Rob Riley
- Stand-up comedian and promoter
Press clippings
Phil Ellis amongst winners at North West Comedy Awards 2024
Phil Ellis, Josh Jones, Karl Porter and Jenny Hart were amongst the winners at the North West Comedy Awards 2024. Janice Connolly - who performs as Mrs Barbara Nice - was presented with the Legends Award.
British Comedy Guide, 18th January 2024North West Comedy Awards 2024 nominees announced
Dan Tiernan, Hayley Ellis, Jamie Hutchinson and Phil Ellis are amongst the nominees for the North West Comedy Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 11th December 2023Jason Manford wins two prizes at North West Comedy Awards
Jason Manford, Dan Nightingale, Paul Smith and Dan Tiernan were amongst the winners at last night's North West Comedy Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2022Ian Cognito film being made
Ian Cognito, the hellraising stand-up comedian who died in 2019, is to be the subject of a new film.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2020North West Comedy Awards 2019 winners
John Thomson, Sarah Millican and Paul Smith are amongst the winners of the North West Comedy Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2019The Comedian's Comedian Awards announced
Musical stand-up Andy Askins has been voted Best Live Stand-Up at the 2018 UK Comedy Awards.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th December 2018Manchester club responds to scathing TripAdvisor review
A comedy promoter had the last laugh when he gave this putdown of a scathing review of his show on TripAdvisor. Rob Riley, 51, thought the assessment of his 'poor' charity comedy night at a Saddleworth pub was so unfair he decided to strike back with an entertaining 867-word rebuttal. "I think the moral of the story could well be 'if you're going to a comedy night don't forget your sense of humour'."
Manchester Evening News, 14th January 2017Jeff Innocent named best comedian in Comics' Comic Awards 2016
Jeff Innocent has been named Best Comic in the 2016 awards which are voted on by comedians. Danny Mcloughlin and Rob Riley were amongst the other winners.
British Comedy Guide, 20th December 2016