'In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it can feel like apocalypse is everywhere but did you know 11,000 years ago there were some really big armadillos? I’m talking about as big as a car. Really big. And they were vegetarian so don’t even worry about them.'
'Also my daughter has a hamster and I’m not saying distract yourself from everything, but I’m saying he’s also part of everything.'
Josie is back with a new show about discovery, wonder, extinction and how to walk through a landscape of monstrous disaster. There is also a good tip about silt, guaranteed.
Upcoming Dates
Date: Wed 29 Oct 2025
Venue: Margate Where Else?
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Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 30 Oct 2025
Venue: Oxford Playhouse
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Date: Sat 15 Nov 2025
Venue: Liverpool Playhouse
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Date: Sun 16 Nov 2025
Venue: Bristol Old Vic
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Date: Wed 19 Nov 2025
Venue: Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
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Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 20 Nov 2025
Venue: Clevedon Curzon Cinema and Arts
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Date: Fri 21 Nov 2025
Venue: Coventry The Tin
Price: £24.20
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 22 Nov 2025
Venue: Northampton Royal & Derngate
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Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Wed 26 Nov 2025
Venue: Sheffield The Foundry
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Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 29 Nov 2025
Venue: Leicester The Y Theatre
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Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 30 Nov 2025
Venue: York The Crescent
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Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 4 Dec 2025
Venue: Newcastle Stand
Price: £24.20
Show starts: 20:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 5 Dec 2025
Venue: Glasgow Oran Mor
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Show starts: 20:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 12 Dec 2025
Venue: Kendal Brewery Arts Centre
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Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Reviews
Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Josie Long, who loves dropping very specific references into her stand-up, took her title from a quote by Italian Communist leader Antonio Gramsci: 'The…
14/08/2025