About this episode

John Robins returns to discuss his memoir 'Thirst' and his journey through alcoholism and recovery.

313 episodes later… the critically acclaimed comedian, award-winning broadcaster and Taskmaster champion, John Robins returns to the pod! John first spoke on stage with an incredible level of honesty and introspection about his alcoholism with Howl (which you can listen to on his here ). This week he’s continuing to share that story with the release of his memoir, Thirst : the story of his life through the lens of alcohol, the drinks that made him, and those that broke him . In this episode we discuss: how Taskmaster was the closest he’s got to being himself on TV why 12-step recovery feels like a form of stand-up the process of opening yourself up in the form a book how comedy careers can distort what you see as success the problem with “ ego ” in comedy and how sobriety shifts it learning to sit with yourself instead of escaping and if John plans to return to stand-up... Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to 20 minutes of exclusive extras including: how much of stress is actually chosen why alcohol never actually solves what it claims to and the impact of recording the audiobook 👉 Sign up to the NEW…

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Goldsmith

Guest: John Robins

Topics covered

• alcoholism
• comedy
• memoir
• recovery
• self-reflection
• success in comedy

Keywords

• John Robins
• Thirst
• alcoholism
• comedy
• Taskmaster
• recovery
• self-reflection
• success
• ego

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taskmaster, Patreon, johnrobins.com

Books & works: Thirst

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