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John Robins shares moment he realised he was an alcoholic: ‘Lou Sanders said I needed help’

Comedian, 43, gave up alcohol in 2023 and opens up about his struggle with addiction in new book

The Independent UK

‘I wanted alcohol to take me to a place where I was not’: comedian John Robins on the moment he realised he had a drinking problem

For most of his life, John Robins assumed he got more out of alcohol than it took from him. Now he knows it was the other way round

The Guardian - UK

From Caught Stealing to CMAT: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Darren Aronofsky’s back with a new crime caper starring Austin Butler, and the festival-slaying singer-songwriter releases her long-awaited third album

The Guardian - UK

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The week in audio: The Toxic Waste Scandal; How Do You Cope?; Broken Veil; Dish – review

A highly personal search for justice after the Corby steelworks scandal is well worth a listen; Jordan Stephens and Sophie Willan are delightfully candid about their insecurities. Plus, everyday tales of the uncanny

The Guardian - UK

‘The kids didn’t subject me to violence … largely speaking’: inside the super-sassy world of Junior Taskmaster

The comedy hit conquered the UK, then the world, and now it’s taking over the nation’s youth. Its co-host Mike Wozniak talks being mercilessly mocked, fart mishaps and why kids make the best contestants

The Guardian - UK

Taskmaster season 17 line-up, release date and everything we know

Taskmaster season 17 features a new batch of stars tackling crazy tasks!

WhatToWatch

Best podcasts of the week: At last, a new politics show that promises to be more than a ‘dadcast’

In this week’s newsletter: Three esteemed lawyers team up to look at the news through a legal lens in Law and Disorder

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Taskmaster 2024: when is season 17 and which contestants are in the new line-up?

Five comedians will go head-to-head to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies in season 17

Evening Standard

John Robins: Howl review – the sad hilarity of high anxiety

Assembly Hall theatre, Tunbridge Wells Heartfelt two-act show revels in the manic, painful and sometimes amusing fallout of recovering from alcoholism

The Guardian - UK

Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ

The Edinburgh comedy award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah’s grandfather, the standup’s imminent wedding and multicultural Britain

The Guardian - UK

Laughing through the pain: Edinburgh comics relive true-life traumas

What’s the funniest thing on the festival fringe? No, not politics, but painful introspection

The Guardian - UK

John Robins: ‘I don’t agree with what I wrote when I wasn’t well … But it’s really funny’

Having built his reputation as a comic and podcaster on his candour about anxiety and addiction, Robins is facing a new comedy challenge – happiness

The Guardian - UK

‘You absolutely can’t make money’: can the Edinburgh Fringe survive?

The world’s biggest arts festival is back this month, at a time when discussions about the cost of taking a show to the Fringe have never been louder. Isobel Lewis speaks to performers, producers, food stall owners and community organisers about the problems facing the festival and whether it can…

The Independent UK

Brickbat: A Thumb on the Scale

John Robins, head of England's West Yorkshire Police, said police departments should be able to practice "positive discrimination" in favor of black and Asian applicants in order to increase the number of nonwhite officers in their ranks. Robins insists this would not result in lower standards for officers. Such discrimination…

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Five Great Reads: CEO turns truckie, the orcas strike back and what Die Hard’s director learned in prison

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - UK

Moderation or total abstinence? Adrian Chiles and John Robins talk honestly about their drinking

Their relationship with booze has taken these friends and broadcasters on very different journeys. Here they discuss what constitutes heavy drinking, successful moderation – and when it is time to give up altogether

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh festival 2023: 50 shows to see

Cracking comedy, an eclectic mix of theatre – and aerial dance in an ice rink. Our critics share their picks for the August arts extravaganza

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Scamanda; Shiny Bob; Call Jonathan Pie; The Louis Theroux Podcast; How Do You Cope? – review

The case of scammer Amanda C Riley is exhaustively explored; Myles Bonnar investigates the shocking tale of an Edinburgh lawyer; Tom Walker’s Jonathan Pie is back; and Louis Theroux meets Shania Twain on Spotify

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Bristol Post

Sarah Millican to play Bristol Beacon after venue's grand reopening

The comedian is one of several big names announced for the Bristol Beacon

Wales Online

Bosses are suffering panic attacks due to stress of completing tax returns

The research also shows they are being caught out by tax jargon

Manchester Evening News

The Last Leg star Josh Widdicombe discovers a different side to Manchester during Laughterama headline set

Josh Widdicombe headlined Saturday evening's Laughterama fun at Castlefield Bowl

Manchester Evening News

Laughterama 2022 at Castlefield Bowl - lineup, tickets, weather forecast, and everything else you need to know

The open-air comedy festivals lands at Castlefield Bowl this week

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