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Josh Howie
Born
Joshua Howie

(1976-02-22) February 22, 1976 (age 49)
London, England
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, comedian, columnist, screenwriter

Joshua Howie (born 22 February 1976)[1] is an English political commentator. He is a broadcaster for GB News. Howie is also a stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and actor.

Early life

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Although Jewish, Howie grew up in London in the Buddhist household of his mother Lynne Franks and his father Paul Howie.[2][3] He was a weekly boarder at Mill Hill School.[4]

Career

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Stand up

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Howie started performing on the London comedy circuit in 2002. He presented a Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Chosen, in 2008. It received critical acclaim. [5][6]

Broadcasting

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Howie was the presenter in 2008 for the Sky Movies show, The Movie Geek.[7]

He appeared in series three of the BBC Radio 4 stand up show 4 Stands Up in April 2009.[8]

He wrote and starred in two series of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Josh Howie's Losing It, broadcast in 2016 and 2018.[9]

GB News

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Howie was the weekday host on the GB News comedy paper review show, ending in June 2025, which was called Headliners.[10]

He has also been the host of the show Free Speech Nation for GB News since December 2024.[11]

On 22 January 2025, during a GB News comedy show, Howie made a joke that a US church's call for the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons included paedophiles.[12] Following this incident, OFCOM received over 1,200 complaints while Good Law Project said they had gathered over 60,000 signatures to a petition against "dangerous disinformation about LGBTQ+ people" and undertook to submit further complaints it had collated.[13] In an X post on 9th August 2025, Josh announced he had been dropped by his acting agent as a result of the incident.

Writing

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Howie began contributing to online men's lifestyle magazine Blokely in 2011, and has written multiple articles for The Guardian. He has written for The Jewish Chronicle.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ @joshxhowie (22 February 2017). "Hey Brighton, it's my birthday! Please come celebrate by watching me work. Josh Howie's Messed Up Tour. Komedia 8pm. Southeastern rail time" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Bowditch, Gillian (3 August 2008). "Josh Howie converts his life into laughter". www.thetimes.com.
  3. ^ Higgins, Ria (8 August 2010). "Me and my absolutely fabulous mother". www.thetimes.com.
  4. ^ Potton, Ed (26 July 2008). "Josh Howie plans to be the Jewish Woody Allen". www.thetimes.com.
  5. ^ "Josh Howie: Chosen, Pleasance Courtyard". Independent.co.uk. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Josh Howie: Chosen : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
  7. ^ McIver, Brian (8 June 2010). "Sky Movies host Josh Howie on turning his love of film into a dream job". Daily Record.
  8. ^ "4 Stands up: Series 3, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide.
  9. ^ "Josh Howie's Losing It series and episodes list". British Comedy Guide.
  10. ^ "Headliners Statement from Josh Howie on X". X.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Two presenters depart GB News Radio to make way for new schedule in 2025". 18 December 2024.
  12. ^ Mortimer, Josiah (31 January 2025). "GB News Hit by Guest Boycott After Hosts Label LGBT+ People 'Paedos' and 'Deviants'". Byline Times. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  13. ^ Glynn, Paul (12 February 2025). "Ofcom receives 1,200 complaints over GB News show". BBC News. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  14. ^ Richardson, Anna (17 February 2011). "Reviews: Site-insections: Blokely". New Media Age. Centaur Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Men's Lifestyle". blokely.com magazine. blokely.com. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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