Television Pasquale rose to fame in 1987, when he appeared on
New Faces. He auditioned as a bet with a friend, and every time he answered one of the director's questions, the judging panel laughed even more. A week later, his secretary at the holiday camp told him he will be competing. During the course of the series, Pasquale smashed a guitar, did magic tricks, and met
Ken Dodd who gave him a couple of jokes to perform, and he won the round immediately after the advice. He eventually finished runner-up. From 2007–2008, Pasquale voiced Nine the Cat in
CBBC's adaptation of ''
Frankenstein's Cat''. In March 2020, he guest starred in an episode of the
BBC daytime soap opera
Doctors as
himself, in an episode titled "The Joe Pasquale Problem". On 6 December 2004, he won the
fourth series of the UK television show ''
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''. In January 2013, Pasquale became one of twelve celebrities participating in the
eighth series of
Dancing on Ice, with skating partner
Vicky Ogden. They were eliminated on 10 February, claiming sixth place. In 2025 he appeared as "The Maverick", a guest chaser on the
ITV game show
Beat the Chasers. He was masked and used a
voice changer before revealing his identity at the end of the show. Pasquale also briefly appeared in the
Taskmaster season 20 episode 'A 1970s camping kettle.', for which he recorded a bit for contestant
Reece Shearsmith.
Stage Pasquale has starred in numerous Christmas
pantomimes for various venues across the UK. In 1999, Pasquale made his stage acting debut in
Larry Shue's
The Nerd before playing
Guildenstern in a UK tour of
Tom Stoppard's
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 2004 and in 2007, Pasquale played
Leo Bloom in the UK tour of
Mel Brooks's musical
The Producers opposite
Cory English and
Russ Abbot. He also played Tony Grimsdyke in a UK tour of
Doctor in the House opposite
Robert Powell in 2012 and played King Arthur in
Monty Python's
Spamalot at the
Playhouse Theatre in
London's West End on a UK tour from 2013 to 2016. In 2018, Pasquale played Frank Spencer in ''
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', based on the BBC sitcom, on a UK tour. In 2021, Pasquale played Al in
John Godber's
April in Paris on a UK tour opposite
Sarah Earnshaw. Pasquale joined
Bradley Walsh,
Brian Conley and
Shane Richie as part of "The Prat Pack" for a one-night-only sold-out concert at the
London Palladium on 30 March 2024. Following the Palladium concert, the four reunited to celebrate the opening of
Fareham Live on 28 September 2024. The four will tour the UK in April and May 2025.
Allegations of plagiarism Pasquale has been accused of
joke theft by
Stewart Lee, who incorporated his allegations as part of Lee's comedy routine.
Frank Skinner accused Pasquale of plagiarism in 2010, in using a routine about a rollercoaster prank from one of Skinner's DVD performances.
Other work Pasquale wrote the musical stage version of
Rentaghost which toured the UK in 2006. On 24 September 2005, the 30-minute Breakout Trust DVD, entitled "It's a Boy", was published. Pasquale starred as the voice of an Innkeeper named Garralus. Alongside him were performers such as
Cannon and Ball, and
Sir Cliff Richard. The production was a new take on the
nativity story and was released in time for Christmas 2005. Pasquale performed the voice of a rat in the 2006 film
Garfield 2, also as the voice of The Dentist in 2008's
Horton Hears a Who! Pasquale also provided the voice over for
Underdog, a cartoon dog mascot of personal injury firm
National Accident Helpline. == Stage and screen credits ==