Artists and Comedians
John-Luke Roberts
John-Luke is a writer and Gaulier trained actor and comedian, who has written and performed for a wide range of TV and Radio shows. These include Have I Got News For You, Newzoids and Nevermind the Buzzcocks, and his own sitcom Bull, co-written with Gareth Gwynn and starring Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman.
John-Luke has created 5 solo shows for the Edinburgh Fringe between 2010 and 2016 which have all been critically acclaimed and transferred to the Soho Theatre. In 2017 he performed for two weeks at the Adelaide Fringe. As an actor he has appeared in Channel 4’s Babylon and played Nigel Mainpart in his 2015 sitcom Bull. As of 2017, he´s playing ´Graeme´ in the world tour of the hit parody play ´Graeme of Thrones.´
He co-hosts the hugely successful ´Alternative Comedy Memorial Society´ with Thom Tuck, which has had residencies at the Soho Theatre, The Stand, The New Red Lion, the Monkey Barrel, and The Bill Murray. Channel 4 commissioned a series of Blaps based on the club, directed by the award-winning film maker and animator Chris Shepherd, which John-Luke wrote and starred in.
Praise for 2016´s “John-Luke Roberts Builds A Monster“
“This is alternative comedy close to its pinnacle“ **** Chortle
“A show as bafflingly stupid as this should rightly divide an audience down the middle, but through some strange alchemy the crowd absolutely lap it up... a consistently hilarious hour of measured madness“ **** The List
“Often baffling, but invariably brilliantly funny.“ **** Fest
“From the moment he takes the stage, John-Luke Roberts captivates... weird, wonderful and thoroughly enjoyable“ **** The Advertiser (Adelaide)
Praise for the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society
“A euphoric hour of pure comedy risk-taking that leaves you with an infectious energy long after the show has finished.” BROADWAY BABY *****
