Robin Ince Isn't Waving
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2006
While performing at the Fringe in August 2004 Robin discovered that his basement flat in London had been flooded with gallons of sewage, destroying everything within, including over 1,500 vinyl records that had formed his obsession from youth.
So what happens when you lose nearly everything you own? You start to question the whole point of everything in our cluttered existence...
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This comic also appears in:
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Robin Ince: Happiness Through Science
Robin Ince: The Importance Of Being Interested
The Award Winning Robin Ince Star Of The Off
A Seriously Funny Attempt To Get The SFO in The Dock
Book Club At The British Library
Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
Robin Ince: Dancing Idiotically Towards An Apocalypse Of Our Own Making
Robin Ince's Christmas Book Club 2006
Book Club: All-New Fighting Years
Robin Ince Knew This Would Happen
Robin Ince: Propaganda and Tittletattle
Robin Ince: Things I Like About Carl Sagan And Others
Carl Sagan Is My God, Oh And Richard Feynman Too
Robin Ince Versus The Moral Majority
Robin Ince: Bleeding Heart Liberal
Robin Ince And Michael Legge: Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire
Robin Ince: Carl Sagan Is Still My God
Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire 2: Back in the Habit
Robin Ince's Struggle for Existence
Robin Ince: Carl Sagan is My God, Oh and Richard Feyman Too
Robin Ince: Star Corpse Apple Child
Robin Ince: The Importance of Being Interested [2013 Fringe]


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Older Comments
Rocky redranger - 14/02/2007
Robin Ince Isn't Waving? More like Robin Ince, the crowd isn't laughing. I've had more fun at funerals than I did at his show at Brighton. I would rather have my wisdom teeth pilled out with pliers than ever suffer his terrible act.
Samster - 07/02/2007
I went to see Ricky Gervais, and, as usual, Ricky employed his friend Robin Ince to be the warm up act. This is the third time I have seen Ricky and the third time I have had to suffer Robin Ince. He is to comedy what Jade Goody is to race relations. If Robin was only a quarter as funny as he thinks he is he would still be crap. I would happily pay Ricky an extra £10 on the ticket price NOT to have Robin as support act. Though I guess having a terrible support act like Robin just makes the main performer look better. Robin trots out the same tired unfunny gags time after time. Anyone who has had to endue one of Robin's gigs without the aid of morphine will know that time flies when you’re having fun. This may explain why his 30 minute seems to last 5 hours.
Jens Cowstream - 10/01/2007
You know that guy who's quite funny at work, and makes everyone laugh when they go down the pub? That's Robin Ince. Trouble is, the intimacy and personal touches that make that guy funny, don't translate to stand-up very well. Sorry Robin....you'd be a better comic writer.
skinnytony - 09/01/2007
I have the bad misfortune to endured Robin twice now neither by choice. Both times Robin starred with ricky Gervais and is clearly only there because he is close friends with Ricky. I have had more fun loosening the handrails in the disabled toilets of the theatre than listening to this so called funny man.
James Shires - 25/08/2006
One of the worst reviews I've ever read. You've tried to hard to sound as intellectual as Robin here, Steve. You're clearly not comfortable with language, this piece feeling forced and insincere.
Dave Etherton - 24/08/2006
My second worst hour at the fringe this year. Trite, rambling, meandering, and tedious musings of a not particularly funny man. I don't mean to be rude, but, really, not one laugh in sixty minutes speaks for itself. The Book Club is only funny because of the badly written books being held up for our ridicule. I'm sure Robin is a really nice guy - but he's not very funny!t yourselves. Spend the hour doing anything else. It's amazing to think that Ruth fancies herself as a performer/writer of any talent or originality - but when I looked at her website with its innumerable pictures of Ruth and see she also has a seemingly never ending and mind numbing blog (again about herself) - it finally dawns: she just fancies herself. Avoid at all costs.r works - I agree with the review above that the lack of namedropping or Popworld tales works (unless that is what you were expecting I suppose), the break to this rule working extremely well. Pre-crafted put downs worked when the occasion arose, and some higher quality gags tucked away too. Perhaps rough it up a little? Some of the most natural laughter came when being cutting. Hopefully, picking up what's working and what's not will be a swift process. Just replace it with more than twiddling with propsay have something to work with
Mark Cornell - 05/08/2006
Unbelievably funny. If you can, definitely go and see this show. You won't stop laughing