Josh Earl (born 26 June 1981) is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter, musician and formerly worked in a school library. He was the presenter of the comeback version of the ABC's musical quiz show '' Spicks and Specks'' that ran from 5 February to 19 December 2014.

Career

Among Earl's many comedy performances have been ''Josh Earl is a Librarian'' which has been performed in

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and

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, and ''Josh Earl vs. The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book'', which toured

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and interstate venues. Earl's radio appearances include the ''Lime Champions'' sketch show on Melbourne FM radio

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and appearances on

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and radio

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. His television performances include the original '' Spicks and Specks'' show, ''

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'' and '' Adam Hills Tonight''. Earl has also appeared over nine times at the ''

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''.

Awards

* Perth Fringe Festival 2012 – Best Comedy

Personal life

Earl is married and has two children.

References

External links

Josh Earl websiteJosh Earl facebook pageJosh Earl Twitter accountSpicks and Specks website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Earl, Josh Living people People from Burnie, Tasmania * * * * 1981 births Australian male comedians Australian game show hosts