Danny Robins

BBC lefty bias survives even the coldest Swedish winter

I've been doing something extremely rare for me, during this latest lockdown - listening to a BBC Radio sitcom. They are invariably dire, groaningly unfunny. But this one came on one day while I was busy cooking and my hands were too sticky to turn the radio off, so I began to listen. And lo, it made me laugh!

End Of The Pier review

End Of The Pier is slightly behind the curve as far as stand-up attitudes are concerned.

End of the Pier review

Familiar TV faces give outstanding performances in Danny Robins' thought-provoking new play.

Rudy's Rare Records review

The term 'community theatre' is often the kiss of death for many ostensibly noble productions. It smacks of political correctness and limited horizons. But for Danny Robins and Lenny Henry's glorious radio comedy set in a dusty Handsworth record store, it is the kiss of life.

Radio Times review

Radio regular Danny Robins's new sitcom, about a British comic who has married a Swede and is trying to come to terms with Swedish culture, is heavily autobiographical. Robins, who wrote Rudy's Rare Records, really did marry a Swede and her father really is the mayor of a town with a (to non-Swedes) unpronounceable name.

In episode one somebody says, "Do Swedes have a sense of humour?" (They certainly do. Robins, above, is one of several British comics who play Swedish comedy clubs). It has to be said that a large proportion of Robins's humour derives from the British perception of Swedish gloominess. But it's affectionate.

Interview: Danny Robins

The character comedian divulges his eclectic musical secrets.

An interview with Danny Robins

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Edinburgh Fringe grilling: Danny Robins

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