Robin Ince
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Robin Ince (born 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer. His stage style tends towards erudite rambling, often at break-neck speed. He is also an adept impressionist, having performed his John Peel on The 11 O'Clock Show, which he also wrote for.
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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 features prominently on Ricky Gervais's 2004 Politics DVD. Ince has appeared on numerous nostalgic 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 humourously 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, but can be heard more often on BBC7's Serious About Comedy. Ince has presented this discussion programme since 2005, with Kevin Day sitting in for a few episodes. 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.
Ince also appeared on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, jokingly claiming that he didn't think opposition contestant John Barrowman was gay.
[edit] Live credits
- 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
- 2007: Sketch performer on Comedy Cuts (ITV2)
- 2006: Stand Up Routine on Edinburgh & Beyond Paramount
- 2006: Panelist / Guest on Mock The Week BBC2
- 2005: Writer The Problem With Anne Robinson BBC2
- 2004: Writer The Late Edition BBC4
- 2004: Writer/performer Celebdaq BBC3
- 2003: Writer/performer The State We're In BBC3
- 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 BBC2
- 2000: Writer Meet Ricky Gervais Channel 4
- 1999: Writer Alistair McGowan's Big Impression BBC1
[edit] Radio credits
- 2004/5/6: Performer 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 The In Crowd BBC Radio 4
- 2003/4/6: Writer/performer/Morrissey/Satan Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music BBC Radio 4
- 2003/4/5: Writer/performer The Day The Music Died BBC Radio 2
[edit] Film credits
- 2006: Writer, Razzle Dazzle.
