Category: Robin Ince’s Blog

This was written in the wee hours of the morning, in the midst of insomnia, anxiety and a long way from home… Robin Ince muses from a hotel room in Hong Kong at 5am.

I originally wrote this the last time Professor Brian Cox and I toured Australia and New Zealand, but didn’t post it on the CSN. As we are on our way to Heathrow today to embark on our latest tour down under, it seemed a good time to revisit that first trip.

Here is a piece Robin wrote about Tom Baker for the Mark Millar edited Big Issue in 2018.

Robin Ince is on tour, which means lots of time on trains, which means lots of time for reading. Here’s what he’s recently enjoyed.

Writing my new book, I’m a Joke and So Are You most of my “guests” only turn up in one chapter. Here is some of the chats with Noel Fielding and Tim Minchin that didn’t make the cut.

To avoid my book plugging becoming too relentless, I thought I would review a few of the books I have read in the last week of book festival touring. Robin Ince reviews.

I like to keep a lid on it.  I am the last generation brought up on Saturday afternoon movies with Richard Todd and Jack Hawkins. Robin talks about getting emotional on stage.

When touring on Fridays and Saturday nights, I try as often as I can to remain in my performing location. Public transport contains a word variety of people caught in either slightly too high spirits or bent over in pain.

Some kind of balance, not just black and white, would come in handy. Robin reflects on a day of books, stand up and ticket sales.

“I’ve been thinking about my mother a lot recently. Today would have been her birthday”. Robin Ince reflects on reading from his book for the first time.