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I'm A Joke And So Are You, by Robin Ince: review
He's a curious comedian is Robin Ince, always absorbing one book or another, seeking answers to how everything works.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th October 2018Robin Ince on radio
Robin Ince turns on BBC 6 Music to drown out the sound of the world falling apart. Idles, Ibeyi and Hinds are just a few of his new favourite bands...
Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 27th July 2018The carefully chosen wars of free speech warriors
Libertarian and comedian Liam Mullone asked me some questions about free speech. I replied too late, so as not to waste my typing, here are some answers.
Robin Ince, Robin Ince's Blog, 17th July 2018Stewart Lee's 2018 Edinburgh Fringe picks
Stewart Lee is not performing at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival, but via his newsletter he made some suggestions of people he thinks you should see this August.
British Comedy Guide, 16th July 2018Robin Ince review
This is a celebration, not a diatribe, though it has all the unfocussed urgency of the latter. You'll emerge informed, educated - and probably validated too. Lord Reith would be happy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th June 2018Radio 4 is home to some truly original shows right now
From Sophie Willan's Guide to Normality to Bridget Christie's Utopia and Sarah Kendall's Australian Trilogy, Robin Ince picks a quartet of Radio 4 favourites.
The Big Issue, 7th April 2018A mess of thoughts on jokes and freedom and context
"You can't say anything anymore," say the people who seem to be saying everything. The free speech squabbles have become dominated by people who celebrate bullying and spite or just people who don't seem to realise that some people don't need to wait for your joke at their expense to feel the sting of derision and dismissal, they may also be getting it from the moment they leave the front door. It's much easier to say, "a joke's a joke" if you don't live a life being dismissed as a joke or unwanted outsider or freak.
Robin Ince, Robin Ince's Blog, 21st March 2018Robin Ince review
The space for spontaneity that his solo stand-up allows for only further showcases and shares his enthusiasm and infectious wonder at the world.
Miranda Glavin, The Latest, 1st March 2018Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People 2017 review
For a show based upon the rigours of the scientific process, Robin Ince's annual celebration of the curious and the creative has some pretty large margins of error. Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People? More like 19, by my count of the guests.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th December 2017Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People review
A joyful lucky dip in which secular sermons and Christmas messages quoting Kurt Vonnegut make for a silly but rousing celebration of rationalism.
Stephanie Merritt, The Guardian, 17th December 2017