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John Robins
John Robins

John Robins (I)

  • 42 years old
  • English
  • Writer and stand-up comedian

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Tax-loving comedian John Robins demystifies tax jargon

"I know it may sound weird but I actually love doing my tax return. It appeals to the part of my brain that likes neatness and order."

Angharad Carrick, This is Money, 9th December 2022

John Robins announces biggest ever tour for 2023

John Robins is to tour the UK in 2023 with his stand-up show Howl.

British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2022

29 best feel-good podcasts to make you happy

We all need cheering up - Bob Mortimer, Chris and Rosie Ramsey, Alan Carr, and French and Saunders are here to help.

The Sunday Times, 13th November 2022

These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares

Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...

British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022

Elis James & John Robins try out Made Up Games for TV

Elis James and John Robins are performing three live dates of their Made Up Games radio feature in London, filming the performances as a taster for television.

British Comedy Guide, 6th October 2022

BBC announces plans for this year's Edinburgh Festivals

The BBC will be broadcasting The Edinburgh Comedy Awards Nominee Gala 2022 on BBC Radio 4, featuring all of this year's nominees the day after they are announced. There will also be recordings of BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News, Elis James and John Robins' BBC Radio 5 Live show, and Alison Spittle's podcast Wheel Of Misfortune.

BBC, 19th July 2022

Best Comedy Podcast nominees revealed

The nominees for Best Comedy Podcast in the British Podcast Awards 2022 have been revealed.

British Comedy Guide, 20th June 2022

Brighton Comedy Garden announces 2022 line-up

Brighton's Comedy Garden is to return this summer with headliners Simon Amstell, Stewart Lee, Adam Buxton, Dylan Moran, Sara Pascoe and Phil Wang.

Chortle, 13th April 2022

Top of the Pods - How live podcasts are taking over comedy

The format has gone from low-cost side hustle to, for some, a lucrative bread-winner, and audiences are flocking to them.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st April 2022

The Island review

I watched Dave's new comedy format The Island, not knowing it had been devised by stand-ups James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins when they got stranded in New York by a storm. That fact came as something as a surprise, given the show feels less than an idea created organically by some fine comic minds, and more like the brainchild of a UKTV exec trying to engineer something to fill a Taskmaster-shaped hole left after their biggest show got poached by Channel 4.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd March 2022

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