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Thirst by John Robins audiobook review – an ex-drinker’s darkly funny journey

The comedian and broadcaster narrates the heartfelt and at times self-lacerating account of his relationship with alcohol

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6

John Robins shares moment he realised he was an alcoholic: ‘Lou Sanders said I needed help’

Comedian, 43, gave up alcohol in 2023 and opens up about his struggle with addiction in new book

The Independent UK · Apr 26

‘I wanted alcohol to take me to a place where I was not’: comedian John Robins on the moment he realised he had a drinking problem

For most of his life, John Robins assumed he got more out of alcohol than it took from him. Now he knows it was the other way round

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26

Best podcasts of the week: At last, a new politics show that promises to be more than a ‘dadcast’

In this week’s newsletter: Three esteemed lawyers team up to look at the news through a legal lens in Law and Disorder

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

Taskmaster 2024: when is season 17 and which contestants are in the new line-up?

Five comedians will go head-to-head to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies in season 17

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024

John Robins: Howl review – the sad hilarity of high anxiety

Assembly Hall theatre, Tunbridge Wells Heartfelt two-act show revels in the manic, painful and sometimes amusing fallout of recovering from alcoholism

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ

The Edinburgh comedy award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah’s grandfather, the standup’s imminent wedding and multicultural Britain

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

Laughing through the pain: Edinburgh comics relive true-life traumas

What’s the funniest thing on the festival fringe? No, not politics, but painful introspection

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023

John Robins: ‘I don’t agree with what I wrote when I wasn’t well … But it’s really funny’

Having built his reputation as a comic and podcaster on his candour about anxiety and addiction, Robins is facing a new comedy challenge – happiness

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

‘You absolutely can’t make money’: can the Edinburgh Fringe survive?

The world’s biggest arts festival is back this month, at a time when discussions about the cost of taking a show to the Fringe have never been louder. Isobel Lewis speaks to performers, producers, food stall owners and community organisers about the problems facing the festival and whether it can…

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023