Josh Sharp
American actor and writer
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Josh Sharp is an actor and writer, best known for writing and starring in Dicks: The Musical.
Early life
Sharp attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he explored improv, musical theater, and comedy.[1]
Career
After graduating from college, Sharp moved to New York.[2] In New York, Sharp met fellow comedians Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, and Joel Kim Booster.[3] He also met Aaron Jackson through Langan Kingsley.[4] Sharp began performing with Upright Citizens Brigade in 2009.[5] He and Aaron Jackson collaborated on several comedy pieces, including the Funny or Die video Series "Jared & Ivanka."[6]
Sharp was a correspondent for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper in 2017.[7] Comedy Central decided not to renew the show in 2018.[8]
With Aaron Jackson, Sharp wrote and starred in the musical Fucking Identical Twins which played with Upright Citizens Brigade for more than a year. In 2016, the musical was optioned by 20th Century Fox for film adaptation.[9] The film, Dicks: The Musical, premiered in 2023.[10]
Sharp has appeared several times on the podcast Las Culturistas.[11]
In 2025, Sharp premiered his one-man comedy show, "ta-da!", at the Greenwich House Theater.[12] The 80-minute show, directed by Sam Pinkleton, features 2,000 PowerPoint slides, which Sharp memorized.[12]