Abi Roberts
- Stand-up comedian
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Abi Roberts' Musical CID invites comics to talk music
Guests at 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show include Luisa Omielan, Nathan Caton, Romesh Ranganathan and Al Murray.
Maud Sampson, The List, 14th August 2014Ani Roberts Q&A
Abi Roberts and her big hair exploded onto the stand-up comedy scene in 2011, after a number of years as a musical and cabaret performer. She talks to Giggle Beats about taking two shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, her experiences of the festival, plans for the autumn and more.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 26th July 2014Edinburgh Fringe Interview 2014
Abi Roberts' Musical CID is a new comedy confessional show that delves into what the biggest names in comedy have in their record collections and on their iPods. Have you ever wondered which famous comedian listens to Michael Jackson before a gig?
The New Current, 8th July 2014The Abi Roberts three minute interview
Popular comedian, Abi Roberts, is bringing two shows up to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Her debut solo stand up hour is the intriguingly entitled Twerk in Progress, but Martin Walker first asks about her wholly original chat show idea, Musical CID.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 20th June 2014The Abi Roberts Three Minute Interview
"I'm very excited about this show. It's on at the Gilded Balloon, every lunchtime. We have a different guest comedian on each show. I came up with the idea way back in 2009 and it's been sizzling underneath for a while until we did our first show in 2012, as a one-off experiment."
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 20th June 201410 minutes with... Abi Roberts
Abi Roberts is taking a leaf out of Dylan Moran's book - and performing stand-up comedy in Russia. Roberts, a singer turned stand-up from Durham, is fluent in the language after studying Russian at university, and in 2014 she's heading to eastern Europe for the UK-Russia Year of Culture. Adam Mulholland takes ten minutes - or half an hour, if we're honest - to find out more about the trip.
Adam Mulholland, Giggle Beats, 14th February 2013Abi Roberts interview
Abi Roberts first rose to fame in a series of sketch shows featured both on the London stage and at the Edinburgh Festival...
Howard Gorman, PPSF Webzine, 15th June 2012