{"id":48617,"date":"2024-03-28T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2011971"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T08:20:07","slug":"who-is-john-robins-meet-the-taskmaster-season-17-contestant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-john-robins-meet-the-taskmaster-season-17-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is John Robins? Meet the Taskmaster season 17 contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The award-winning stand-up is no stranger to the Alex Horniverse. <\/p>

By Christian Tobin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 28 March 2024 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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Taskmaster is back once again, as another five famous faces<\/a> from the world of comedy take part in all manner of nonsense to impress his Lordship, Greg Davies.<\/p>\n

The Channel 4 show is now in its 17th season, and has developed a bit of a reputation for shining a light on some of the industry\u2019s best-kept secrets who viewers may not have encountered before.<\/p>\n

One of this year\u2019s plucky contenders is John Robins, who is an established name in the world of stand-up and radio, although may be less well known to TV fans.<\/p>\n

So read on to find out everything you need to know about John Robins, and where you might have seen (or heard) him before.<\/p>\n

Who is John Robins on Taskmaster?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

John Robins is a stand-up comic, radio presenter and podcaster, who has been performing comedy for nearly 20 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He competed in the So You Think You\u2019re Funny competition for new and emerging talent at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and has gone on to become a regular at the Scottish comedy festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2017, he won the Edinburgh Comedy Awards\u2019 top prize of Best Comedy Show \u2013 shared with Hannah Gadsby\u2019s Nanette \u2013 for his brilliant show The Darkness of Robins, a candid reflection on the breakdown of his long-term relationship with fellow stand-up and former Taskmaster<\/a> contestant Sara Pascoe.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Darkness of Robins was later released on Netflix, although it is not currently available to stream in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

What has John Robins been in before?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Robins is perhaps best known for his radio work with Elis James. The pair had a hugely popular show on XFM (the previous name of Radio X), which ran for more than five years.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Robins and James made the move to BBC Radio 5 Live, while they host BBC Sounds podcast How Do You Cope?<\/a> too.<\/p>\n

Robins also launched the BBC Sounds podcast Moon Under Water<\/a>, about guests\u2019 perfect pub, although he departed last year.<\/p>\n

He is good friends with none other than Alex Horne, and the pair have a YouTube series together called Bad Golf<\/a>, where they play golf. Badly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In terms of his TV work, Robins hosted the 2018 game show Beat the Internet on Dave, while he has also appeared on Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Pointless and University Challenge.<\/p>\n

Is John Robins on X or Instagram?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

He is<\/strong>! You can follow Robins on X (formerly Twitter) at @nomadicrevery<\/a>, while his Instagram account is @nomadic_revery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering why he has that handle, Nomadic Revery was the name of the comedy show he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010.<\/p>\n