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.
Rob Auton | |
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 Auton in 2013 | |
| Born | 24 September 1982 York, England |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian, writer, actor, poet, podcaster |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | |
| www | |
Career
editAuton 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.[1]
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".[2]
As part of the 2014 Glastonbury Festival, Auton was given the position of poet-in-residence.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] The podcast returned for daily episodes in 2024.[6]
Selected work
editStand-up shows
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Comedian Rob Auton on his personal new Edinburgh Fringe show". euronews. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Rob Auton's chocolate joke is Fringe 'funniest'". BBC News. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Digital, Pretty Good. "Glastonbury Festival – 2014 Glastonbury Website Poet in Residence: Rob Auton". Glastonbury Festival – 21st-25 June 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Books, Burning Eye. "Rob Auton". Burning Eye Books. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Winners 2020". British Podcast Awards. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Staff Reporter (23 May 2024). "6 new podcasts to listen to this week". www.ireland-live.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2024.