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Robin Ince

Robin Ince

  • 55 years old
  • English
  • Writer, stand-up comedian, presenter and author
  1. 18th September: Ricky Gervais accused of bullying by former touring partner and comedian Robin Ince (The Independent)
Robin Ince

Robin Ince is a 55-year-old English writer, stand-up comedian, presenter and author.

Year Production Role
2024 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 31 Coming Soon
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  1. E1 - The Cyber Codebreakers
  2. E2 - Hedgehogs
  3. E3 - Starless World
 Host / Presenter
2024 Latitude Self
2024 ALSO Festival Self
2024 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 30
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  1. E1 - The Wonder of Trees
  2. E2 - Game On
  3. Special - Beastly Bodies - Kids Special
  4. E4 - Extreme Exploration
  5. E5 - What a Gas!
  6. E6 - An Unexpected History of Science
  7. E7 - Alien Life
 Host / Presenter
2024 You're Dead To Me - Series 9
  1. E1 - Printing in England
 Guest
2024 Hay Festival Self
2024 Bath Comedy Festival Self
2024 Breaking The News - Series 27
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2024 The Laugharne Weekend Self
2024 Glasgow International Comedy Festival Self
2024 The Chortle Comedy Book Festival Self
2024 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 29
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  1. E1 - Egyptian Mummies
  2. E2 - Could It Be Magic?
  3. E3 - Asteroids
  4. E4 - Poison
  5. E5 - Cats v Dogs
  6. E6 - Higgs Boson
 Host / Presenter
2024 Slapstick Festival Self
2023 Ronnie Corbett's 30 Greatest Moments Self
2023 Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics - Series 9
  1. E1 - Martial
 Guest
2023 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 28
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  1. E1 - Octopuses!
  2. E2 - The Science of Coincidence
  3. E3 - How I is AI?
  4. E4 - The Scale of Life (or were Dinosaurs just too big?)
  5. E5 - Hollywood in Space
  6. E6 - Jo Brand's Quantum World
  7. E7 - The Monkeys meet The Sky At Night
 Host / Presenter
2023 Cheltenham Literature Festival Self
2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Self
2023 Henley Literary Festival Self
2023 End Of The Road Self
2023 BBC: Anything But Coldplay Self
2023 Robin Ince - Weapons of Empathy Self
2023 Robin Ince - MELONS: A Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy Self
2023 Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Fossils Of The Mind
  2. E2 - Gallery Of Empathy
 Writer
2023 Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Fossils Of The Mind
  2. E2 - Gallery Of Empathy
 Host / Presenter
2023 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 27
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  1. E1 - Are We What We Eat?
  2. E2 - Supervolcanoes
  3. E3 - Bees v Wasps
  4. E4 - The Magic Of Mushrooms
  5. E5 - The Secret Life Of Sharks
  6. E6 - Ancient DNA Secrets
  7. E7 - Cosmic Dust
 Host / Presenter
2023 Hay Festival Self
2023 Comedy Classics: Fawlty Towers Self
2023 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 26
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  1. E1 - Stars From The Southern Hemisphere
  2. E2 - Australia's Scary Spiders
  3. E3 - How To Think Like A Mathematician
  4. E4 - How To Commit The Perfect Murder
  5. E5 - How Far Can The Human Body Go?
  6. E6 - Magic Materials
 Host / Presenter
2023 Slapstick Festival Self
2023 The Chortle Comedy Book Festival Self
2022 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 25
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  1. E1 - What Have We Learnt From Covid?
  2. E2 - Exploring Our Solar System
  3. E3 - Hunting For Exoplanets
  4. E4 - Can We Cure Ageing?
  5. E5 - The Age of Conspiracy?
  6. E6 - The Deep Space Network
  7. Special - Why Does Wine Taste Good?
 Host / Presenter
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
  1. Special - The History Of... Part 1
 Guest
2022 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 24
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  1. E1 - Bats v Flies
  2. E2 - Exploring the Deep
  3. E3 - The Wood Wide Web
  4. E4 - Black Holes
  5. E5 - Astronauts
  6. E6 - Brains
  7. E7 - How To Teach Maths
 Host / Presenter
2022 The Laugharne Weekend Self
2022 Slapstick Festival Self
2022 Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Inside Robin Ince
  2. E2 - Outside Robin Ince
 Writer
2022 Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Inside Robin Ince
  2. E2 - Outside Robin Ince
 Host / Presenter
2021 The Laugharne Weekend Self
2021 HowTheLightGetsIn (London) Self
2021 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 23
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  1. E1 - In Praise Of Flies
  2. E2 - Under Our Night Sky
  3. E3 - Neanderthals
  4. E4 - The Science of Cooking
  5. E5 - The Fundamentals Of Reality
  6. E6 - A History of Rock
 Host / Presenter
2020 The Laugharne Weekend Self
2020 Greater Manchester Fringe Self
2020 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 22 - Lockdown Podcast
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  1. E1 - The End of the Universe
  2. E2 - Black Holes
  3. E3 - Space Archaeology
  4. E4 - An Astronaut's Guide To Isolation
  5. E5 - The Sun
  6. E6 - When the Monkeys met the Chimps
  7. E7 - Does Time Exist?
  8. E8 - The Human Brain
  9. E9 - What Is Life?
 Host / Presenter
2020 Wells Comedy Festival Self
2020 West Didsbury Comedy Festival Self
2020 Slapstick Festival Self
2020 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 21
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  1. E1 - Science of Laughter
  2. E2 - Conspiracy Theories
  3. E3 - Coral Reefs
  4. E4 - Fire
  5. E5 - Quantum Worlds
  6. Special - UFO Special
 Host / Presenter
2020 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 21
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  1. E1 - Science of Laughter
  2. E2 - Conspiracy Theories
  3. E3 - Coral Reefs
  4. E4 - Fire
  5. E5 - Quantum Worlds
  6. Special - UFO Special
 Host / Presenter
2019 Robin Ince's Chaos Of Delight Self
2019 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 20
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  1. E1 - Dinosaurs
  2. E2 - Clever Creatures
  3. E3 - Science of Dreaming
  4. E4 - Anniversary of the Periodic Table
  5. Special - Being an Astronaut
 Host / Presenter
2019 Utterly Outrageous Comedy
  1. E3 - Religion & Death
  2. E4 - Women & Sex
 Self
2019 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 19 Host / Presenter
2019 Our Life Story Development Host / Presenter
2018 Robin Ince: Chaos of Delight Self
2018 Satanic Rites of Robin Ince Self
2018 Barry Crimmins - A Tribute Self
2018 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 18 Host / Presenter
2018 The Now Show - Series 52
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2018 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 17 Host / Presenter
2017 Robin Ince: Pragmatic Insanity Self
2017 Robin Ince's Rorschach Test Self
2016 The Entire Universe Self
2015 Bridget Christie's Christmas List Ensemble Actor
2015 Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel Self
2015 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2015
  1. Machynlleth Stand-Up Show 2015
 Guest
2015 Just A Minute - Series 71
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 Tears Of A Clown Host / Presenter
2014 The Alternative Comedy Experience - Series 2
  1. E7 - Mrs Brown's Boys
  2. E11 - Stag Night
 Guest
2014 Michael Legge and Robin Ince Are Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire 3: Ooh Stick You, Your Mama Too... and Your Daddy Self
2014 Robin Ince's Blooming Buzzing Confusion Self
2014 BBC: The Infinite Monkey Cage Self
2014 Life: An Idiot's Guide - Series 3
  1. E6 - Mortality
 Guest
2013 Robin Ince - Importance of Being Interested Self
2013 The Manuscript
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
  1. E10 - Food And Drink
 Self (Archive Material)
2013 Wordaholics - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 The Alternative Comedy Experience - Series 1
  1. E7 - Ed Miliband
  2. E9 - Rude Words
 Guest
2012 7 Day Saturday - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2012 Robin Ince Self
2012 A Short History Of Everything Else
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 A Short History Of Everything Else
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Consultant Producer
2012 What's So Funny? - Series 3
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2012 Hot Gossip - Series 5
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2011 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 4
  1. E3 - Meeting Twenty-One
 Guest
2011 Robin Ince's Struggle for Existence Self
2011 Robin Ince - Star Corpse Apple Child Self
2011 Carl Sagan is My God, Oh and Richard Feynman Too Self
2011 Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire 2: Back in the Habit Self
2011 Robin Ince: Bleeding Heart Liberal Host / Presenter
2011 The Now Show - Series 34
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2011 The Now Show - Series 34
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Self
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 1
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2010 Robin Ince And Michael Legge: Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire Self
2010 Robin Ince Asks Why? Self
2010 Robin Ince: Carl Sagan Is Still My God Self
2010 Hot Gossip - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2010 Act Your Age - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2010 Nerdstock: 9 Lessons And Carols For Godless People Host / Presenter
2009 The News Quiz - Series 69
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2009 Mark Thomas - The Manifesto - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2009 Hot Gossip - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2009 What The Dickens? - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2009 The News Quiz - Series 68
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2009 Josie Long - All Of The Planet's Wonders
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Ensemble Actor
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2009 The Infinite Monkey Cage Host / Presenter
2008 4 Stands Up - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2008 The News Quiz - Series 66
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2008 What The Dickens? - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Argumental - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2008 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 The Now Show - Series 25
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2008 Lab Rats
  1. E2 - A Donor
 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 Lab Rats
  1. E2 - A Donor
 Sir Andrew Chother
2008 The Jason Byrne Show - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Education
  2. E2 - Law
  3. E3 - Relationships
  4. E4 - Religion
  5. E5 - Sport
  6. E6 - Medicine
 Writer
2008 What The Dickens? - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Hot Gossip - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2008 The Late Edition - Series 6
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
2007 The Now Show - Series 23
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
2007 The Now Show - Series 23
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2007 The Late Edition - Series 5
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer
2007 Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Self (Archive Material)
2007 Peacefully In Their Sleeps
  1. E2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard
  2. E4 - Geoff Peacock
 Ensemble Actor
2007 The Personality Test - Series 3
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  1. E2 - Lorraine Kelly
  2. E3 - Andrew Neil
  3. E4 - Edwina Currie
  4. E5 - Toyah Willcox
 Regular Panellist
2007 Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2006 The Personality Test - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Roy Hattersley
  2. E2 - Rick Wakeman
  3. E3 - Adam Hart-Davis
  4. E4 - Antony Worrall Thompson
  5. E5 - Claire Rayner
  6. E6 - Esther Rantzen
 Regular Panellist
2006 The Now Show - Series 20
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
2006 The Now Show - Series 20
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2006 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 19
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2006 28 Acts In 28 Minutes - Series 1
  1. Special - Edinburgh Festival Special
 Guest
2006 The Now Show - Series 19
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2006 The Now Show - Series 19
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2006 The Personality Test - Series 1
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  1. E1 - John Sergeant
  2. E2 - Greg Dyke
  3. E3 - Gyles Brandreth
  4. E4 - Jennie Bond
 Regular Panellist
2006 TV Heaven, Telly Hell - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2006 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2006 The Now Show - Series 17
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2006 The Now Show - Series 17
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2006 The Ultimate Sitcom Self
2005 Serious About Comedy Host / Presenter
2005 Serious About Comedy Host / Presenter
2005 Serious About Comedy Host / Presenter
2005 Serious About Comedy Host / Presenter
2005 Serious About Comedy - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2005 The Comic Side Of 7 Days - Series 2
  1. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Self
2005 Dead Ringers - Series 11
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2005 The Now Show - Series 16
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
2005 The Now Show - Series 16
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2005 28 Acts In 28 Minutes
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2005 The Comedians' Comedian Self
2004 Stupid - Series 1
  1. E2 - Human Food
  2. E3 - Love Stupidly
  3. E4 - Poorly Goober
  4. E5 - Goober's Bath
 Writer (Additional Material)
2004 Think The Unthinkable - Series 3 Jed
2004 The In Crowd - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2004 The In Crowd - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Ensemble Actor
2004 Beat The Kids
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2004 Spanking New On 7 - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2004 Spanking New On 7 - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
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  1. E1 - The Launch
  2. E4 - The Good Life
 Writer
2003 Concrete Cow - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Ancient and Modern
  2. E3 - Marriage
  3. E4 - Spies
  4. E5 - Art
  5. E6 - War
 Writer
2003 Spanking New On 7 - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2003 Spanking New On 7 - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2003 Brain Candy
  1. E10 - Exercise
  2. E13 - Food
 Writer
2003 Brain Candy
  1. E10 - Exercise
  2. E13 - Food
 Self
2003 The In Crowd - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2003 The In Crowd - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
2003 The State We're In - Series 2 Self
2002 Concrete Cow - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2002 The In Crowd - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2002 The In Crowd - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Ensemble Actor
2002 4 At The Store - Series 4
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2002 The In Crowd - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2002 The In Crowd - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Ensemble Actor
2001 The Sketch Show - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2001 The Office - Series 1
  1. E5 - New Girl
 Stuart
2001 The In Crowd - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2001 The In Crowd - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Ensemble Actor
2000 Meet Ricky Gervais
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2000 Dead Ringers - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
Robin Ince's Book Club Host / Presenter

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Robin Ince on IMDb

Born
Thursday 20th February 1969 (55 years-old)
Nationality
English
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023
Best Scripted Comedy (Longform) (Longlisted)
Chortle Awards 2021
Legend(s) Of Lockdown (Winner (Robin Ince and The Cosmic Shambles Network))
Chortle Awards 2019
Book Award (Nominee)
ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards 2011
Editors' Award (Winner)
Chortle Awards 2009
Award For Innovation (Winner)
Chortle Awards 2007
Best Compere (Winner)
Chortle Awards 2006
Award For Innovation (Winner)

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