John Michael David Robins (born 4 May 1982)[1][2] is an English stand-up comedian and radio presenter.

After graduating from Oxford, Robins returned to Bristol, where in 2006, he shared a flat with fellow comedians Jon Richardson, Russell Howard and Mark Olver.

[5][6] Robins began performing comedy in 2005, and reached the semi-finals of the So You Think You're Funny competition at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

[17] His subsequent shows were Nomadic Revery (2010), Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2011), Incredible Scenes (2012), Where Is My Mind?

In June 2018, it was announced that Robins would host a game show for Dave entitled Beat the Internet,[21] co-presented with fellow comic Sunil Patel.

[23] In February 2019 Robins launched a YouTube channel called Bad Golf with friend and fellow comedian Alex Horne.

[24] Following the popularity of the channel, Robins received a kit sponsorship, with Puma's golf brand Cobra providing him with new clubs, bag and clothing.

After five years broadcasting on Radio X (previously XFM), the Elis James and John Robins show aired its final episode on the station on Saturday 30 March 2019.

In 2024 the show won the "Radio Times Moment Of The Year" award at the ARIAS for an edition in which John Robins revealed his struggle with alcohol addiction and his journey to recovery.

[30][31] Robins appeared as a contestant on the seventeenth series of the Channel 4 show Taskmaster which launched in March 2024.

[40] He has also described himself as left-wing, and admires socialist Labour Party politicians Tony Benn and Dennis Skinner, though he has since clarified that he does not support far-left politics.