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Rob Auton
Rob Auton

Rob Auton

  • Actor, stand-up comedian and writer

Rob Auton features

Image shows left to right: Natalie Palamides, Demi Adejuyigbe, Olga Koch, Kiri Pritchard-McLean Live

Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2024 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 30th December 2024

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness Rhod Gilbert, Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble, Marie Faustin, Ross Noble, Sarah Keyworth, Sam Campbell, Emma Sidi, Josh Pugh, Grace Campbell, Jessie Cave, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Catherine Bohart, Alex Horne, Natalie Palamides, Olga Koch, Chloe Petts, Ania Magliano, Flo & Joan and Dan Tiernan battle it out for Mark Muldoon's Comedy Show of the Year title.

Ivo Graham Fringe

Ivo Graham, Chloe Petts, Stevie Martin, Jessie Cave - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Monday 12th August 2024

It's Fringe roundup #2 for our live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon, this time featuring Taskmaster's Ivo Graham, Have I Got News For You star Chloe Petts, Jessie Cave, Rob Auton, Elf Lyons, viral video star Stevie Martin, Paddy Young, Alfie Brown, Sara Barron, plus newcomers Jin Hao Li and Dee Allum.

Romesh Ranganathan. Credit: Alex Lake Live

Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Auton - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Saturday 3rd February 2024

Here's what our live comedy columnist thought as the major new tour from Romesh Ranganathan kicks in. Plus: Boundless poetic beauty courtesy of Rob Auton.

Paul McDaniel Fringe

Paul McDaniel / Cheekykita / Rob Auton - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Tuesday 22nd August 2023

"There's a place where the strange ones go, where nobody here could know..." Bobby delves into some of weirder outliers on the Fringe this year.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean Fringe

Ivo Graham, Lou Sanders, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Larry Dean - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Monday 22nd August 2022

Our columnist has been watching Sunil Patel, NZ Taskmaster star Paul Williams, Eryn Tett, Erika Ehler and more.

Edinburgh Fringe 2022 - It's Great To Be Back Fringe

To the Meadows and Beyond - Si Hawkins' Mid-Fringe Break

Monday 15th August 2022

It's the traditional interval of the Fringe, and so Si Hawkins takes stock on what he's seen so far.

Stewart Lee Fringe

Stewart Lee's Edinburgh 2022 comedy show recommendations

Thursday 21st July 2022

Stuart Lee has recommended a number of comedy shows to see in Edinburgh this August.

Objectively Funny Festival 2019 Live

Objectively Funny Festival 2019 preview

Friday 13th September 2019

London's Objectively Funny Festival is now firmly established as the first major stop-off for comedians after the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's a look at some of the comedians performing at the festival this year.

London Hughes Live

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2019

Thursday 5th September 2019

A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Rob Auton Live

Random 8: Rob Auton

Tuesday 23rd April 2019

Theme-loving wordsmith Rob Auton reveals his fishing tackle fixation and flying carpet let-down.

Alex Edelman Live

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2018

Friday 31st August 2018

A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Fringe Q&A: Weird dreams

Thursday 9th August 2018

What do performers dream about when they go to bed. We asked some comedians 'What's the weirdest dream you've ever had?'.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Fringe Q&A: If you won a million pounds...

Tuesday 7th August 2018

We asked some of the comedians at EdFringe what they'd do if they won a million pounds.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Fringe Q&A: If a genie offered you a wish...

Friday 3rd August 2018

We asked some of the comedians at the Edinburgh Festival, 'If a genie offered you one wish, what would you ask for?'

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Fringe Q&A: Festival expectations

Wednesday 25th July 2018

We asked some of the comedians performing at the Edinburgh Festival what they are looking forward to most about the 2018 festival. Some of these answers are not what you'd expect.

Rob Auton. Copyright: UKTV Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Rob Auton

Thursday 1st December 2016

Rob Auton is a comedian/poet with an album out on a hip-hop label, and a corking back-catalogue of heckles.

Rob Auton Live

Top 10 jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe 2013

Tuesday 20th August 2013

Here's the top 10 one-liners from the Edinburgh Festival. Rob Auton has been awarded the Dave's Funniest Joke of The Fringe Award 2013.

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