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Josie Long's debut DVD with her award winning 2007/8 show that confirms her potential as one of the upcoming stars of UK comedy. Loads of extra features, plus the initial limited numbered edition of 1000 copies contain a post card hand-painted by Josie. Extras include an hour long performance of her 2007 Edinburgh show 'Kindness and Exuberance' and an audio commentary by Josie herself. ''there's a lovable romantic sensibility here, reminiscent ofDaniel Kitson's, but without the accompanying accidity... heartfelt and eccentric'' Guardian; ''...very good, and not very trying'' The Independent on Sunday; ''... wonderful... a perfect antidote to cynicism'' Observer; ''... delightful... delicious... a distinctive style... a magical hour...'' The List ****; ''Excellent timing, delivery and an obvious ability as a performer... you'd have to have a heart of stone not to leave with a braod smile on your face'' The Stage; ''One of the most exciting female comics around'' The Telegraph; ''... superbly clever... captivating'' Metro *****; ''consistently endearing in a manner so very few other of today's comedians are'' Independent.
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...one of Britain's bright new hopes of the comedy scene... an endearing blend of charm and wry humour... full of joy and wonder. --Sunday Times Culture
Josie Long is the refreshing antidote to slick, male dominated mainstream comedy... she's fresh, original and boasts a gleefully absurd humour. --Guardian Guide
she's daft, she's uplifting, she's truly magical. --Time Out.
Josie Long is the refreshing antidote to slick, male dominated mainstream comedy... she's fresh, original and boasts a gleefully absurd humour. --Guardian Guide
she's daft, she's uplifting, she's truly magical. --Time Out.
Josie Long is the refreshing antidote to slick, male dominated mainstream comedy... she's fresh, original and boasts a gleefully absurd humour. --Guardian Guide
she's daft, she's uplifting, she's truly magical. --Time Out.
Josie Long is the refreshing antidote to slick, male dominated mainstream comedy... she's fresh, original and boasts a gleefully absurd humour. --Guardian Guide
she's daft, she's uplifting, she's truly magical. --Time Out.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Josie Long is, in my opinion, the most talented stand up working in the UK today. She is also one of the best in the world. Ever. Josie Long achieves comedy quality that is very rarely matched in this DVD. The DVD is excellent value as it contains not 1 but 2 awesome stand up shows. Josie Long is as an amazing stand up who defines for me what funny is. The DVD is of a good standard and all technical lacking there might be in the bonus show is more then made up for by the quality of performed material. The title of the show might be "trying is good" but Josie Long doesn't need to try and be funny. She simply is funny. With everything she is and does.
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By Gail Pearson
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Josie Long is my favourite comedian, she is inspiring and encouraging without being sugary-sweet, an amazing story-teller and both very sharp and amazingly lovely at the same time. The DVD is very good value as contains two of her shows, and will leave you with a huge grin on your face! BUY IT!!!!!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Ben Dunne
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I suppose I should start by saying if people who are almost constantly happy and all smiles annoy you, stay the hell away from this dvd. The one thing that sets Josie Long apart from other comedians is her sunny disposition. She doesn't poke fun at other people and is perhaps even a little too hard on herself when it comes to her own shortcomings(many of which I wouldn't even consider shortcomings. It's basically like she wants to improve on human nature.). But that's what makes her so lovable. It's very hard to dislike anything about this woman and it's not often you get to say things like that about people these days. But is her show funny? To be honest, it depends on your tastes. She's more of a witty storyteller than anything. She doesn't really tell jokes and her stories usually don't end with a big punchline. You'll laugh from time to time alright, but if your expecting Michael Mcintyre style laugh out loud comedy, you can forget about it. She's not that kind of comedian. My reccomendation would be to watch this whenever you feel a bit down or depressed. It will definitely cheer you up. You can't help but smile at everything this woman comes out with. People could learn a lot about life from Josie Long so I highly reccomend this dvd.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Joyous, rambling, unique, weird, fabulous.
This show didn't really make me laugh but it really made me happy. & it inspired me to do some charmingly rubbish paintings on my tummy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by The Gadger
5.0 out of 5 stars
DVD is good.
Josie Long is a very very funny comedian, if you're reading this then it is safe to assume you already know this.
So, WHY ARE YOU READING THIS? Read more
So, WHY ARE YOU READING THIS? Read more
Published 16 months ago by George Leak
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Stuff
How nice to see such original and refreshing comedy in this age of 'sound-bite' stand-up. A truly wonderful show from a wonderful performer. Buy it.
Published 18 months ago by Montague Chadwick
5.0 out of 5 stars
Josie Is Good
It's just a terrific DVD, warm & witty, you should def' get it, as on viewing it'll leave you with a positive afterglow which will stay with you for days to come.
Published on 3 Jan 2011 by adrian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hillarious and Uplifting!
"Trying is Good" is one of the most lovley and heartwarmning stand-up shows i've seen in a while.
This is the second show that Josie Long has written - and the first one is in... Read more
This is the second show that Josie Long has written - and the first one is in... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2010 by Harry Bentley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Josie's DVD
Josie Long is possibly one of the funniest stand ups I have ever seen. She puts a lot of thought into her jokes and they are very insightful and witty. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2010 by Liz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Need a pick-me-up?
I got into Josie Long after listening to and absolutely LOVING her saddeningly short Radio 4 series 'All of the Planet's Wonders Presented in Detail' (or similar title), which made... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2010 by F. Chadwick
5.0 out of 5 stars
Josie Long - vitamin C in human form
I saw Josie's show at the Edinburgh fesitval in 2007 and left with a daft grin on my face that didn't go for at least 48 hours and I'm still not sure why. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2009 by M. J. Alcock
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant!!!
This is probably the best stand-up DVD I've ever seen. Her style of comedy, as well as being very, very funny, is also very positive and uplifting. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2009 by P. Knowles
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just one problem - I think I'm in love.
I cannot get enough of this girl; she clearly has a heart of gold and the sheer randomness of her humour works on many levels. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2008 by Danny Darko
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