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I want to create shows which are interesting. I hope that some people are excited by some of the ideas.

Robin Ince

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Robin Ince
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: February 20
Comedian
Presenter
Screenwriter
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Excited
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Interesting
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You always need to find the balance in the science, but the balance to talking about evolutionary theory is not to talk about creationism, that's not a balance, that's misleading and it's just wrong.
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To be paid, to be employed to be an enthusiast and be excited about existence is fantastic.
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If the Royal Variety Show was put in a matter transportation machine with the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, this is what you'd get.
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Not since Jimmy Carr have I seen a cold computer programme on stage generate so much laughter.
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I'm glad the universe is pointless. It means if I get to the end of my life, the universe can't turn to me and go, 'What have you been doing, you idiot? That's not the point!
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I am not man or beast I am bibliosexual, and a seedy bibliosexual who haunts the streets, laden with carrier bags held by blistered fingers, stooping under the weight of the rucksack that has brought on sciatica and a Dickensian demeanour.
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The worst, the most difficult thing I think is that the more you become intrigued by science and the information is out there, the more you are aware of the paucity of your own knowledge.
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I thought I better warn you that I am not one of those politically correct comedians, but it turns out that also I'm not really that racist, homophobic or woman hating either, so you might not notice
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One idea I explore in my stand-up show is whether, if you try looking at the universe rationally and avoid coping mechanisms like mysticism or religion, you can still be happy knowing you are going to die after a brief time on this spinning ball.
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Homeopaths do not have a physical brain, but merely 'skull water' with the memory of brains.
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Life, to me personally, I believe it is a finite thing, my consciousness, and I want to use it as much as possible.
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I have a very vibrant imposter syndrome that goes on throughout most of my life, but nothing more than when someone has to put a hat on me or some kind of sash and go, 'We're giving you this certificate.'
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My life is constant revision but it's not revision, a lot of it is for the first time.
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