as left-wing, and admires socialist Labour Party politicians Tony Benn and Dennis Skinner, though he has since clarified that he does not support far-left politics. He opposes Brexit. Robins is a fan of the rock band Queen and supported them at their 2014–15 New Year's Eve appearance. He is also a fan of Frank Zappa and Bonnie "Prince" Billy and runs the Bonnie Prince Billy Quotes Twitter account. He has often named his Edinburgh shows after his favourite music, e.g. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven is a Godspeed You! Black Emperor album, and "This Tornado Loves You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Neko Case. Robins was for several years in a relationship with fellow comedian Sara Pascoe. They split in 2016, with both using their experience of the break-up and its consequences to create successful Edinburgh Fringe shows, Robins's winning the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award. Starting in 2018, he was in a relationship with fashion designer Coco Fennell, sister of actress Emerald Fennell and daughter of jewellery designer Theo Fennell. Robins and Fennell became engaged in 2019. Robins confirmed on his Radio 5 Live show in December 2021 that the couple had split. Robins is a keen golfer and posts regularly on YouTube under the Bad Golf channel. Robins is an experienced board game player, and once finished 11th in the British national Catan championships. References External links Elis James and John Robins (BBC Radio 5 Live) Bandcamp page which includes show recordings Youtube – Fringe Stories: John Robins (2013) 1982 births Living people BBC Radio 5 Live presenters English male comedians English stand-up comedians British radio DJs 21st-century English comedians Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford People educated at The Castle School