Rob Auton
- Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
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15 comedy shows you need to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023
As the world's biggest arts festival returns, here's our must-see shows from the brightest talents in British comedy.
Nooruddean Choudry, Rolling Stone, 21st July 2023Gareth Richards' Edinburgh show becomes fundraiser for his family
Gareth Richards' Edinburgh Fringe show has been turned into a benefit for his family, after the musical comic died following a car crash last month. A Show For Gareth Richards will feature Nick Helm, Iain Stirling, Jo Caulfield and many more and is being booked by his friends Mark Simmons and Danny Ward.
British Comedy Guide, 10th May 2023Brits abroad: 9 top UK shows at the Melbourne comedy festival
With the first weekend in full swing we offer our suggestion of nine lesser-known UK comics performing in the world's second-largest comedy festival, after the Edinburgh Fringe, over the next three weeks.
Chortle, 1st April 2023Assembly announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Assembly Festival has announced over 100 shows for its 2023 programme.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2023Rob Auton: The Crowd Show review
If you are looking for an evening of sexy, hoping-to-shock stand-up comedy, this is not for you. If, however, you are partial to an existential crisis in the shower and would be relieved to know you are not alone, come this way.
Alex Vella Bartholomew, The Reviews Hub, 14th March 2023Rob Auton: The Crowd Show review
The feeling that crowds are a Very Good Thing might quickly dissipate on a crowded Tube home after the show, but that doesn't stop the show itself from being a compelling and fascinating experience.
Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1, 14th March 2023Genre-defying Rob Auton takes on crowds, and why he stands up in front of them
In his part spoken word/comedy/theatre shows that always resist firm categorisation, award-winning writer, 'stand-up poet' and podcaster Rob Auton is fond of deep explorations of single, often abstract themes.
Sarski Anderson, Bristol 24/7, 12th October 2022Leicester Comedy Festival announces first shows for 30th anniversary year
Big Difference are delighted to announce the first shows to go on sale for the 30th anniversary of Leicester Comedy Festival and five years of The UK Kids' Comedy Festival in February 2023.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th August 2022Comedians rejoice at the return of crowds
After lockdowns kept them out of touch with audiences, stand-ups explain their exhilaration at coming together to raise laughs at Edinburgh Fringe.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 19th August 2022Rob Auton on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
"The youths stole my swimming noodle!"
Rob Auton, Chortle, 13th August 2022