Manc comedian Josh Jones is "the happiest" he's ever been in his life

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Manc comedian Josh Jones, seen recently on ITV’s Dancing On Ice, is on the road with his brand-new show I Haven’t Won The Lottery So Here’s Another Tour Show!

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00:00good afternoon my name is phil hewitt group arts editor at sussex newspapers lovely to speak to

00:06comedian stand up josh jones you're heading our way onto a number of venues in the south which

00:12is lovely and it's a tricky one isn't it because you're saying that you are the happiest you've

00:16ever been in your life and that's not necessarily it's not the best comedy yeah because you don't

00:24want to be talking about how you're having a nice time because that just annoys people i'd listen to

00:30you if you're saying how come things have worked out for you which is great to hear well i think

00:36it's just you know i'm knee deep in my 30s now so i'm not like chasing the dragon anymore i'm not like

00:43out every night and i'm not chasing like i still love stand-up and i want i want my career to go

00:51well but i'm not bothered about being famous i'm just lucky that i'm doing something i enjoy as a

00:57job do you know what i mean yeah so um so now i'm just like i'm just having a nice time i just feel

01:04very chill i don't know why well absolutely but also it's the case isn't it that you you didn't

01:10sort of seek out stand-up it kind of chose you didn't it or people around you sort of pointed you

01:15yeah i've i was told to do it i wasn't one of those kids you were very obedient then

01:20no i was a really naughty kid actually but i i i was never one of those people who loads of

01:28comedians grew up watching stand-up and being like i want to be like this person and that were never me

01:34i've i've i kind of didn't like stand-up before i did it i shouldn't say this i thought you're quite

01:39boring actually just like one person talking yeah but like i like a musical me when there's

01:47like songs and people are dancing i went i went and watched moulin rouge the other day that one

01:51didn't but um but yeah we stand up i was like oh i don't know if it's for me and then once i got

01:57into it then i like fell in love with it oh fantastic and some interesting topics of conversation

02:03fabulous tour for a fabulous title for this tour isn't it yeah i haven't won the lottery so here's

02:10another tour show like you would give up if you did win i i would i would not gig as much i wouldn't

02:18be doing and do's anymore i don't want to be gigging to brides-to-be and i don't want to be

02:24gigging to stag do's anymore if i won the lottery i would not be doing that you will spare yourself a

02:29few unwanted yeah yeah fantastic well lovely to speak to you good luck on that tour and yeah

02:36congratulations on being the happiest you've ever been fantastic thank thank you very much thank you

02:41see you bye

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