Robert Florence
- 47 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer, executive producer and comedian
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The 15 must-see shows at the Glasgow Comedy Festival
Sarah Watson, director of the Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival, shares the shows she can't wait to see at this year's festival.
Sarah Watson, The Herald, 9th March 2019Scotland's funniest 60 people
As the Glasgow International Comedy Festival prepares to launch with a gaggle of giggles later this month, we count down Scotland's funniest 60 people.
The Herald, 3rd March 2019BBC Scotland unveils Funny Firsts comedy season
BBC Scotland is to debut a number of new shows online and on TV over November and December as part of a season called Funny Firsts. Shows include The Comedy Underground, The State Of It and Whiplashed.
British Comedy Guide, 15th November 2018Burnistoun to return to TV
Burnistoun, the sketch show starring Iain Connell and Robert Florence, is to return to television for a new special.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2018Robert Florence is Biscuity Boyle: review
This Burnistoun character falls (almost literally) between two stools.
Jay Richardson, The List, 30th October 2018Uncles review
Robert Florence and Iain Connell should be applauded for bringing their show this far north. It is unapologetically Glasgow-centric.
The Wee Review, 3rd April 2017Uncles review
The Burnistoun boys hit the heights with a series of tall pub tales.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 30th March 2017Comedy review: Uncles
The latest venture from Burnistoun creators Robert Florence and Iain Connell, Uncles is already displaying the potential to eclipse their frequently great BBC Scotland sketch show. In this far leaner endeavour, the two play a couple of nameless Glaswegians on the cusp of middle-age, simply catching up and setting the world to rights in their local pub, their only props their drinks, a table and chairs. Redolent of Derek and Clive or the Smith and Jones head-to-heads, with perhaps an occasional dash of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse as the fuming Self-Righteous Brothers, Uncles relies on and revels in patter for patter's sake, and is jammed full of lines to savour.
The Scotsman, 18th March 2017Scottish sketch show Burnistoun to return to TV
Burnistoun, the BBC Scotland sketch show starring Robert Florence and Iain Connell, is to return to television.
British Comedy Guide, 11th October 2016Seven must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe
Your laughter muscles duly rested by a diet of Dostoevsky and Adam Sandler movies throughout the early summer, you'll be ready and crying out by now for the comedic onslaught of the Edinburgh Fringe. Everywhere from street corners to enormo-venues, you'll find all kinds of people vying to make you think they're the most hilarious thing since internet videos of cats, be they stand-ups, sketch troupes, improvisers, absurdist performance artists or just plain freeform weirdoes. Let us help you sort the funny hahas from the funny hows by highlighting six shows we think will be definite winners this Fringe, from promising up-and-comers to senior stars.
Malcolm Jack, Time Out, 17th August 2016