Rob Gilroy: Scheduling Comedy

This week I would like to do a bit of blatant promotion. Not for myself, you understand, but for someone else, such is my desire to undermine my own attempts at success. A couple of weeks ago, Michael Palin – Python, traveller (not as in ‘gypsy’) and all round gentleman – released his third volume […]

Rob Gilroy: Aging Gracelessly

Last week I turned 27 and therefore am almost dead. While signs of decay are relatively small, nothing can compare to that dreaded feeling that life is whirring past me, while I try control my motion sickness by breathing into a pick ‘n’ mix bag.

Rob Gilroy: Honesty seems to be the hardest word…

This week’s been quite a big week for me. I say me, I should probably include my girlfriend in this. After all, it is partly her doing. This week we got the keys to our brand new house, it is our first step on the property ladder and I’ll tell you what; this rung feels good.

Rob Gilroy: You call that a sketch?

Do you remember that sketch show I told you about? You remember, The Show What You Wrote? Of course you do!

Rob Gilroy: Why I’m leaving stand-up behind

OK, I think it’s time to come clean. I’ve been weighing this up for a little while now and I think it’s finally time I put it in writing otherwise I’ll never commit myself to anything. I’m taking a step back from stand-up comedy.

R.I.P Robin Williams

Rob Gilroy pays tribute to US actor and comedian Robin Williams, who took his own life yesterday.

“Sometimes, the only thing keeping us sane is laughter. Laughter can be the blinking light in a fridge of dank, smelly darkness; a fog horn of positivity when the fog is as thick as shit. Today, the fridge is darker and the shit is thicker.”

Rob Gilroy: Reviewing The Reviewers

Following on from last week’s Fringe-themed column, I thought I would talk about comedy reviews.