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Fringe 2015 - For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig
Line-up confirmed so far includes: Nish Kumar (MC), Tony Law, Trygve Wakenshaw, Tiernan Douieb, Alex Edelman, Sofie Hagen, ACMS in the guise of Thom Tuck and John-Luke Roberts, and the Weirdos collective (whose 2012 Christmas shows saw them perform Spielberg's Hook live on stage, with the award-winning John Kearns in Williams' role of Peter Pan).
Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter, 29th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - John-Luke Roberts
John-Luke Roberts' new show Stdad-Up is about the death of his father. But hold on, this one is different. It also features multi-coloured balloons.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2015This week's new live comedy
Previews of Robin Ince, Pierre Novellie and John-Luke Roberts.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 26th June 2015Radio Times review
The panel show that's a cross between QI and The Moral Maze returns with former Sunday Express political editor Julia Hartley-Brewer proving that ethical absolutes are hard to pin down when she is asked whether she would sever investment ties with a company caught in nefarious deeds. This prompts host Sue Perkins to offer the memorable threat. "I'm gonna hashtag the cack out of you!"
The delight of the show is that everyone is given space to expand their ideas and come up with recurring motifs, which gives former chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association Clark Carlisle the opportunity to prove that not only should he hold the title of the most intelligent footballer but also that of the funniest. It's something quite gross to do with his feeding his cats.
John-Luke Roberts gets to live out his dream pretending to be a gay man in public, while anyone who's not seen the films When Harry Met Sally, Bambi, Dumbo, Se7en, Sixth Sense and Titanic should steer clear of Kerry Godliman's spolier section.
But I can reveal that this show ends with a moral quandary that stumps all the panel. It involves Miley Cyrus and Bono. Enough said.
David Crawford, Radio Times, 4th February 2014Top 5 free comedies at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Featuring Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, Sean McLoughlin, Nat Luurtsema and John-Luke Roberts.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 2nd August 2013This week's new live comedy
Previews of John-Luke Roberts, John Gordillo and Alfie Brown.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 6th July 2013Alternative Comedy Memorial Society review
Billed as a place where it's more important to try something new and interesting than be funny every time, that might prompt sighs and weary expectations of dodgy costumes, mime and deathly silence following a particularly flat gag. But founders and curators John-Luke Roberts and Thom Tuck are wiser than that.
Rachel Holdsworth, Londonist, 2nd April 2013An interview with The Behemoth
The Behemoth is a grandiosely named comedy duo made up of Nadia Kamil and John-Luke Roberts, which has won critical acclaim and a successful run of Edinburgh shows.
The Humourdor, 11th July 2011Edinburgh Interview: John-Luke Roberts
John-Luke Roberts talks about writing for the BBC at university, getting inspired by Simon Munnery as a teenager and his new murderous comedy show.
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 29th August 2010A brief history of comedy's greatest serial killers
John-Luke Roberts talks about some of the people he talks about in his show.
John-Luke Roberts, Fest Mag, 13th August 2010