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Robin Ince

Robin Ince

  • 55 years old
  • English
  • Writer, stand-up comedian, presenter and author

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Robin Ince on tour: Wine-tasting woes with Professor Brian Cox

In Australia with Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince finds his wine-tasting skills far less powerful than his fear of spiders.

Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 19th November 2022

Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel review

It comes as a surprise to find it's taken 31 years of doing stand-up for Robin Ince to have his first comedy special on Radio 4.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th July 2022

Robin Ince: This week is the first time that a stand-up show I am happy with will be broadcast

Actually, after 31 years, it is my first ever hour of stand-up to make it on TV or radio.

Robin Ince, Cosmic Shambles, 11th July 2022

Robin Ince lands Radio 4 stand-up show

Robin Ince has recorded a two-part Radio 4 special, Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel. He is also publishing Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive's Tour of the Bookshops of Britain, about his obsessive love of books.

British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2022

Robin Ince: A Waste of Offence

I have known Ricky Gervais for almost 30 years. I have toured with him, written with him and been the bearer of the brunt of the practical jokes required to alleviate him of his tour boredom (hung up on coat racks, buried on beaches, covered in make up)... Anti trans punchlines seem to have become highly profitable and it ignores the dehumanising effect on a swathe of already marginalised people. I think Ricky believes it is just him being a "naughty boy". I believe it makes him a pin up and role model for the alt right (which is sadly just the mainstream right nowadays) and, whether he likes it or not, a useful ally in the culture war.

Robin Ince's Blog, 26th May 2022

New podcasts from Robin Ince and Cosmic Shambles

Robin Ince and the Cosmic Shambles organisation have lots of podcasts to stick between your ears, as follows.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th May 2022

Robin Ince: hurricanes and hangovers

On Robin Ince's 100-bookshop tour, the choice of breakfast confuses, and the bad weather confounds.

Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 31st March 2022

Comedians join the line-up of Laugharne Weekend

The line-up this year includes Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jen Brister, Nick Revell, Mark Thomas and Fast Show star-turned-author Charlie Higson.

Robin Ince will reprise his 2021 Linda Smith lecture, which involved talking and smashing a watermelon. The Linda Smith Lecture was established in 2015 as an annual event to celebrate the much missed comedian's life and work and to reflect on the comedy business.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th February 2022

Live comedy battered by Covid cancellations

The government has been accused of 'taking a sledgehammer' to live comedy, with mixed Covid messages shattering the industry's fragile recovery.

Chortle, 16th December 2021

Rarely asked questions: Robin Ince

Is Robin Ince the hardest working polymath in showbiz? It certainly seems like it if you follow him on social media where he keeps everyone bang up to date with his various projects.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th December 2021

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