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Robin Ince wins Crick Science Journalism award
Robin Ince is the winner of the University of Northampton's annual Crick Science Journalism award.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd October 2016The rise and fall and rise of podcasts
More than four million people listen to podcasts in the UK. We speaks to the stars behind the pod phenomenon...
Eamonn Forde, The Big Issue, 26th September 2016Eric Idle to resurrect Rutland Weekend Television
Eric Idle is teaming up with Professor Brian Cox to bring back Rutland Weekend Television for a one hour Christmas special.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2016I remember when all this was veggie cafes & stripclubs
The greatest confusion in stand up now is brought on by the expectations of an audience nurtured on mainstream TV comedy, and the ambitions of the stand up comedians who may wish to test themselves further than the audience want.
Robin Ince, FringePig, 5th August 2016Tributes following death of producer John Pidgeon
Tributes have been coming in today for John Pidgeon, who has died aged 69.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th July 2016Robin Ince on his retreat from stand-up
Despite what I imagined, I am not hungry to perform (though I am quite peckish for a book deal).
Robin Ince, , 12th July 2016What's it like to have mental health issues on circuit?
"It's a double edged sword in that in one regard comedy is incredibly accepting," comedian Felicity Ward tells us.
Ryan Barrell, The Huffington Post, 30th June 2016Robin Ince on his return to stand-up
The retirement from stand-up didn't quite work out, but it is like an alcoholic going from 6 pints and 6 shorts to a glass of wine a night, maybe a large glass.
Robin Ince, , 18th March 2016Robin Ince: Hell is other people, so is Twitter hell?
Twitter was meant to be a frivolity, a lark, a brief glance out of the window before getting back to something a little more important, now we have become immersed, it can accidentally become our reality, the fiction is found when you step down the loft ladder.
Robin Ince, , 16th February 2016Podcast review: Book Shambles
Robin Ince and Josie Long must be the two most enthusiastic people in comedy. I'm not sure why they even need a guest on their literary podcast Book Shambles as they can pretty much talk the hind legs off a whole stable of donkeys without any assistance. But the guests are handy as in some ways they rein in the twin-pronged Ince/Long gush-fest and the new instalment is a particularly good one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th February 2016