Robin Ince
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Robin Ince (born 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is also an impressionist, having performed his John Peel on The 11 O'Clock Show, for which he also wrote.
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[edit] Career
Ince appeared at the Cafe Royal as part of the Edinburgh Fringe show Rubbernecker, alongside Stephen Merchant, Jimmy Carr and Ricky Gervais in 2001.
Ince appeared in The Office as failed interviewee Stuart Foot, and was a support act on Ricky Gervais's 2004 Politics tour. Ince has appeared on clip shows on British television, where he and other comedians appeared as talking heads.
In 2005, Ince began running the Book Club night at The Albany, London, where acts are encouraged to perform turns of new and experimental material. The club gets its name from Ince's attempts to read aloud from - and humorously criticise - various second-hand books which the audience and himself have brought in for the occasion. The Book Club proved to be so successful that Robin took it on a full UK tour in 2006, the same year he won the Time Out Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy[1].
He presents a podcast for ParamountComedy.com, Show & Tell (now called Utter Shambles), but can be heard more often on BBC7's Serious About Comedy. Ince presented this discussion programme since 2005, until its end in November 2007. Regular panellists include Book Club performers Josie Long, Howard Read and Natalie Haynes, comedy critics Bruce Dessau and Stephen Armstrong, and many others from the British comedy industry.
Robin opened for Ricky Gervais on the Ricky's "Politics" (2004) tour. He also appears on the DVD. As a close friend of Ricky Gervais, Robin also oftens appears in Ricky's video podcasts. He usually is being tortured by Ricky for the purpose of Ricky's own amusement.
Robin was also lead singer in alternative rock combo "The Reg" from 1992-1994. He was dismissed for lack of musical talent.
[edit] Live credits
- 2007: Lion's Den Comedy Club @ The Cross Kings in Kings Cross
- 2006: Robin Ince Isn't Waving @ The Assembly Rooms
- 2005: Ricky Gervais and Guests @ The Dominion Theatre
- 2005: Robin Ince is as Dumb as You @ Pleasance
- 2005: Book Club @ Underbelly, Lowdown at the Albany
- 2004: The Award Winning Robin Ince - Star Of The Office, Series 1. Episode 5 (First Bit) @ Underbelly
- 2001: Rubbernecker with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Jimmy Carr @ Cafe Royal
[edit] TV credits
- 2008: Comedy Consultant Skins Channel 4
- 2007: Sketch performer on Comedy Cuts (ITV2)
- 2006: Stand Up Routine on Edinburgh & Beyond Paramount
- 2006: Panelist / Guest on Mock The Week BBC Two
- 2005: Writer The Problem With Anne Robinson BBC Two
- 2004: Writer The Late Edition BBC Four
- 2004: Writer/performer Celebdaq BBC Three
- 2003: Writer/performer The State We're In BBC Three
- 2003: Writer/performer The Pilot Show Channel 4
- 2003: John Peel on The 11 0'Clock Show Channel 4
- 2001: "Stuart Foot" (interviewee) on The Office BBC Two
- 2000: Writer Meet Ricky Gervais Channel 4
- 1999: Writer Alistair McGowan's Big Impression BBC One
[edit] Radio credits
- 2006/7: Panelist on The Personality Test BBC Radio 4
- 2004/5/6/7: Performer on The Now Show BBC Radio 4
- 2005: Host Serious About Comedy BBC7
- 2005: Writer Dead Ringers BBC Radio 4
- 2003/4: Host Spanking New BBC7
- 2002/3/4: Writer/performer on The In Crowd BBC Radio 4
- 2003/4/6: Writer/performer/Morrissey/Satan on Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music BBC Radio 4
- 2003/4/5/6: Writer/performer The Day the Music Died BBC Radio 2
[edit] Film credits
- 2006: Writer, Razzle Dazzle.
