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Study of the comedy brain failed to deliver a punchline
Robin Ince, the award-winning stand-up comedian and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 comedy The Infinite Monkey Cage, helped a team from University College London to set up a study comparing brain activity in 30 comedians with a control group of 20 people who were not public speakers.
David Sanderson, The Times, 30th May 2019Robin Ince: Chaos Of Delight review
Ince proves that everything is interesting if you look hard enough, and that there's a great big dose of funny it a lot of it. You might just need to take a few deep breaths when it's all over and the world stops spinning.
Jo Beggs, The Reviews Hub, 12th March 2019Robin Ince on the benefits of humour
Comedians do not necessarily just make us laugh; they can also break down barriers and bring us closer together.
Robin Ince, Medium.com, 4th March 2019Chortle Awards 2019 nominees
The nominees have been revealed for the 2019 Chortle Awards. Kiri Pritchard-McLean leads the lists, with four nominations.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2019Robin Ince: Radio needs voices like Jeremy Hardy's
Robin Ince reflects on the late, great Hardy, his first comedy love.
Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 11th February 2019Best comedy books and DVDs of 2018
There are lashings of laughter for Christmas. Bruce Dessau rounds up the pick of the comedy crop on screen and on the page.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 7th December 2018Robin Ince: A comedian's words can throw out lifebelts
Our editor Jon Sutton reviews 'I'm a Joke and So Are You: A Comedian's Take on What Makes us Human', by Robin Ince, and meets the author.
Jon Sutton, The Psychologist, 22nd November 2018Robin Ince interview
"Some days you can feel...the ghosts of crazed medics and body snatchers, probably high on absinthe and ether"
Jay Richardson, Edinburgh Live, 11th November 2018Best comedy books of 2018
Some top funny tomes from this past year, featuring everything from Brexit to feminism, and daft games to theoretical musings.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 9th November 2018Little & Large reunite for Slapstick Festival
One of last century's most popular TV double acts - Little and Large - will be back on stage together for the first time in decades in Bristol in January as part of the extended 15th annual edition of the UK's biggest celebration of silent and classic screen comedy: SLAPSTICK.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd November 2018