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Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

35. John Robins

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.5567 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The golfer and comedian John Robins has plonked his behind in the studio this week to wax lyrical about the things that light up his life.  These things include the Wikipedia page of snooker machine (and human if we're getting technical) Ronnie O'Sullivan, and John's massive bag of ketchup and mayonnaise, without which he never leaves the house.    It's a podcast for the ages. Like a well-constructed swimming pool it has both deep and shallow ends, but it is better than a swimming pool because there's zero chance of catching a verruca. John has an admirable stab at making golf sound like fun. Russell and John talk over some episodes from when they lived together as fledgling comedians in Bristol, and John talks candidly about his more recent battles with his own brain. It's a real feast, d'y'get me? You know those podcasts that are great to have on a run, or while you're exercising, that kind of thing? This is the quintessential podcast for those moments.    To increase your JRPM (John Robins per Minute) you can listen to his show on Radio 5 Live, which is also available as a podcast. He's also on the current series of Taskmaster wearing the clothes that are discussed in this very podcast! You can find all John's podcasts HERE. Try one. Go on. Hope you enjoy it. There will be more uplifting Wonderbox goodness to squirt into those fit little ears of yours next week. Just you see if there isn't. Until then, keep it real.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:02.5

Let's get started, shall we?

0:04.5

From rags to riches.

0:05.8

I'm so sick of this.

0:07.0

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:09.1

Yorkshire to New York.

0:10.7

Poor climbers, you and me.

0:12.4

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:14.3

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:16.5

A woman of substance on Channel 4.

0:19.2

Stream now.

0:28.6

A woman of Substance on Channel 4, stream now. Hello, my guest today is an award-winning comedian of Radio 5 live DJ golfer.

0:34.8

Um, good man.

0:36.0

He also used to live with me.

0:37.4

This is the Wonderbox of John Robbins.

0:44.7

Here we are with John Robbins.

0:46.6

You enjoying the sun?

0:48.5

It's a lovely sunny day.

0:50.4

I can sit outside.

0:51.6

And I've been in this kind of like dank room for a while,

1:11.4

and you look like somebody that's just come in from the sun? It's been very changeable, though, the weather, hasn't it? Hasn't it just? She can't make her mind up. Well, I tell you, I've bought three different layers and coats, and I've worn them, you know, that sort of thing. Yeah, yeah, sure, sure.

1:14.0

But you also, you're very well dressed.

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