Josh Earl (Guitar, Glockenspiel, Drum Machine, Harmonica, Melodica, Tape Player and Voice) and sometimes his lady friend Beck (Glockenspiel, keyboards, sign language)
Influences
The chords G, C, D, E, Am, F, Fm, B, Bm, Em in no particular order
Sounds Like
Jonathan Richman + Magnetic Fields + Billy Bragg+ Jeffery Lewis in an Australian accent
Josh Earl is one of Australia’s hottest new comics. With a style that is totally original and fresh Josh has been a highlight of the Australian comedy circuit for the last five years. In this time Josh’s star has risen rapidly culminating in his Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows selling out year after year.
“Hilarious… An unforgettable experience, and must see viewing” Beat Magazine
Proudly born and raised in Tasmania Josh started his comedy career performing in Launceston where after only his second gig was asked to support Australian Comedy legend Rod Quantock on his Tasmanian tour. After this, Josh moved to Melbourne where he quickly made a mark on the comedy circuit, proving to be a favourite amongst audiences and peers alike with his funny songs and quirky-literary style winning him a support slot for American comedian Arj Barker’s 2006 Comedy Festival show.
“4 stars – talent to burn” The Sunday Age
His last two solo shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Josh Earl is a Librarian and Where Did I Come From?, both consistently earned him a place as one of The Age’s top picks of the Festival while his debut season at the Adelaide Fringe Festival saw him sell out every single performance.
"Josh Earl is a rare gem. He's smart, he's charismatic and he's worth it. Delightful" Rip It Up Magazine
Whether talking about his day job as a librarian at an inner city school in Melbourne, or his childhood growing up in Burnie Tasmania one thing is for sure, audiences love him. From the ‘too cool for school’ indie kids that frequent his shows to middle aged Librarians living out their groupie fantasies, Josh makes sure everyone feels included during his sets with his relaxed and charismatic approach to comedy.
"Pulled the audience together into a hysterical mass… some light chuckles others 'hold me down' paroxyms that threaten to tear your pants” - The Groggy Squirrel
Josh can regularly be heard as a guest on ABC774s drive show or seen on the Comedy Channels ‘Stand-Up Australia’. He can also be seen on the DVD ‘Laughapooloza’ featuring Tim Minchin, The Scared Weird Little Guys and Eddie Perfect out now through Madman. Josh also performs regularly in venues all around Australia.
Live
2008 Where Did I Come From? Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF)
2008 Josh Earl is a Librarian Adelaide Fringe Festival
2008 Emerging Writers Festival
2008 Hobart Comedy Festival
2007 Josh Earl is a Librarian MICF
2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow
2007 Melbourne Writers Festival – Above Water
2006 The Renegades of Folk (with The Bedroom Philosopher) MICF
2006 Support for Arj Barker MICF
2005 Josh Earl is Broke MICF
2005 The Renegades of Folk Melbourne Fringe Festival
Television and Radio and Print
2008 Regular guest Co-Host ABC774 Drive show with Lindy Burns
2008 Stand Up Australia – the Comedy Channel Foxtel
2008 Guest on ABC774 conversation hour with John Faine
2007 – 2008 Regular Columnist for Penthouse Australia
2007 Stand Up Australia (X2) – the Comedy Channel Foxtel
2007 Regular guest Co-Host ABC774 Drive show with Lindy Burns
2007 Guest on The Pinch –RRR FM
2006 Stand Up Australia – the Comedy Channel Foxtel
2006 Guest on JJJ
2005 Laughapoolooza DVD
More Reviews
“4 stars” The Adelaide Advertiser
“4 stars – Like a library book check him out” The Sunday Herald Sun
“He really is a Librarian and he really is really funny” The Age
“Easily the funniest and most enduring show I’ve seen yet this festival” The Groggy Squirrel
“His performance is full of confidence and charm. This guy is earnest, and more than that, he’s funny.” A New Leaf Media
“this year he takes things to a new level. Over the course of an hour, Earl kept the audience consistently laughing Definitely a star on the rise.” – Craig Platt The Age Online
josh bloody earl. i really have to get off my lazy butt someday and see you play. when you play in melbourne that is. are you still at coll? man come to reservoir and be the librarian there..we have some pray mantis lady :S
Monsieur Earle: GO-GO SAPIEN launch their debut album Merman this Saturday may 30th at the East Brunswick club (280 Lygon st East Brunswick). It's goonna be an audio/visual, psych rock extravaganza...
ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW AT OFF THE HIP RECORDS - 383 Flinders Lane Melbourne.
Hey Josh. Saw your show on Saturday night and it was awesome. Shame it was your last night because I've been telling everyone about it but they can't go and see you lol. I'll definitely be at your next show. All the best.
JOSH HI! i met you on tightarse tuesday when you were handing out your pamphlets :D couldnt make it to your show that night but i will be there with bells on next week :D i was the one with the cassette tape necklace!
Hi Josh, your show was great last night. My friend and I are both 27; your observations resonated perfectly with us. Enjoy the rest of the festival. You are ace. Karlee :)
Hey man Just like to say ur show was awsome :D and since u used to be a Nivarna fan just like to point out I got a book with all Kurt Cobain's journal entries for my birthday :D hahha yay cheers and well done :)
Welcome to 2009 (abit belated). What lays in store? Flying Cars, monkey butlers, jet packs, advance sexy robotic maids? Well sadly none of that (sexy robo maids are still in their sexy infancy), what we do have is a new episode of the rogues gallery! Jacky and Richy return for your listening pleasure to talk about the usual crap; including worst jobs in the world, life according to a Dungeons and Dragons fanatic and the Inaugural Brisbane Comedy festival.
Anyway promises to be fun. So visit us and spread the mirth!
Hello! I really enjoyed your set at the NoSo on Tuesday, especially 'Little Sister' and 'Paul Kelly'(the latter nearly made me cry some joyous tears, it was really lovely). Don't worry, you're not the only comedy nerd out there - I've heard your Fleetwood Mac joke..one of the great Fleetwood Mac jokes. Anyway - thanks very much!
Just dropping by to give a heads up that Ep 5 of the Rogues Gallery is up. If you hated waiting for forever and day to download the podcast, you can now stream it live directly via our myspace. Just go to our myspace to listen to a new podcast each week. Listen in during the Christmas break for our special Adelaide show with Jason Chong, Gordon Southern (UK) and other comedy delights.
This is Richy here from the Rogues Gallery. Just thought I should give you a heads up that Episode 1-4 are now up on the myspace. Enjoy them all in their lackluster glory. Hopefully like a fine wine it will be matured, have character and all traces of poo jokes eliminated.
Check by our myspace this Monday coming when we have Tripod on for a special Rogues Gallery podcast.
:O you didn't get to access to our free bar? You should have told me I would have snuck you a drink. Maybe you should get the school to use Symphony as your LMS then you could go to next years conference. Although if you really do have a short attention span like myself (easier to drive and admire shiny things in the country), you'll go nuts sitting still trying to listen to the speakers.
Thanks for the laughs on Thursday night, hope I didn't scare you too much. We don't get let out often in the bush. Was the capital H deliberate when you wrote "Josh Hurries away" (or something along those lines), at the bottom of one of your closed posters? I had heard you’re a real stickler for correct spelling and grammar so it caught me by surprise. Oh and this question does is not an invitation to have a dig at my spelling and grammar because I openly acknowledge I fuck that up all the time.
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