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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Robins > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Robins.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Robins > Source revision: 1346684201 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English writer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|right|Robins in 2024|upright=1.3 '''Danny Robins''' is an English comedy writer and performer, broadcaster and journalist. == Career == Robins began his comedy career as a teenager doing stand-up in his home town of [Newcastle upon Tyne](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne), where he was friends with [Ross Noble](/source/Ross_Noble), and later at [Bristol University](/source/Bristol_University) as part of the trio "Club Seals" with [Marcus Brigstocke](/source/Marcus_Brigstocke) and [Dan Tetsell](/source/Dan_Tetsell).{{cite web|url=https://the-humourdor.tumblr.com/post/5241744401/danny-robins|title=An Interview with Danny Robins|website=Humourdor|date=6 May 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.comedycv.co.uk/marcusbrigstocke/|title=Marcus Brigstocke|website=Comedy CV|date=2 March 2022}} Club Seals' spoof archaeology programme ''[We Are History](/source/We_Are_History)'' ([BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two), 2000) was followed by an adaptation of their Edinburgh Fringe Show ''[The Museum of Everything](/source/The_Museum_of_Everything)'' for [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4). The radio sitcom ''[Rudy's Rare Records](/source/Rudy's_Rare_Records)'' was written with Tetsell and [Lenny Henry](/source/Lenny_Henry){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n58x4|title=Rudy's Rare Records|website=BBC Programmes|date=1 March 2022}} and adapted for the stage in 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/10/rudys-rare-records-review-lenny-henry-birmingham-rep|title=Rudy's Rare Records review – Lenny Henry's reggae romp has the audience roaring|last=Billington|first=Michael|date=2014-09-10|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-15|issn=0261-3077}} Other comedy writing credits include ''[That Was Then, This Is Now](/source/That_Was_Then%2C_This_Is_Now_(radio_series))'' (2004), [Armando Iannucci](/source/Armando_Iannucci)'s ''[Gash](/source/Gash_(TV_series))'' (2003) and ''[The Basil Brush Show](/source/The_Basil_Brush_Show)'' (2007). The CBBC comedy ''[Young Dracula](/source/Young_Dracula)'', also written with Dan Tetsell, ran for five series between 2006 and 2014. A one-off sitcom episode "Monks" was written by Robins for [the sixteenth series](/source/Comedy_Playhouse_(series_16)) of the BBC's ''[Comedy Playhouse](/source/Comedy_Playhouse)'' in 2014. His Radio 4 sitcom ''[The Cold Swedish Winter](/source/The_Cold_Swedish_Winter)'' (2014) was inspired by meeting his Swedish wife, Eva, in 2005, and his subsequent time spent in the country.{{cite web| url=https://scanmagazine.co.uk/danny-robins-i-didnt-have-any-expectations-of-sweden/ | title=Danny Robins: 'I didn't have any expectations of Sweden' | date=16 May 2017 | publisher=Scan Magazine | accessdate=27 January 2020}} Robins' interest in the supernatural has led to him writing and researching several radio series and podcasts on the subject. He created the podcast ''Haunted'' for Panoply in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/haunted/id1299841207|title=Haunted|website=Apple Podcasts|date=2 March 2020}} For BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, he wrote and presented ''[The Battersea Poltergeist](/source/The_Battersea_Poltergeist)'' (2021), followed by ''[Uncanny](/source/Uncanny_(radio_series))'' later in 2021 and ''The Witch Farm'' in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/uncanny-radio-4-bbc-sounds|title=Danny Robins, creator of The Battersea Poltergeist, returns with Uncanny - a new paranormal investigation for BBC Radio 4|website=BBC Media Centre|date=21 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d508t8|title=The Witch Farm|website=BBC Programmes|access-date=28 October 2022}} His play ''[2:22 A Ghost Story](/source/2%3A22_A_Ghost_Story)'' starring [Lily Allen](/source/Lily_Allen) won Best New Play at the [2022 WhatsOnStage Awards](/source/2022_WhatsOnStage_Awards).{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/22nd-annual-whatsonstage-awards-winners-full-list_55975.html|title=22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards: the winners in full|website=WhatsOnStage|date=27 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://222aghoststory.com/|title=2:22 A Ghost Story|website=Criterion Theatre|date=1 March 2022}} ''Uncanny'' launched as a TV series on 13 October 2023 on BBC Two, written and presented by Robins. He was also an executive producer on the series. == Personal life == Robins lives in [Walthamstow](/source/Walthamstow), [London](/source/London).{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Finding Hope in Horror and Hauntings with Danny Robins |url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/news-and-blogs/news/2022/october/finding-hope-in-horror-and-hauntings-with-danny-robins/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Center Theatre Group |language=en-US}} He has two children with his wife Eva, a Swedish native, whom he met in 2005. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.dannyrobins.com/ Official website] *{{IMDb name|1027084|Danny Robins}} *{{British Comedy Guide|people|danny_robins}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tetsell, Dan}} Category:English comedy writers Category:Living people Category:English male comedians Category:English male television actors Category:English male voice actors Category:Male actors from Newcastle upon Tyne Category:Alumni of the University of Bristol Category:Comedians from Newcastle upon Tyne --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Danny Robins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Robins) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Robins?action=history)). 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