Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Josie Long

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British comedian Josie Long.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Josie Long

Josie Isabel Long is a British comedian. She started performing as a stand-up at the age of 14 and won the BBC New Comedy Awards at 17.

'What's a couple?' I asked my mum. She said, 'Two or three'. Which probably explains why her marriage collapsed — © Josie Long
'What's a couple?' I asked my mum. She said, 'Two or three'. Which probably explains why her marriage collapsed
Surprise makes a joke funny. I love it when someone tells me something I couldn't possibly have expected; you've been led along one path and - bang! - the joke comes out of nowhere.
The trouble with stand-up is it sort of is you and yet it isn't you and it's incredibly hard not to take everything said about you personally. I would never Google my own name; I don't want to hear people being mean about me.
I thought if I could make people laugh about how awkward I am, it'd make me less awkward. But you also realise how fun it is to make people laugh.
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