John Robins
John Robins

John Robins (I)

  • 41 years old
  • English
  • Writer and stand-up comedian

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Tom Allen to host Dave show The Island

Tom Allen will front channel Dave's new format The Island, which has been devised by comedians James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins.

British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2021

Comedies nominated in Audio & Radio Industry Awards

The nominees for the Audio & Radio Industry Awards 2021 (ARIAS) include The Musical Life Of..., Sketchtopia, The Skewer, Jason Manford and the podcasts Alan Partridge: From The Oasthouse and Kim Noble: Futile Attempts (At Surviving Tomorrow).

British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2021

Luminaries of Lockdown: part two

Here's our second-round up of the luminaries of lockdown, some of the streaming gigs, social media feeds, podcasts and more who have done so much to provide laughs over the past 12 months.

Chortle, 30th March 2021

John Robins launches pub podcast

John Robins is launching a new podcast series celebrating his love of the Great British pub. The Moon Under Water launches on April 12 - the same day pubs across England are allowed to reopen their beer gardens and outdoor spaces.

Chortle, 29th March 2021

Staged and Gone Fishing win Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

Staged and Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing have won prizes in the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2021. Additionally, Elis James and John Robins were the winners in the podcast category.

British Comedy Guide, 12th March 2021

French & Saunders to star in Radio 4 comedy

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will star in Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?, a one-off festive Radio 4 comedy about two sisters. Radio 4's other festive highlights include new episodes of Ed Reardon's Week and Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!.

British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2020

Ian Cognito film being made

Ian Cognito, the hellraising stand-up comedian who died in 2019, is to be the subject of a new film.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2020

Greenwich Comedy Festival with Josh Widdicombe review

Residents of Greenwich in South London have become used to a giant marquee popping up in the grounds of the historic National Maritime Museum each September, attracting the cream of comedy to the borough's comedy festival. This year it's different - because everything is.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th September 2020

Live review: Greenwich Comedy Festival

I've been to all sorts of comedy shows in the last few months, but this one seemed to be the best. Maybe it's because Greenwich Comedy Festival gigs always have an al fresco vibe as they are usually in marquees. Maybe I just needed a laugh more than ever. Or maybe the acts were just excellent and that's what a comedy gig needs most of all.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th September 2020

Josie Long speaks about violent online threats and sexism in comedy

Josie Long has spoken of the sexism she encountered as a teenage stand-up and the violent misogynistic abuse that she attracts online.

British Comedy Guide, 9th September 2020

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