23 Facts About Robin Ince

Robin Ince was born on 20 February 1969 and is an English comedian, actor and writer.

Robin Ince is known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage with physicist Brian Cox, creating Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, co-creating The Cosmic Shambles Network, and his stand-up comedy career.

Robin Ince then studied at Royal Holloway, University of London, from which he graduated in English and Drama in 1991.

In 1990, Robin Ince first appeared at Greyfriars Kirkhouse at the Edinburgh Festival where Eddie Izzard was running a venue.

Robin Ince had appeared at the Cafe Royal as part of the Edinburgh Fringe show 'Rubbernecker' alongside Stephen Merchant, Jimmy Carr and Ricky Gervais in 2001.

Robin Ince appears on the DVD and has often appeared in Gervais' video podcasts.

In 2008 Robin Ince had a residency at the Dorchester Arts Centre, trying out new material for his upcoming shows.

In late 2008 he released a live stand-up DVD entitled Robin Ince is as Dumb as You, released by Go Faster Stripe.

In September 2016, Robin Ince performed at the Keep Corbyn rally in Brighton in support of Jeremy Corbyn's campaign in the Labour Party leadership election.

Robin Ince staged a stand-up tour, Pragmatic Insanity, in September 2017.

In 2005, Robin Ince began running the Book Club night at The Albany, London, where acts were encouraged to perform turns of new and experimental material.

The Book Club proved to be so successful that Robin Ince took it on a full UK tour in 2006, the same year he won the Time Out Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

Robin Ince has curated Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People since 2008, a Christmas stage show with performances from comedians, musicians and scientists.

Robin Ince started his television career as a comedy writer, working on The 11 O'Clock Show, for which he performed as an impressionist, including an impersonation of John Peel.

Robin Ince appeared in The Office as failed interviewee Stuart Foot.

Robin Ince co-starred with Mitch Benn and Alfie Joey in the BBC Radio 4 series Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music.

Robin Ince presented the Utter Shambles podcast for Paramount Comedy with Josie Long, and presented BBC Radio 4 Extra's Serious About Comedy from 2005 until its end in November 2007.

In 2013, Robin Ince co-created and launched The Incomplete Map of the Cosmic Genome, an online video based science magazine and archive.

In 2017, Robin Ince co-founded the Cosmic Shambles Network with Trent Burton, an organisation that creates podcasts, documentaries and events "for people with curious minds".

Robin Ince is an atheist and supports the Rationalist Association via New Humanist magazine by organising events at the Bloomsbury Theatre and at the Hammersmith Apollo featuring scientists, musicians and comedians.

In 2009, Robin Ince organised two events with Josie Long, called Darwin's Birthday Spectacular, marking both the scientist's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book On the Origin of Species.

Robin Ince was appointed a patron of Humanists UK, and later of Dignity in Dying.

Robin Ince has appeared at several science events, including the line-up of UCL's Bright Club in both 2009 and 2010, and took part in the Cheltenham Science Festival in 2011 and 2014.