John Robertson
- Australian
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Gilded Balloon announces first Edinburgh Fringe shows
Gilded Balloon shows take place from 31st July - 26th August with tickets on sale from 12pm, Wednesday 21st February.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2024Edinburgh 2023: pick of the programme - children's shows
Our top picks of children's shows at Edfringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 16th June 2023Mark Watson launches online-only comedy festival Access
Mark Watson is launching an online-only comedy festival for stand-up fans that can't get to live gigs, featuring himself, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Sarah Keyworth among others. He is also recording a fourth series of Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life for Radio 4.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2022John Robertson to perform 50 hour Dark Room show on Twitch
John Robertson will perform his acclaimed interactive live-action videogame comedy show The Dark Room for 50 hours on Twitch. Starting 8pm on Friday 2nd December, it'll run until 10pm on Sunday 4th December 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 29th November 2022Gilded Balloon announces Edinburgh shows
The Gilded Balloon has announced the latest collection of shows from this year's Gilded Balloon Fringe season which will go on sale on Wednesday, 6th April.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th April 2022Comedy festival for April Fools
The OSO Arts Centre in Barnes is launching a two-day celebration of the most creative new voices in comedy today. Headling the festival will be John Robertson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th February 2022Review: John Robertson's The Dark Room
When I wrote up a preview of Robertson's show and then went along, I thought I knew what I was in for - I was wrong.
Hope Lynes, Narc Magazine, 13th December 2021John Robertson to stage 50 hour version of Dark Room
John Robertson is to stage a 50-hour online performance of his interactive gaming stand-up show The Dark Show next week.
Chortle, 21st May 2021Chortle Awards names Legends Of Lockdown
Fergus Craig, Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stevie Martin, Alistair Green, Janey Godley, Mark Olver, Archie Henderson, Catherine Bohart, Toussaint Douglass and Munya Chawawa are amongst those named Legends Of Lockdown in the Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2021How stand-ups swapped the Fringe for Twitch
There has been a huge comedy boom on the gaming platform, enabling acts such as Bilal Zafar to gain creative control and reach new audiences.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 12th January 2021