Mr John Robertson
@robbotron.bsky.social
Comic/Cult Leader/THE DARK ROOM 🍍
London. Work: [email protected] NEXT TOUR STOPS: MCM Birmingham, Luton, Oxford, Manchester! All live shows: thejohnrobertson.com/livedates
London. Work: [email protected] NEXT TOUR STOPS: MCM Birmingham, Luton, Oxford, Manchester! All live shows: thejohnrobertson.com/livedates
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
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You’ll name a thing that we used to have and suggest we can just have that again and centrists will tilt their heads to one side and mew “how will we pay for it?” and I’ll reply “tax the rich more” and they’ll go all “the princess is in another castle” n shit.
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
You’ll name a thing that we used to have and suggest we can just have that again and centrists will tilt their heads to one side and mew “how will we pay for it?” and I’ll reply “tax the rich more” and they’ll go all “the princess is in another castle” n shit.
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There was an article in The Guardian a few weeks back about how Gen Z find bookshops preferable to online shopping, and a key factor was that an algorithm will offer you 6000 books identical to the one you just finished whereas a bookseller will offer you three that are different but meet the vibe.
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
There was an article in The Guardian a few weeks back about how Gen Z find bookshops preferable to online shopping, and a key factor was that an algorithm will offer you 6000 books identical to the one you just finished whereas a bookseller will offer you three that are different but meet the vibe.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Rozencrantz & Guildernstern & Tom Stoppard Are Dead
Rest in peace to a postmodern genius.
Rest in peace to a postmodern genius.
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Rozencrantz & Guildernstern & Tom Stoppard Are Dead
Rest in peace to a postmodern genius.
Rest in peace to a postmodern genius.
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This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever
KNOW YOUR FRIDAYS:
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
KNOW YOUR FRIDAYS:
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
They Might Be Giants
Loudon Wainwright III
The Tiger Lillies
The Pixies
Bob Dylan
They Might Be Giants
Loudon Wainwright III
The Tiger Lillies
The Pixies
Bob Dylan
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen.
S Club 7 Junior
Westlife
Steps
Ronan Keating
S Club 7 (Senior)
S Club 7 Junior
Westlife
Steps
Ronan Keating
S Club 7 (Senior)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Electric Brixton and Royal Albert Hall
Ugly - Village Underground
Alan Sparhawk - Horseshoe Tavern
Beth Gibbons - Massey Hall
Tropical Fuck Storm - Lee's Palace
Technically six. 2025 has been big for me.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Electric Brixton and Royal Albert Hall
Ugly - Village Underground
Alan Sparhawk - Horseshoe Tavern
Beth Gibbons - Massey Hall
Tropical Fuck Storm - Lee's Palace
Technically six. 2025 has been big for me.
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
They Might Be Giants
Loudon Wainwright III
The Tiger Lillies
The Pixies
Bob Dylan
They Might Be Giants
Loudon Wainwright III
The Tiger Lillies
The Pixies
Bob Dylan
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
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Saw the wonderful @robbotron.bsky.social in Exeter tonight and had an absolute blast.
Very much hope I can see The Dark Room show at some point in the near future!
Very much hope I can see The Dark Room show at some point in the near future!
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Saw the wonderful @robbotron.bsky.social in Exeter tonight and had an absolute blast.
Very much hope I can see The Dark Room show at some point in the near future!
Very much hope I can see The Dark Room show at some point in the near future!
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AdventureX is a v special UK gaming expo (at a time when there aren't a huge amount around).
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
AdventureX is a v special UK gaming expo (at a time when there aren't a huge amount around).
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
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"Will you follow me on Twitch?"
Listen, all I'm saying is don't ask, don't get. @robbotron.bsky.social was an absolute sweetheart and great fun.
Honestly 🫸🫷 to the person after me for making that moment even funnier.
#AdventureX
Listen, all I'm saying is don't ask, don't get. @robbotron.bsky.social was an absolute sweetheart and great fun.
Honestly 🫸🫷 to the person after me for making that moment even funnier.
#AdventureX
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Will you follow me on Twitch?"
Listen, all I'm saying is don't ask, don't get. @robbotron.bsky.social was an absolute sweetheart and great fun.
Honestly 🫸🫷 to the person after me for making that moment even funnier.
#AdventureX
Listen, all I'm saying is don't ask, don't get. @robbotron.bsky.social was an absolute sweetheart and great fun.
Honestly 🫸🫷 to the person after me for making that moment even funnier.
#AdventureX
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It’d be exciting to think that Bluesky has people pretending to be American like Twitter but I honestly don’t think they could talk about Star Trek Deep Space 9 the way it’s expected here without having watched all the episodes a dozen times
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It’d be exciting to think that Bluesky has people pretending to be American like Twitter but I honestly don’t think they could talk about Star Trek Deep Space 9 the way it’s expected here without having watched all the episodes a dozen times
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If you’re taking pictures of homeless people and using them for social media clout you are a cunt of the highest order.
PARTICULARLY if you are doing it under the pretence of being scared by sleeping, vulnerable humans. You get the St George’s Cross of Cuntery, first division.
PARTICULARLY if you are doing it under the pretence of being scared by sleeping, vulnerable humans. You get the St George’s Cross of Cuntery, first division.
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you’re taking pictures of homeless people and using them for social media clout you are a cunt of the highest order.
PARTICULARLY if you are doing it under the pretence of being scared by sleeping, vulnerable humans. You get the St George’s Cross of Cuntery, first division.
PARTICULARLY if you are doing it under the pretence of being scared by sleeping, vulnerable humans. You get the St George’s Cross of Cuntery, first division.
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Had a great time at #AdventureX! The Dark Room by @robbotron.bsky.social was the highlight of the weekend for me.
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Had a great time at #AdventureX! The Dark Room by @robbotron.bsky.social was the highlight of the weekend for me.
“The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair, Charlie Brown!”
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair, Charlie Brown!”
I'm Funny How? I Mean Funny Like I'm A Clown, I Amuse You? I Make You Laugh, I'm Here To Fuckin' Amuse You? What Do You Mean Funny, Funny How, Charlie Brown?
You Won’t Find It Down There, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair, Charlie Brown!”
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair, Charlie Brown!”
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Have you ever been this close to @robbotron.bsky.social's majestic crotch? No, I don't think you have.
Incredible first The Dark Room experience. I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time.
Incredible first The Dark Room experience. I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time.
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Have you ever been this close to @robbotron.bsky.social's majestic crotch? No, I don't think you have.
Incredible first The Dark Room experience. I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time.
Incredible first The Dark Room experience. I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time.
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What's better than @robbotron.bsky.social's cult comedy show The Dark Room? It's The Dark Room with a BSL interpreter! #AdvX25 #AdvXConf
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What's better than @robbotron.bsky.social's cult comedy show The Dark Room? It's The Dark Room with a BSL interpreter! #AdvX25 #AdvXConf
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Today I got called on during a production of @robbotron.bsky.social’s The Dark Room at #AdventureX. He recognized me and proceeded to roast me mercilessly. It was glorious. At the end he rewarded me with a copy of All Star Cheerleader for the Wii. Thank you, John! It was frigging unforgettable.
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today I got called on during a production of @robbotron.bsky.social’s The Dark Room at #AdventureX. He recognized me and proceeded to roast me mercilessly. It was glorious. At the end he rewarded me with a copy of All Star Cheerleader for the Wii. Thank you, John! It was frigging unforgettable.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Took a great pic of @robbotron.bsky.social tonight at AdventureX
Was glad to be within a crowd that seemed to be mostly new to the show as it was a ton of fun to see the reactions haha! Though being the only one to shout the lines sometimes was a bit lonely 😂
Was glad to be within a crowd that seemed to be mostly new to the show as it was a ton of fun to see the reactions haha! Though being the only one to shout the lines sometimes was a bit lonely 😂
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Took a great pic of @robbotron.bsky.social tonight at AdventureX
Was glad to be within a crowd that seemed to be mostly new to the show as it was a ton of fun to see the reactions haha! Though being the only one to shout the lines sometimes was a bit lonely 😂
Was glad to be within a crowd that seemed to be mostly new to the show as it was a ton of fun to see the reactions haha! Though being the only one to shout the lines sometimes was a bit lonely 😂
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I played! I died. I died. I died. For my 'prize', @robbotron.bsky.social dangled a copy of Another World, one of my top 5 games of the 16-bit era, for the Megadrive, a console I own, in front of me, then snatched it away, an entirely diegetic AND mimetic (and funny) act, the hilarious bastard
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I played! I died. I died. I died. For my 'prize', @robbotron.bsky.social dangled a copy of Another World, one of my top 5 games of the 16-bit era, for the Megadrive, a console I own, in front of me, then snatched it away, an entirely diegetic AND mimetic (and funny) act, the hilarious bastard
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(character in a netflix show) well here we are, at the abandoned mall. if that mysterious phone call we got earlier was right, we'll find the key that opens that safe we found out contains a map we need, in order to locate a device which, you'll recall, could be the cause of recent events, such as t
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
(character in a netflix show) well here we are, at the abandoned mall. if that mysterious phone call we got earlier was right, we'll find the key that opens that safe we found out contains a map we need, in order to locate a device which, you'll recall, could be the cause of recent events, such as t
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Welp, I'm off to London for #AdventureX, hopefully to meet @darmato.bsky.social and see @robbotron.bsky.social in action again. Buddy road trip with @legoyodax.bsky.social and a three-headed monkey (without the road part; I'm going by train!).
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Welp, I'm off to London for #AdventureX, hopefully to meet @darmato.bsky.social and see @robbotron.bsky.social in action again. Buddy road trip with @legoyodax.bsky.social and a three-headed monkey (without the road part; I'm going by train!).