John Robins (I)
- 42 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Green Wing, Mark Steel and Time Of The Week amongst ARIAS nominees
Kurupt FM, Green Wing: Resuscitated, Help I Sexted My Boss, IM1, Mark Steel's In Town, The Menagerie, The Skewer, Time Of The Week and Where There's A Will, There's A Wake are up for the Comedy Award in the ARIAS 2025.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2025My Perfect Podcast: John Robins
In this column, we ask a pod person about the 'casts that mean a lot to them. This month, it's John Robins, the Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning stand-up who co-hosts How Do You Cope? alongside Elis James, a podcast where they chat to guests about the major challenges they've faced in life.
John Robins, The List, 12th March 2025John Robins talks about gambling, addiction and Taskmaster in new podcast
John Robins has talked frankly about gambling and addiction as well as his comedy career and his appearance on Taskmaster in a new podcast. The Prison Radio Association (PRA), the organisation behind the award-winning Life After Prison podcast and National Prison Radio, is launching of a new series of Hold or Fold, a hard-hitting podcast exploring the devastating impact of problem gambling.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2025Laura Smyth wins gold at Radio Academy Awards 2024
Radio 4 stand-up show Laura Smyth: I Don't Know What To Say took the gold prize in the Comedy Award at the ARIAS 2024. The Skewer took silver, with Kathy Burke's podcast getting bronze. John Robins revealing his struggles with alcohol was named Moment of the Year.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2024Laura Smyth, James Acaster and Frank Skinner amongst ARIAS nominees
Forth At The Fringe, Help I Sexted My Boss, IM1: A New Hope, Laura Smyth, James Acaster's podcast Springleaf, Tell Teresa, Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio show, The Skewer and Kathy Burke's Where There's A Will, There's A Wake are the radio shows and podcasts nominated for the The Radio Academy's 2024 Comedy Award.
British Comedy Guide, 27th March 2024Chortle Awards 2024 results
Paddy Young, Sam Campbell, Lorna Rose Treen, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, John Kearns, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Munya Chawawa, Fern Brady and Taskmaster are amongst the winners of the Chortle Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 4th March 2024Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced
Julia Masli, Ian Smith, Ahir Shah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paddy Young and Sam Campbell are amongst the comedians nominated in the 2024 Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe & Chris MacArthur-Boyd launch dark podcast
Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd are launching Here Comes The Guillotine, a new podcast sharing the Glaswegian trio's "subversive and darkly funny opinions". Meanwhile, John Luke-Roberts and John Robins and Elis James are also relaunching their podcasts.
British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024Taskmaster Series 17 line-up revealed
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton will take part in Series 17 of Taskmaster. It's also been revealed that the format clocked up 2.3 billion viewing minutes on Channel 4's streaming platform in 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 14th January 2024Best of 2023: Comedy
Comebacks, emotional journeys and assured debuts.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 30th December 2023