Josh Weller Explained

Josh Brent Weller
Birth Name:Joshua Brent Weller
Birth Date:29 January 1988[1]
Occupation:Singer, musician, comedian
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, drums, bass, percussion, keyboards
Label:Unsigned

Joshua Brent Weller is an English comedian, actor, musician, comic-book writer, and podcast host.

Career

Weller's first solo single "Pretty Girls" was released on Yodel in 2008,[2] followed by EP Push, again on Yodel in 2009,[3] produced by Ryan Hadlock who had recently completed Gossip's Standing in the Way of Control and Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit's A Larum.[4] Both releases sold out, with Push entering the UK Indie Chart at number 11.[5] [6]

Weller has toured and played with Mumford and Sons,[7] The Offspring, Jack Garratt, Stereophonics, Descendents, The Noisettes,[8] The Maccabees (Orlando Weeks, lead vocalist, created Josh's 'trademark' Logo), Florence and The Machine, Born Ruffians,[9] The XX, Johnny Flynn and Paloma Faith [10] since he began playing live in 2008.

In 2009, Weller released the seasonal single "It's Christmas (And I Hate You)", a duet with Paloma Faith.[11] He also wrote two songs for Brazilian singer Cibelle's 2010 album Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel.[12]

In April 2014, Weller started the Excitable Boy Podcast, a weekly comedy and music podcast. Guests have included Gemma Arterton, Lianne La Havas, Juliet Simms, Neck Deep, Kevin Lyman, Bebe Rexha, Geoff Lloyd, Steve Furst and comedian Alex Edelman.

Weller provided lead guitar and vocals for punk band The Kenneths until the band's demise in December 2018.

In 2018 Weller released Die Already, a ten-part comic book series, with CollegeHumor's subscription service Dropout.

Weller featured in seasons three and five of ITV 2's The Stand Up Sketch Show.[13] He currently plays Boris in Season 3 of Netflix's The Witcher. Weller plays Demetri in the Paramount+ limited series A Gentleman in Moscow

Weller habitually edits his own Wikipedia page to falsely report his death in bizarre circumstances, using obituaries for other individuals of the same name as citations.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERVIEW: Katie Antoniou talks to Josh Weller about making music and being Funny. Run Riot! . 18 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Discogs: Josh Weller: Pretty Girls: YODL 003. Discogs. 24 August 2013.
  3. Web site: MusicBrainz: Josh Weller: Push. 24 August 2013.
  4. Web site: theDigitalFix: Josh Weller: Push: EP details news. 24 August 2013. 5 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105082320/http://music.thedigitalfix.com/content/5923/josh-weller-new-ep-details-news.html. dead.
  5. Web site: One To Watch: Josh Weller. Teen First. 4 August 2010.
  6. Web site: ATM to Industry. Access to Music. 4 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100907040607/http://www.accesstomusic.co.uk/news/ATMtoIndustry.php. 7 September 2010. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: The River Rat Pack Line Up Announced . UK Festival Guides . 2 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Josh Weller und Noisettes live in Montreux (Videos und Bilder). Die Klangschau. German. 4 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091002000118/http://blog.klangschau.com/2009/07/josh-weller-und-noisettes-live-in-montreux-videos-und-bilder/. 2 October 2009. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Josh Weller Born Ruffians Tour. Facebook. 2 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Josh Weller Paloma Faith Tour. 2 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718082728/http://www.palomafaith.com/gb/news/article/uk_and_european_tour_dates_with_josh_weller/. 18 July 2011. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Static Caravan Recordings VAN 178 – That Fuzzy Feeling – EP. Static Caravan. 1 January 2012.
  12. Web site: Release Details: CRAMMED DISCS. Crammed.Be. 1 January 2012.
  13. Web site: Josh Weller SUSS . NA . 8 February 2021.
  14. EP. 197 - Josh Weller (Comedian). Acast. Sappenin' Podcast with Sean Smith. Sean Smith and Morgan Richards. 2 September 2022. 07:31. 3 September 2022.