot of my sadness came from the fact that I thought I was driving a different kind of car that was broken. I don’t feel like the diagnosis takes away from the beauty of the good parts, and the fast, unusual connections my brain makes”. Josie Long presents four entertaining and educational comedic essays, aided by Maeve Higgins and special guests Awards, Comedy (31 October 2014). "List of Comedy Awards Nominees & Winners". Comedy Awards . Retrieved 31 October 2014.Josie Long is a stalwart of the UK comedy scene, performing stand-up since she was a teenager, with fans following her life via on-stage anecdotes ever since. Now that she’s a “40-year-old mother of two”, her work is as vibrant and political as ever, and she’s excited to update us on the big changes in her world: the birth of her second child, her ADHD diagnosis (and discovery that “every other comedian in the world has ADHD”), and a permanent move from London to Glasgow.

Radio 4 regular Long was the first woman to be nominated three times for Edinburgh Comedy Award (in 2010, 2011 and 2012) and has previously performed nine UK tour. DAA Management Ltd – CLIENTS – JOSIE LONG". Daamanagement.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016 . Retrieved 24 April 2016.In this new literature series, a trio of comedians explode and unravel their most cherished cult books, paying homage to the tone and style of the original text - and blurring and warping the lines between fact and fiction. Since then, she’s made nine hit solo comedy shows, shaking off the adorkably quirky image of her early days with more earnest shows exploring heartbreak and family ( Cara Josephine, 2014), her fury at Brexit ( Something Better, 2016), and the pains of new parenthood ( Tender, 2019). And between gigging, she’s also spent a decade presenting BBC’s award-winning mini documentary series Short Cuts, hosted a parenting podcast with her partner and fellow comedian Johnny Donahoe, and co-founded Arts Emergency, a vital charity helping young people into creative careers.

With Maeve Higgins, Robin Ince, Professor Stephen Maran, Henning Wehn, Daniel Harkin, Chris Neil, Jesse Thorne, Geoff Long, Isy Suttie With the giddy enthusiasm of one who can’t wait to share all her news, Long has experienced some significant changes in the last couple of years, turning 40, having her second child, moving to Glasgow and getting diagnosed with ADHD. Be Honourable! (stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, New Zealand and Melbourne Comedy Festivals, UK tour)The new show, Re-Enchantment, covers herturning 40, having her second child, moving to Glasgow and getting diagnosed with ADHD. Right now, much of the comedy scene’s energies are focusing on what to do about Edinburgh Fringe’s inexorable slide into unaffordability. And Long takes a characteristically structural view of the issues involved.