Robert Wringham
| Robert Wringham | |
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| Born | Robert Westwood 1982 Dudley, England |
| Pen name | Robert Wringham |
| Occupation | Author, Comedian |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship |
British citizen Resident of Canada |
| Period | 2007–present |
| Genre | Humor |
| Notable works |
New Escapologist (2007-2017); A Loose Egg (2014) |
| Spouse | Samara (m. 2014) |
| Website | |
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Robert Wringham (born Robert Westwood on 28 November 1982) is a British humorist, best known as the editor of New Escapologist magazine. His 2014 book, A Loose Egg, was shortlisted for the 2015 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
Wringham's style of humour generally derives from his comic persona — a foppish urbanite, averse to hard work and suspicious of nature. He's described it as "English dandy meets hipster doofus." His essays often focus on incidents (or tall tales) from his purportedly indolent life.
He is the founder and editor of New Escapologist, an anti-lifestyle magazine advocating escape from the daily grind. It typically contains practical information and moral support for people who want to live unconventional lives. Notable features have included work by or interviews with Alain de Botton, Will Self, Richard Herring, Ewan Morrison, Tom Hodgkinson, Luke Rhinehart and Caitlin Doughty.
In 2012, Go Faster Stripe published Wringham's first non-fiction book You Are Nothing, a micro-history of Dadaesque comedy troupe Cluub Zarathustra, whose members included Stewart Lee, Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon, Julian Barratt, Graham Linehan, Sally Phillips and Johnny Vegas. The book is written from Wringham's perspective, drawing on interviews with members of the cast and audience as well as collected press cuttings and fanzine material from the 1990s.
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