This show has now closed, please visit our london shows page for a full list of current productions. An interesting case of a book whose problems mostly stem from a single word. Robin inces top 10 truly bad books books the guardian. This show has now closed, however you may also be interested in. Most comics do some service in the sobaditsgood brigade, raising laughs by trashing trash crappy films, crappy pop music, crappy comedy.
Our mission is to inspire you to read more books written by women. In the spring of 2018, the bad bitch book club was born out of a desire to share my love of. At the queen of hearts in the bustling student suburb of fallowfield, robin ince staged his hilarious oneman comedy show, the bad book club to a sold out audience. One mans quest to uncover the books that taste forgot. From ricky gervaiss support act to a darling of the indie comedy scene, robin ince has become a cult favourite mainly because of his book club nights, which saw him introduce an array of cabaret acts amid his readings of books such as the autobiography of syd little and the secrets of picking up sexy girls. Robin ince has made a habit of collecting these books the more esoteric or eccentric, the better and reading them so that we dont have to. Well maybe you should send a copy to robin ince, the standup comedian who has created a unique comedy show centred upon bad books. The entire crowd started booing before they said my.
Robin ince picks the best of the truly bad books hes salvaged from. I know plenty of people who went to robin ince s book club nights, and i dont entirely know why i wasnt among them. I know plenty of people who went to robin inces book club nights, and i dont entirely know why i wasnt among them. In 2010, ince published a book entitled robin inces bad book club about his favourite books that he has used for his shows. He is the author of robin inces bad book club and editor of the dead funny books.
Jun 06, 2010 an interesting case of a book whose problems mostly stem from a single word. Robin inces bad book club, by robin ince the independent. His standup dvds are available from go faster stripe. Is hideous prose and ghastly poetry more fabulous than g. Robin inces bad book club and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. One mans quest to uncover the books that taste forgot robin ince on. Robin inces bad book club by robin ince waterstones. One mans quest to uncover the books that taste forgot paperback august 1, 2011 by. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Born out of the life of a touring comedian, robin inces bad book club sees ince turning his eye on the countless trashy books that some say should never have made it to our shelves. The book club proved to be so successful that ince took it on a full uk tour in 2006, the same year he won the time out award for outstanding achievement in comedy.
Robin inces bad book club is a funny and interesting tour through some of the books you will never find in waterstones, hidden as they are inside charity and secondhand shops. Book shambles is free to listen to on itunes, soundcloud, spotify and rss and the like but, like everything, there is a cost associated with producing the show and so if youre enjoying the podcast and would like us to keep making more, wed greatly appreciate your support via one of the options below. From ricky gervaiss support act to a darling of the indie comedy scene, robin ince has become a cult favourite mainly because of his book. Buy robin inces bad book club by robin ince from waterstones today. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Book shambles archives the cosmic shambles network.
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