Rob Auton
Rob Auton

Rob Auton

  • Actor, stand-up comedian and writer

Press clippings

Rob Auton: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The British stand-up shares what makes him laugh, including Curb Your Enthusiasm bloopers, a woman falling over very slowly and a very muddy walk.

Rob Auton, The Guardian, 27th March 2024

Assembly announces first batch of Edinburgh Fringe Shows

Assembly Festival has announced its first shows for its 2024 season, running Wednesday 31 July to Monday 26 August.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th February 2024

Rob Auton: "I wanted to test my sense of humour"

Former Glastonbury festival poet in residence Rob Auton tells us how a chance poetry reading at his boss's house led to a career as a stand-up comedian.

Rob Auton, Square Mile, 4th December 2023

Edinburgh Fringe 2023 comes to a close: Here are our favourite shows of the festival

As the world's biggest theatre festival comes to a close for another year, we take a look back at the Fringe and our favourite shows of 2023.

Jonny Walfisz, Euronews, 27th August 2023

Rob Auton on his personal new show at Edinburgh Fringe

Euronews Culture sat down with Rob Auton to discuss how he's getting his human experience during his Edinburgh Fringe show (one of our top picks of the festival).

Jonny Walfisz, Euronews, 19th August 2023

Are your work presentations funny? It's a slippery slope, warns comedian Rob Auton

While some comedians may go to the Edinburgh Fringe armed with a darkly comic story of their past trauma, Rob Auton had the colour yellow.

Kitty Chrisp, Metro, 19th August 2023

Rob Auton encounters a very drunk audience member

Rob Auton's Edinburgh Fringe show is in the afternoon... but that didn't stop him having to cope with a particularly drunk audience member.

British Comedy Guide, 10th August 2023

No audience! Fringe stars on the day they suffered every performer's nightmare

Georgie Grier's headline-grabbing plight isn't so rare. Edinburgh veterans from Gyles Brandreth to Robin Grainger share their tales of woe.

Dominic Cavendish and Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 7th August 2023

The 30 funniest jokes at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe

Brace to giggle... or groan - comedians headed to the Fringe give us their best gags.

The Telegraph, 2nd August 2023

Rob Auton interview

"One reviewer said I had a 'Sloth-like' delivery."

Entertainment Now, 2nd August 2023

Share this page