Acting

Josh Pugh

Born

1989-08-20 (37)

Place of birth

Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

23 titles

Pugh began performing in 2014. He won new act competitions in both Birmingham Comedy Festival and Nottingham comedy festival in 2015, the Midland new act of the year in both 2014 and 2015, and the English Comedian of the Year in 2016.He has appeared on Mock the Week, Hypothetical, Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza, Question Team and Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. As an actor, he appeared on Sneakerhead. Pugh has written for several shows, including 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Newsjack, and The Now Show. He hosts a podcast, Josh And Phil's Knowledge Club, with Phil Pagett. Pugh is partially sighted and has played for England's Partially Sighted football…

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

QI poster
7.9

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

QI

2003

The Last Leg poster
5.7

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.

The Last Leg

2013

Would I Lie to You? poster
7.8

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

Would I Lie to You?

2007

House of Games poster
6.1

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

House of Games

2017

Mock the Week poster
7.1

Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.

Mock the Week

2005

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster
7.1

One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster
5.2

The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the action, and meets the latest baker to leave the tent.

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

2017

Live at the Apollo poster
6.9

A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.

Live at the Apollo

2004

The Weakest Link poster
6.0

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

The Weakest Link

2021

Blankety Blank poster
7.0

Bradley Walsh presents the triumphant return of Britain's blank-iest game show. Can he control his celebrity panel and help contestants win the coveted cheque book and pen?

Blankety Blank

2021

Hypothetical poster
6.2

Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they would deal with them. Over three rounds, two teams of comedians must think fast as they are faced with a series of completely made-up scenarios and interrogated on their approach to each one. Host Josh Widdicombe poses the questions and interrogates the guests' methods, whilst James Acaster, as arbiter of the Hypotheticals, deals with the guests quibbles and queries and doles out the points.

Hypothetical

2019

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains poster
7.0

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

2021

Mock the Week poster
9.0

The satirical panel show with a standup twist is back! Dara Ó Briain hosts as two teams of top comedians battle to poke fun at the week's news.

Mock the Week

2026

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NR

Things You Should Have Done's Chi and Lucas invite bewildered celebs on their pedalo. What do they wish they'd done with their lives... And why are they there anyway?

What Have You Done? With Chi + Lucas

2026

Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping poster
6.4

David Mitchell and Robert Webb combine forces with a host of exciting and innovative future stars. Will it result in a lot of funny, inventive, and very sweary sketch comedy? That is entirely a matter of opinion!

Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

2025

Late Night Mash poster
6.7

Up-to-the-minute topical insights and fake news reports.

Late Night Mash

2021

Battle In The Box poster
7.0

Jimmy Carr hosts a outlandish game show where pairs of comics and some of the nation's favourite celebrities battle it out for pride, prizes, and floorspace while living in a box.

Battle In The Box

2024

Sneakerhead poster
5.2

Sitcom set in Sports Depot, a fictional sports shop in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire following the antics of Russell, a confirmed sneakerhead, and his fellow long-suffering employees.

Sneakerhead

2022

Live at the Moth Club poster
7.0

Comedy variety series, showcasing cinematic sketches and live performances from Hackney's Moth Club.

Live at the Moth Club

2022

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