Abi Roberts
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Woke comedy is like joyless sex - pointless
If comedians can't think freely, no one is laughing.
Abi Roberts, Spiked, 18th December 2020Abi Roberts: This lady's not for burning
The Woke Find Generals have cost me work, but I won't stop speaking up for women's sex-based rights.
Abi Roberts, Spiked, 30th October 2020Fringe: 25 of the all-time funniest jokes
These are some of the best jokes and one-liners we've heard at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past few years.
Sarah Wilson, The Scotsman, 9th July 2019Britain's Hardest Working Comedians of 2017 announced
Gary Delaney has been announced as Britain's Hardest Working Comedian of 2017, in data analysed by Ents24. The full top 20 is in this story.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2017Comedians say faces used in Canada artwork are theirs
UK comedians say it is no joke that their faces, initially featured in an Edinburgh Festival brochure, are being used in an art installation in Canada.
Emma Harrison, BBC, 29th November 2017Abi Roberts recalls her Unforgettable Five
All gigs teach you something.
Abi Roberts, Chortle, 18th August 2017Fringe Q&As: Abi Roberts
Abi Roberts on living in the former Soviet Union in the 90s, watching Columbo and eating crisps.
Linda Howard, The Herald, 13th July 2017#EdFringe17: Abi Roberts is an Anglichanka
In 2016, Abi Roberts became the first UK comedian to perform in Russia - in Russian! Now, in 2017, the centenary of the Russian Revolution, she's here to shed some light on our continental neighbours and tell us what side of a blini is buttered.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 5th July 2017Abi Roberts interview
Abi Roberts has a fearless approach to comedy. Her latest show, as you will read below, discusses what it was like to live in the USSR during the 90s.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 2nd July 2017Fringe 2017 - Abi Roberts: Anglichanka
First UK comic to perform in Russia (in Russian) tells all.
Kara Alberts, The Edinburgh Reporter, 1st July 2017