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title: "Josh Magee: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026"
description: "Josh Magee, an improviser, next at ITS Comedy Festival, 8–15 November 2026: who they are and every festival that has billed them."
url: https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/josh-magee/
updated: 2026-11-13
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# Josh Magee

Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026

Josh Magee is an actor, writer and comedian from Perth who has taught improv since 2017 and is on the teaching staff of Improv Theatre Sydney.

[Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [Their site ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/josh-magee/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/)

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## Who is Josh Magee?

Josh Magee is an actor, writer and comedian from Perth who has taught improv since 2017 and is on the teaching staff of Improv Theatre Sydney. He co-founded the theatre's House Team programme, created its showcase ITS Big House, and co-produces ITS Sketchibition, its monthly sketch night. He started improvising in high school, and in 2007 his school team won Western Australia's state Theatresports title, and later studied long-form improv and sketch at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles and New York. He holds a bachelor's degree in film and performance studies and a graduate diploma in screenwriting, and has played the Del Close Marathon, the Edinburgh Fringe and the Melbourne Comedy Festival. In 2026 he coached the house team Milkshake and played in The Teachers' Lounge at the Eternity Playhouse during that year's ITS Comedy Festival. [1]

At a glance

**Comedy**

Improv

**Base**

Perth (from)

**Known for**

Co-producer of ITS Sketchibition, the monthly sketch show

**Next**

ITS, Nov 2026

**Updated**

13 November 2026

## Where to see Josh Magee next

- ![Outside the Enmore Theatre, Newtown, Sydney, on a show night in March 2013](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/aus-sydney-1600.webp)
8–15 November 2026 **ITS Comedy Festival** Sydney, Australia · headlining
[The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/)

## On stage and screen

1. Known forCo-producer of ITS Sketchibition, the monthly sketch show [1]
2. CreditStudied longform improv and sketch at the UCB Theatre, Los Angeles and New York [1]
3. Credit · 2026The Teachers' Lounge, ITS Comedy Festival, Eternity Playhouse [2]
4. Award · 2007W.A. State Theatresports Competition, with his high school team [1]
5. Teaches · 2017Improv Theatre Sydney; co-founder of the ITS House Team program [1]
6. Teaches · 2026Coach of the house team Milkshake [3]

## Festival history

1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia, headlining

## Josh Magee: questions

**What is Josh Magee known for?**

Co-producer of ITS Sketchibition, the monthly sketch show.

**Where can I see Josh Magee live?**

At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026.

**Is Josh Magee stand-up?**

No: Josh Magee is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same.

**Where is Josh Magee from?**

Josh Magee works from Perth (from).

## Find Josh Magee

[improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/josh-magee/)

### Sources

1. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/speaker/josh-magee/)
2. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/its-smackdown-grand-final-the-teachers-lounge)
3. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/house-teams/)

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