John Robertson
He started comedy in 2002, and as well as his stand-up created the cult Edinburgh Fringe show The Dark Room, based on impossible computer adventure games.
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John Robertson live comedy dates
Date: Sun 28 Jun 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £13.20 (£11 concs)
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Mon 27 Jul 2026
Venue: Downstairs at the King's Head
Price: £13
Edinburgh preview shows
Show starts: 19:45 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Wed 5 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £9.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Thu 6 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £9.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Thu 6 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Fri 7 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £9.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Fri 7 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Mon 10 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Mon 10 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Tue 11 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Tue 11 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Wed 12 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Wed 12 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sat 15 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sat 15 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sun 16 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sun 16 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Mon 17 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Mon 17 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Tue 18 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Tue 18 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Wed 19 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Wed 19 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Thu 20 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Thu 20 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Fri 21 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Fri 21 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sat 22 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sat 22 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sun 23 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sun 23 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Mon 24 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Mon 24 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Tue 25 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Tue 25 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Wed 26 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Wed 26 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Thu 27 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Thu 27 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £13.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Fri 28 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Fri 28 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sat 29 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sat 29 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Date: Sun 30 Aug 2026
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Price: FREE
Show starts: 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Date: Sun 30 Aug 2026
Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
Price: £15.50
Show starts: 22:00
Date: Sun 29 Nov 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £13.20 (£11 concs)
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Products
Book (2019)
The Little Town of Marrowville
Past Shows
Edinburgh Fringe 2015
John Robertson – The Dark Room: Symphony of a Floating Head
John Robertson: Let’s Redecorate!
Agent
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