Review: Robin Ince – The Importance of Being Interested
Last week we spoke to Robin Ince, the award-winning comedian and writer, ahead of his show at the Arnolfini. To read that interview, click here. With Robin referencing Sisyphus within the first five minutes you know that he knows his audience and this is not going to be some light hearted romp of whimsy. The [...]
John Robins is the latest comedian to burst out of Bristol’s hotbed of talent. He has made his name as one of the most quick-witted, engaging comics on the circuit, and has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News and was a regular guest on BBC6 Music’s shows with Russell Howard and Jon Richardson. We spoke to John [...]
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It’s not everyday that you listen to a 45-year-old man spend 90 minutes talking about his penis, unless you’re married to Richard Herring or go to very different parties to me. Richard’s latest tour is an updated version of his original Talking Cock tour from 2002. The show is billed as “Man’s answer to the [...]
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Robin Ince is an award-winning comedian and writer. He won the Time Out Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy for his show The Book Club which was also nominated for a British Comedy Award and hailed by the Observer as “the outstanding literary event of the Edinburgh Festival”. I:M spoke to Robin ahead of his show The Importance of Being Interested at the Arnolfini next [...]
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Having seen a Tweet from Inter:Mission saying that they needed someone to cover Lucy’s gig at the Comedy Box on 25 April I thought, why not? It turns out that spontaneity of decision-making crops up early in Lucy’s gig. Lucy unconventionally was her own warm-up act, and one of her early stories relates to the [...]
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The hilarious improvised comedy show, Upstairs Downton, returns to Bristol on Sunday 14th April at the Windmill Hill Social Club. Described as “a stroke of genius which perfectly captures the public’s current delight in all things period” (Malcolm Harris, The Half Moon), I:M caught up with four of its members – Jonah Fazel, Maeve Malley-Ryan, Mark Nilsson and [...]
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I remember, roughly ten months ago, reviewing the first ever What The Frock! at the Arnolfini. With a new monthly slot at The Square Club on Berkeley Square and a regular compere in Jayde Adams, the show has definitely come a long way since the one-off gig I reviewed way back when. And what more [...]
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As Easter approaches and you begin to contemplate visual entertainment that doesn’t involve JSTOR, I:M have picked out the best of TV’s crime and comedy to toy with your emotions all the way back to London Paddington. Broadchurch – Mondays, 9pm, ITV1 The critically acclaimed crime drama revolves around the sudden and tragic death of [...]
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Ahead of What the Frock!, a comedy night for women comedians at The Square Club, Clifton, on Friday 22nd March, I:M caught up with Jayde Adams, the regular MC for WTF! comedy nights. The Bedminster born and bred comic has performed all over the UK and internationally – most recently at the Melbourne International Comedy [...]
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This week’s comedy gig of the week takes place at the vibrant city centre venue, Start the Bus. It features 3 top comedians and is only £5! Katherine Ryan - Having experienced motherhood, divorce, and MTV, this award-winning comedian proves the things in life that make us bitter, can actually be quite delicious and hilarious. As seen [...]
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