Rob Gilroy
@robgilroy.bsky.social
I'm a bitch, I'm a mother, I'm a child, I'm a lover, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint. Hobbies include cycling.
Make web series and funny things. Being the best me I can be, which is usually someone else.
Make web series and funny things. Being the best me I can be, which is usually someone else.
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Farewell to the great Gilson Lavis, drummer for Squeeze (and so much more). Here's a fine example of exactly what he did:
youtu.be/9bTWF7eirJw?...
youtu.be/9bTWF7eirJw?...
Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SqueezeVEVO
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Farewell to the great Gilson Lavis, drummer for Squeeze (and so much more). Here's a fine example of exactly what he did:
youtu.be/9bTWF7eirJw?...
youtu.be/9bTWF7eirJw?...
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It's supposed to be a STRESS POSITION.
New episode available from tonight -
Please share. Is it too much to ask?
New episode available from tonight -
Please share. Is it too much to ask?
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's supposed to be a STRESS POSITION.
New episode available from tonight -
Please share. Is it too much to ask?
New episode available from tonight -
Please share. Is it too much to ask?
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Definitely worth re-sharing this amazing @coreyatad.com story
An in-depth look at the video team that helped so many people get into the Zohran Mamdani campaign: defector.com/selling-zohran
Selling Zohran | Defector
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU…
defector.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Definitely worth re-sharing this amazing @coreyatad.com story
A great article on something that's bugged me about these ads for the last few years. Although, I will not stand for the personal assassination hidden in the line 'one of them hides his sadness by buying a new shacket every month'. Uncalled for...
Since I'm a famed sappy dad, the Observer asked me to interrogate the John Lewis Christmas Ad Industrial Complex. On this oddest of cultural lodestars being stripped to its bare wires; a confusing, crass, and effective bit of emotional weaponry.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
The John Lewis Christmas ad is machine-tooled schmaltz – ...
Expensive, creative yet weirdly formulaic: this annual extravaganza has nearly collapsed under its own weight
observer.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A great article on something that's bugged me about these ads for the last few years. Although, I will not stand for the personal assassination hidden in the line 'one of them hides his sadness by buying a new shacket every month'. Uncalled for...
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*Chris de Burgh voice*
Dick Cheney is dead!
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
*Chris de Burgh voice*
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Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian.
[Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa].
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PRESENTER:
Now - some disturbing new research has shown
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PRESENTER:
that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK.
[Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives
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PRESENTER:
In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage
[We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage]
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PRESENTER:
Nigel, what’s your view?
FARAGE:
Well I think this very worrying.
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FARAGE:
And just another reason why we should ban all immigration.
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PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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PRESENTER:
Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it?
FARAGE:
Oop - plug time!
PRESENTER:
Ha ha
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FARAGE:
Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’.
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[Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc]
FARAGE:
It’s a really emotional journey
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FARAGE:
with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...
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FARAGE:
as I answer the question:
*Am I the only option for Britain?*
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[Cut back to studio]
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):
Isn't this a Flight of the Conchords bit? They went back in time and taught David Bowie his own songs. In the end they gave him an Easy to Play: Bowie book to save time.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Isn't this a Flight of the Conchords bit? They went back in time and taught David Bowie his own songs. In the end they gave him an Easy to Play: Bowie book to save time.
When You Find the Girl of Your Dreams In the Arms of Some Scotsmen from Hull
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
When You Find the Girl of Your Dreams In the Arms of Some Scotsmen from Hull
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My short film DADDY SUPERIOR is now on Youtube!
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
Daddy Superior - Short Film
YouTube video by Benjamin Partridge
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My short film DADDY SUPERIOR is now on Youtube!
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
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Dad: "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me $4000, but it's state of the art.
Me: “Wow, what kind is it?"
Dad: "Twelve thirty."
Me: “Wow, what kind is it?"
Dad: "Twelve thirty."
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Dad: "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me $4000, but it's state of the art.
Me: “Wow, what kind is it?"
Dad: "Twelve thirty."
Me: “Wow, what kind is it?"
Dad: "Twelve thirty."
As if you need another reason to back a children's book by Chris, he's also offering a mini comedy writing guide as a reward. I got one of these with his first book and it's well worth doing! Support new writers and new writing!
New Kickstarter reward!
I’ve added a mini comedy writing guide as a reward option for backers of CHEESE: Lights! Crackers! Action!
Interested in writing comedy? This is for you!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
I’ve added a mini comedy writing guide as a reward option for backers of CHEESE: Lights! Crackers! Action!
Interested in writing comedy? This is for you!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
As if you need another reason to back a children's book by Chris, he's also offering a mini comedy writing guide as a reward. I got one of these with his first book and it's well worth doing! Support new writers and new writing!
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The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
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Apparently it's 8 years ago today that Facebook made me a beautiful video of memories consisting entirely of screenshots of Bullseye.
October 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Apparently it's 8 years ago today that Facebook made me a beautiful video of memories consisting entirely of screenshots of Bullseye.
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AWS outages are interesting because each time it affects more and more disparate things, each is a snapshot scan of the metastatic cancer infecting the internet.
October 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
AWS outages are interesting because each time it affects more and more disparate things, each is a snapshot scan of the metastatic cancer infecting the internet.
In the Cotswolds performing a two-man play with the brilliant @katemccabe.bsky.social. What a lovely theatre this is!
October 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In the Cotswolds performing a two-man play with the brilliant @katemccabe.bsky.social. What a lovely theatre this is!
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Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.