{{Short description|English stand-up comedian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox writer | name = Rob Auton
| caption = Auton in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|09|24|df=y}} | birth_place = York, England | occupation = Stand-up comedian, writer, actor, poet, podcaster | website = {{URL|www.robauton.co.uk}} | years_active = 2008–present }}
'''Rob Auton''' is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor, poet and podcaster. He is best known for his series of shows titled after and focusing on a specific subject. These shows have been performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe nearly every year since his debut in 2012.
==Career== Auton started performing live in 2008, before having his first hour-long show, ''The Yellow Show'', at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012, as well as touring it around the UK in 2013. The show was later made into a short film as part of Channel 4's ''Random Acts'' series.
He is a member of Bang Said The Gun, a stand up poetry collective founded by Dan Cockrill and Martin Galton, who perform regularly in London and have featured poets such as Roger McGough, Andrew Motion and John Hegley.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-19 |title=Comedian Rob Auton on his personal new Edinburgh Fringe show |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/19/this-isnt-regular-normal-comedy-comedian-rob-auton-on-his-personal-new-show-at-edinburgh-f |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref>
In 2013, Auton won the Dave Funniest Joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Award for "I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa".<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 August 2013|title=Rob Auton's chocolate joke is Fringe 'funniest'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-23753634|access-date=3 December 2020}}</ref>
As part of the 2014 Glastonbury Festival, Auton was given the position of poet-in-residence.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Digital|first=Pretty Good|title=Glastonbury Festival – 2014 Glastonbury Website Poet in Residence: Rob Auton|url=https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2014-website-poet-in-residence-rob-auton/|access-date=3 December 2020|website=Glastonbury Festival – 21st-25 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
Auton has performed stand-up on shows including ''The Russell Howard Hour'' and ''Stand Up Central'', and made his acting debut in 2018 as part of the long-running TV series ''Cold Feet''.
Auton is also a poet and illustrator, with his work having been published in a series of books by Burning Eye Books.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Books |first=Burning Eye |title=Rob Auton |url=https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/artist/rob-auton |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Burning Eye Books}}</ref>
In 2020, Auton started a podcast titled ''The Rob Auton Daily Podcast'', with a new episode posted every day during the year. It subsequently won the award for The Best Daily Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners 2020|url=https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/winners-2020|access-date=3 December 2020|website=British Podcast Awards|language=en-GB}}</ref> The podcast returned for daily episodes in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Reporter |date=2024-05-23 |title=6 new podcasts to listen to this week |url=https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/life/1508923/6-new-podcasts-to-listen-to-this-week.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=www.ireland-live.ie |language=en}}</ref>
==Selected work==
===Stand-up shows=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Title !Year |- |''The Yellow Show'' |2012 |- |''The Sky Show'' |2013 |- |''The Face Show'' |2014 |- |''The Water Show'' |2015 |- |''The Sleep Show'' |2016 |- |''The Hair Show'' |2017 |- |''The Talk Show'' |2018 |- |''The Time Show'' |2019 |- |''The Crowd Show'' |2021 |- |''The Rob Auton Show'' |2023 |- |''The Eyes Open and Shut Show'' |2024 |}
===Books=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Title !Publisher !Released !'''Notes''' |- |''Bang Said The Gun: Mud Wrestling With Words'' |Burning Eye Books |2013 |As part of the Bang Said The Gun collective |- |''In Heaven The Onions Make You Laugh'' |Burning Eye Books |2013 | |- |''Petrol Honey'' |Burning Eye Books |2014 | |- |''Take Hair'' |Burning Eye Books |2017 | |- |''I Strongly Believe in Incredible Things'' |Mudlark (HarperCollins imprint) |2021 | |}
===Acting=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Title !Year !Role |- |''Cold Feet'' (episode 8.3) |2018 |Poet |- |''The End of the F***ing World'' (episode 2.6) |2019 |Tommy |- |''Miracle Workers'' (episode 2.4) |2019 |Hank |- |''Starstruck'' (episode 3.3) |2023 |Brent |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm8015845}} * [https://play.acast.com/s/robautonpodcast The Rob Auton podcast]
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