About this episode

Josh Pugh discusses how sports influenced his comedy career and the inspiration behind his new sitcom.

Josh Pugh is back and this time the comedian and ex-England partially-sighted football player reveals how his enthusiasm taught him valuable lessons that helped him with his life and comedy career. He also talks about how he felt directionless at the early stages of his career and talks about how he came to find the inspiration for his forthcoming sit-com Stepping Up. Check out the new ⁠Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug⁠! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ See Seann Walsh on the next leg of his This Is Torture tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Here Comes Trouble

Guest: Josh Pugh

Topics covered

• comedy
• sports
• inspiration
• sitcom
• career development

Keywords

• Josh Pugh
• comedy
• sports
• sitcom
• inspiration
• career
• England football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Class Clown

Books & works: Stepping Up

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