Josh Samuels
Writing
Biography
Josh Samuels was born in Walnut Creek, California. He spent most of his youth in San Francisco and Marin County, California. After high school he attended College of Marin while working at Video Kamron, a video store specializing in foreign and independent films. After graduating from the University of Southern California he moved to Brisbane, Australia to go to film school. While living in New Zealand, Josh began writing for the stage with his theatre group Breaking the 5th Wall. This lead to filming a pilot for the group's show You Can't Beat Wellington and to write on 7 Days. After moving to Melbourne in 2012 he has continued writing and producing for television and the stage.
Known For
7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the Week, hosted by Jeremy Corbett and created by The Down Low Concept. Paul Ego and Dai Henwood usually appear on each episode, along with other comedians, who form teams and answer questions about news stories from the last week.
7 Days
From baffling people on the street to orchestrating elaborate tricks, Justin Willman blends good-natured magic with grown-up laughs.
Magic for Humans
The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting aspires to take sketch comedy in a different direction. With longer-form scenes, less traditional material, and surprising cast, it will be at times random, often ridiculous and occasionally surreal.
The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting
You're Skitting Me is an edgy Australian sketch comedy series starring six new Australian teen actors who perform sketches about zombies, cavemen, naughty girl guides and parodies of Twilight and talent shows. Cosmo, Rowan, Hayden, Jake, Molly and Mia are fresh, funny, unpredictable and different and give the series its innovative, edgy appeal.