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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 2022Robin 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 2022New 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 2022Robin 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 2022Comedians 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 2022Live 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 2021Rarely 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 2021Big names added to the Slapstick Festival 2022
Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Barry Cryer, Sally Phillips, Richard Herring, Tim Vine and more...
Chortle, 22nd October 2021Review: Laugharne Weekend
It has regularly been said that the Laugharne Festival is a dream-like event. And this year's three-day arts reverie in the small town in South Wales where Dylan Thomas used to write was no exception.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th October 2021The Comedy Arcade review
This is yet another podcast any comedy-seeker should have on their already overcrowded radars. Especially if you can see it live.
Chortle, 9th August 2021