Who is Channel 4 2024 Paralympic Games comedian and presenter Josh Pugh?

Josh Pugh has built an impressive career as a comedian over the past decade, both on television and on stage.

The comedian now has the job of a lifetime as one of Channel 4’s presenters for the Paris Paralympic Games.

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Who is Josh Pugh?

Josh Pugh, born 20 August 1989, is an English comedian and actor.

The comedian has built a successful career since his breakthrough in 2014.

Before he got TV fame he won the “new act” competitions at both the Birmingham Comedy Festival and Nottingham Comedy Festival in 2015.

Following this, Josh was crowned Midland New Act of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and English Comedian of the Year in 2016.

Nowadays the comic strip is known for Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 cats does Countdownand Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

Josh also hosts a podcast, Josh And Phil’s Knowledge Club, with Phil Pagett

The comedian is visually impaired and is played for EnglandPartially Seeing football team between 2012 and 2022.

He lives in Atherstone with his wife and their child, whom they welcomed in December 2021.

Will Josh Pugh attend the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games?

Comedian Josh Pugh is one of the presenters covering the Paralympic Games for Channel 4.

He is in Paris with Rose Ayling Ellis, Rose Ayling Ellis and Vick Hope, among others, to report on the big event.

Josh took to Instagram to talk about the honour of being one of Channel 4’s Paralympic presenters: “Proud to announce I’m joining the @channel4 presenting team for this year’s #paralympicgames.

“They let me loose on the ground in Paris, imagine a Des Lynam meets Sexcetera kind of vibe. Blessed.”

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How to watch the 2024 Paralympic Games

Sports fans are in for a treat this summer, as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games kick off just over two weeks after the end of the Olympic Games.

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be broadcast live on Channel 4 in the UK from 7pm on 28 August 2024.

The Games will last until September 8, 2024.

American spectators can tune in to Peacock or NBC’s Olympic platforms

All events taking place during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Each sport is divided into subcategories, giving athletes the opportunity to compete on an equal footing with people with a similar disability.

These are the events:

• Para archery
• Para-athletics
• Parabadminton
• Blind football
• Boccia
• Para canoe
• Para-cycling
• Para-horse riding
• Goal ball
• For judo
• Para powerlifting
• Para rowing
• Shooting Parasport
• Seated volleyball
• Para swimming
• For table tennis
• For taekwondo
• Para-triathlon
• Wheelchair basketball
• Wheelchair screens
• Wheelchair rugby
• Wheelchair tennis