John Robins (I)
- 43 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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The comics standing up for mental health
As the series Comedy Against Living Miserably launches, two comedians explain how their jobs affect their emotional wellbeing - and how they hope to help their audiences.
Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 23rd March 2020Line up for Bristol Comedy Garden revealed
This year's Bristol Comedy Garden returns to Queen Square (June 3rd-7th) for a ninth edition of the South West's biggest comedy festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2020Elis James and John Robins win radio award
Elis James and John Robins have won at the ARIAS, the awards dubbed the 'radio Oscars'.
British Comedy Guide, 5th March 2020Robins & James: proof radio comedy's best when risky
Comedy without risk isn't comedy at all, but the nature of risks is that they're, well, risky. I was nervous when, last year, Elis James and John Robins transferred their popular commercial Radio X show to Friday afternoons on BBC 5 Live. It can take a few listens to get the joke. But once you do, the show is an absolute delight.
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 26th February 2020Comedies in the running for ARIAS 2020 awards
Elis James & John Robins, James Veitch, Kurupt FM, ReincarNathan, Chris Ramsey & Rosie Ramsey, and Dave Berry are amongst the comedy-related nominees in the Audio & Radio Industry Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2020Opinion: top comedy gigs of 2019
Here are my top comedy gigs of 2019 very much in no particular order. Impossible to pick one out, but hopefully if you've been reading beyond the joke over the last twelve months some of these are favourites of yours too.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th December 2019John Robins interview
John Robins on shame, his new stand-up show and his love of Freddie Mercury.
Ben Williams, The Sunday Post, 11th October 2019John Robins: I'm 94% introvert
Elis James and I took the Myers-Briggs personality test. I scored 94 per cent introvert, and only six per cent extrovert.
Metro, 8th October 2019Does it matter if stand-ups tell true stories on stage?
Does it matter if the stories and anecdotes stand-up comedians tell in their shows are actually true?
John Robins & Elis James, BBC, 17th August 2019John Robins on online gambling
John Robins has spoken about his teenage addiction to fruit machines - saying that he could have been driven to suicide had he had access to online gambling at the time.
Chortle, 3rd August 2019