{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6606f37badd4e70016e89ac5/66fecabe63073ba71b9e9022?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Robin Ince, comedian & broadcaster","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6606f37badd4e70016e89ac5/1727972796615-54e0adbb-93f7-4c60-ba12-19902fea0d35.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We grill comedian and all-round enthusiast ROBIN INCE for the five tracks he will meet in Hell!</p><p><br></p><p>Robin has been a stand-up comedian since the early nineties. He is the author of several books, including <em>I'm A Joke And So Are You</em> and <em>Bibliomaniac</em>, and is the co-creator and co-presenter, with Professor Brian Cox, of BBC Radio 4's <em>The Infinite Monkey Cage</em>. That barely scratches the surface of what Robin does, however: <em>The Guardian</em> called Robin a 'becardiganed polymath' which just about covers it.</p><p><br></p><p>Robin talked to us about writing poetry, being in a band, doing comedy in the 90s, vegetarianism, finding his niche, the Scala cinema, meeting George Michael, why he can't drive, AND he gave us seven songs instead of the usual five. He also talked about how he deals with social media pile-ons, and media storms - following <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-starting-line-with-rich-leigh/id1701825108?i=1000662233842\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this recent interview</a> where he talked about being bullied by Ricky Gervais.</p><p><br></p><p>Head to <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod</a> to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department! If you just want to be nice/bribe your way out of Hell then you can also tip us over at <a href=\"https://www.ko-fi.com/hellishpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ko-fi.com/hellishpod</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can pre-order Robin's next book, <em>Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal</em>, from our bookshop <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish</a> You can also get books written by our other guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Help us out by ordering from us!</p><p><br></p><p>Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Robin's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can find us/beg for absolution on social media...</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/www.instagram.com/hellish_pod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.instagram.com/hellish_pod</a></p><p>Threads: <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast</a></p><p>BlueSky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/www.twitter.com/hellishpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.twitter.com/hellishpod</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/www.tiktok.com/hellishpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.tiktok.com/hellishpod</a></p>","author_name":"Daniel Whelan & Alex Gale"}