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John-Luke Roberts

@jlukeroberts.bsky.social

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Writer, Comedian, Actor, Public Intellectual, Winner BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Sketch Comedy. Forever in our hearts.

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · Jul 30

Two weeks until I head up to the Edinburgh Fringe with my new Work In Progress. @williamandrews.bsky.social has made me this horrible / beautiful poster. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 2d

It's fun to sing these six words

John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

Thinking "OK so they've done a deep fake, I don't know how I feel about this"

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

I read this and spent 30 seconds thinking this was an OK Go video and trying to work out what the game was

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Leslie Ewing-Burgesse @leslieis.cool · 8d

TROY CLUB! Wednesday 1st October (that's tomorrow)! With one of my favourite lineups we've ever had, including headliner JAIN EDWARDS @jainedwards.bsky.social! The Black Heart, Camden, 8 p.m. (7:30 doors)! Come along, tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/675880

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

Don't worry, there would also be alternatives to the scampi fry route to citizenship under my regime.

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

Maybe it's 6 monthly

John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

I couldn't keep up with that intake personally

John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

No I think it's 24 packs a month

John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

You shouldn't have to pass the UK citizenship test if you can prove you have scampi fries on a standing order.

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 8d

I introduced my US friend to scampi fries, and she was so thrilled by them she has ordered 24 packs to be delivered on a standing order. You never know what it will be that bridges a cultural divide.

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 20d

That's true

John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 20d

Yeah. I mean, I would have liked some higher stakes generally, and a more movie-sized plot, but it was still a pleasure to spend the time in their company, and they're still very very good at being those characters

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21d

All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 21d

I thought it was as good as the extras on the This Is Spinal Tap DVD from the noughties, and they were pretty good

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Joz Norris @joznorris.bsky.social · 22d

Soho run kicks off tonight! So I'm looking back and forwards today. Very proud of everything we've achieved with this show so far, and very excited to be taking it on tour in 2026!

sohotheatre.com/events/joz-n...

Lots of stars and award laurels to celebrate the past

Soho run weds to Saturday this week, and UK tour dates announced soon to celebrate the future

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.bsky.social · 23d

[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that

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Alexander Bennett @alexanderybennett.bsky.social · 23d

Tomorrow! Come see @jlukeroberts.bsky.social Will Rowland @barrstard.bsky.social Yuriko Kotani, Alex Bertulis-Fernandes and @adamlarter.bsky.social at Camden Comedy Club!
Tickets - tinyurl.com/5n9abe9j

This Is Not A Cult Tickets | £5.50 | 16 Sept @ Camden Comedy Club, London | DICE

**This Is Not A Cult** Top comics trying new material for the price of a pint. This Is Not A Cult was recommended by TimeOut and included in their list of t...

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Joz Norris @joznorris.bsky.social · 27d

Holidays* are** coming

* Soho Theatre run
** is

Thanks to all who've booked tickets so far! Any help spreading the word so we can sell it out is so appreciated!

sohotheatre.com/events/joz-n...

Joz Norris, heroic, in the Soho Theatre Downstairs space

Miranda Holms, Joz Norris, Jon Brittain, Jake Wood and Queenie Miller, ebullient in the Soho Theatre Downstairs space

Joz Norris, demure, in front of his own poster

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 28d

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 8

Idea: The Purge, but for civil offences. One night a year where you can breach a contract, drive through Low Traffic Areas, build a roof garden without planning permission etc.

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · Sep 6

'That's me in the corner.
That's me in the spotlight.
That's me at the edge of the mirror.
That's me behind the door.' - the ghost in a 15 certificate horror movie watching it proudly with their mum

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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · Sep 5

Why did the palindrome cross the road?

To get a map a mate got.

#palindrome

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

look, it might not have worked with the public, but at least it was the wrong thing to do morally

Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous.

There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · Sep 3

The yeti who lives in my freezer
Is no bother as yetis go
He rarely tries to kill me
And he’s only the size of a toe