An Edinburgh Fringe Tale – Part 2 – Robin Ince’s Blog
It takes a lot to knock easy flippancy out of a comedian.
I soon find out why, the news has just come in that Robin Williams has killed himself.
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Category: Robin Ince’s Blog
The Edinburgh Fringe: A Great Time to Try the Utterly Stupid
Skipping through the playground of social media, I saw a comic ask, “What is the point of doing the Edinburgh fringe nowadays?”
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An Edinburgh Fringe Tale – Part 1
Culled from a first draft of his upcoming book, Robin presents a true tale of the Fringe.
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The Carefully Chosen Wars of Free Speech Warriors
Comedian and libertarian Liam Mullone asked me some questions about free speech. I missed the deadline, but I didn’t want to waste the typing, so here it is.
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A Father’s Day Poem, but Probably for Mother’s Too
A poem for Father’s Day, by Robin Ince
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The Book Fast Must Begin
My book fast has begun.
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The Serious Business of Humour
Much to my twenty-first century disadvantage, I was brought up in an environment that encouraged civility and pausing to reflect as you tried to piece together a story or idea.
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A Mess of Thoughts on Jokes and Freedom and Context
“You can’t say anything anymore,” say the people who seem to be saying everything.
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The Best Bookshop in the World
I have just found out that the bookshop I wrote about in this blog post is due to close after sixty years of being in business.
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And she said “Well, I don’t think you’re a fishmonger. I think you’ve done a plop in the wrong lavatory.” – Happy Birthday, Rik.
Rik Mayall would have been sixty today. Robin Ince on a comedy icon.
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“Vonnegut had a favourite joke of mine” – Barry Crimmins
I am frustrated and saddened that Barry Crimmins has died. An obituary by Robin Ince
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Book Shambles Is Back – My January books
Book Shambles is back. To tie in with its return, here is my reading and seeing diary for January.
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