John Robertson
- Australian
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 6
John Robertson: We are all subversive freaks now, right?
John Robertson talks about "freedom of speech" and the power of a suit.
British Comedy Guide, 13th August 2016The 10 weirdest shows at the Edinburgh Fringe
The world's largest arts festival always attracts its fare share of culturally-enriching oddness. For every run-of-the-mill stand-up show, there's also a 24-hour Czech mime disco. From a crash course in onanism to the joys of half-chewed bread, here are 10 of the strangest outings at the 2016 Fringe.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 9th August 2016EdFring 2016: the ten best new comedians
It's time for the world's largest arts festival, and once you've ignored all the lesser art forms (theatre, music, puppetry, dance, mime, writing - ugh!), you'll want some comedy. These ten acts are the funniest and most promising of the new comedy crop, as judged by their relative lack of fame, oodles of talent and grinding, desperate poverty.
John Robertson, The Huffington Post, 2nd August 201650 must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (Link expired)
Here at WOW 247 we've pooled together our comedy brains to pick out a whopping 50 shows we think make a good starting point for any Fringe adventurer.
Matthew Dunne-Miles, Finlay Greig and Craig Leiper, WOW247, 2nd August 2016Seven Questions With... John Robertson
John Robertson has an interesting background as the creator of live-action video game, The Dark Room, where audiences are in control of the show's outcome. Most of his time, however, is spent performing his peculiar brand of energetic, bordering on sadistic, stand-up comedy.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 19th March 2016Will Franken on being an Uber comic
Yesterday Will Franken, along with Grainne Maguire, Stephen Bailey, Trevor Lock, Lou Sanders and John Robertson, took part in an afternoon of comedy in cars supporting Uber's lift-sharing scheme called UberPOOL. Here Will Franken writes about his experience.
Will Franken, Beyond The Joke, 31st January 2016News: the funny side of Uber
Comedians Stephen Bailey, Lou Saunders, John Robertson, Grainne Maguire, Trevor Lock, Will Franken and more will be gigging for Uber passengers this Saturday.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th January 2016Bramall Hall 2016 review
Review of Daliso Chaponda, John Robertson and Ellie Taylor.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 20th January 2016Rarely Asked Questions - John Robertson
When I was thirteen, I got lost in the Australian outback with my high school cadet instructor.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd December 2015How comics are starting talk on mental illness (Link expired)
A number of shows - both poignant and funny - deal with mental health issues at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Siobhan Smith talked to four comedians and performers - Felicity Ward, Fern Brady, John Robertson and Pierre Novellie - about how they're trying to raise awareness, and why comedians seem to be more susceptible than most to mental illness.
Siobhan Smith, WOW247, 27th August 2015