Set It and Forget It. w/ John Robertson
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What mindset does John Robertson emphasize in his creative process?
Hello, listeners. We are back.
We're back after less time than previously. Just two weeks.
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Imagine what we would look like.
Yeah, you got the idea. You know, you know.
Yeah, three people talking.
Exactly. And on this episode, we have John Robertson, who you might know because you have, if you've ever found yourself locked in a dark, dark room.
You need to give some context to that.
Nope. If you know, you know. John Robertson does a show that is a live interactive video game where he plays the video game. It's got quite the following. He is a behemoth of a performer.
There are a lot of John Robbins t-shirts in my audiences. I don't know whether that works the other way, but whenever I'm at the Fringe, there'll be a lot of, again, you need to see the show for context, but he sells t-shirts that say, you die, you die, you die, you die. And I'll often see that in my audience.
Which is such a scary thing to look down at while you're doing stand-up. It's like my greatest fear is just being shouted at me through a picture of my friend on someone's chest. Our episode theme today was Set It and Forget It.
Okay.
So, yeah, that's what we talked about. And, of course, we meandered through many a thing. If you're on the Patreon, you will get the bonus content version, the uncut version, which has an extra 10 minutes about cagoules and trains and hair styles that is not in the main feat.
You will find out that neither me nor you know what an anorak is.
Yeah.
We thought we did, but we were very wrong. And when you first say, and I apologize now, when you first said what you thought an anorak was, I wasn't outright rude, but in my head I was thinking, what a fucking idiot doesn't know what an anorak is. And then I said what I thought an anorak was, and I was also wrong. It's a third thing.
It's a third thing, but you'll only hear that part of the conversation if you're on the Patreon. You can sign up. Three quid a month, you get unedited, or excuse me, you get ad-free listening. Five quid a month, you get the extended version, video version, as well as the audio version, and you get a monthly bonus episode of me and Joe audio version. So...
And also all of the tiers get free access to our book launch, our online book launch.
Yeah.
How did John Robertson's 'Dark Room' performances evolve over time?
So join that.
Yeah, please check it out. Do we have anything else to say or should we just bring on John right away?
No, here is John Robertson.
Let's do it.
So, John, thank you so much for being on the podcast.
Oh, a joy, a joy to be with you. Can I start with, I don't want to start with, this isn't a criticism per se, but this is the first time I've been disappointed by someone's background because I expected you to sort of live in like a castle or a dungeon or something like that.
I hate to disappoint you with my suburban poverty for a start. I also hate to disappoint you, and this is a terrible thing to say, you were the second person this week to say that to me. Sorry. No, no, no, no, no. I can't remember who it was, but it was a London comic who turned to me, and I've been in London on and off for 13 years, and he went, do you live here? And I went... And I went, yeah. And he went, my God, I always pictured you in like a 17th century manner, like a sort of Widmille and I thing. Yeah. So I'm very pleased by whatever reputation I've created and very disappointed by what my budget could actually afford.
The myth of John Robertson, isn't it?
Yes, and like most myths, really not backed up by facts. But nevertheless, you know, I once turned myself into a cow, and that's why the sun shines. There we go.
There we go.
That's another one.
That's another of my great myths.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What mindset does John Robertson emphasize in his creative process?
0:06–3:14
2
How did John Robertson's 'Dark Room' performances evolve over time?
3:14–6:10
3
What unexpected strategies does John use in his daily life?
6:10–7:39
4
How does John Robertson define 'Set It and Forget It'?
7:39–9:52
5
What challenges does John face with routine and spontaneity?
9:52–12:23
6
How does John's neurodivergent experience shape his creativity?
12:23–15:40
7
What insights does John share about audience interaction during performances?
15:40–18:53
8
What closing thoughts does John have on embracing randomness in life?
18:53–1:04:44