John Robins | Thirst
Sat 21 Nov 2026 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian. He is also an alcoholic. His new book Thirst tells the story of his life through the lens of alcohol, from first sip to his last drink in 2022, and the journey into sobriety that followed. Join one of the funniest men on the comedy circuit as he sheds light on subjects from mental health to friendship, from creativity to the lies we tell ourselves, and answers questions such as: Are alcoholics born or made? And: can Buddhism provide relief when dealing with haemorrhoids?
In conversation with Catherine Carr.
Venue: TTP Stage (Cambridge Union)
Duration: 1 hour
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Author Biography
John Robins is a radio presenter, comedian, Taskmaster champion, and podcaster (How Do You Cope?, The Elis James and John Robins Show, Beef’s Golf Club, The Moon Under Water). John has won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for ‘Best Show’ (2017); ‘Funniest Show’ at the ARIAS for his Radio 5 Live show with Elis James (2020); ‘UK Podcast of the Year’ for the mental health podcast How Do You Cope? (2021).
Throughout his stand-up and radio career he has gained a reputation for speaking candidly and hilariously about his own mental health. In 2024 he won the ‘Radio Times Moment Of The Year’ award at the ARIAS after revealing his struggles with alcohol on How Do You Cope?. His conversation with Adrian Chiles on abstinence vs moderation was one of the most shared articles on The Guardian website and his 2024 nationwide tour, Howl, about addiction and recovery received critical acclaim.
Chair Biography
Catherine Carr is an award-winning documentary maker, presenter, podcast producer and reporter with over twenty years’ experience in audio. Her work for BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and her own company, Pocket Productions, has taken her all over the world. Carr worked as a reporter and producer for Woman’s Hour before leaving The BBC to create and produce Talking Politics. She hosted Where are You Going? Between 2014-2025 and presented and produced BBC Radio 4’s About the Boys. She is currently making the follow-up series About the Girls. As a middle child, she launched Relatively to finally get some attention! Who’s The Favourite? is her first book.
