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Robert Luke McBrian Florence (born 29 July 1977) is a
Scottish presenter
A presenter is a person or organization responsible for the running of a public event, or someone who conveys information on media via a broadcasting outlet. Presenter may refer to:
People
* News presenter, person who presents news during a new ...
,
comedian
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and
writer
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who starred in the
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comedy sketch show ''
Burnistoun
''Burnistoun'' is a Scottish comedy sketch show broadcast by BBC Scotland, written by the comedians Iain Connell and Robert Florence. The show was produced by The Comedy Unit.
The series is set in a fictional Scottish town called Burnistoun i ...
''.
Early life
Robert Florence was born on 29 July 1977 and was raised in a
working-class
The working class (or labouring class) comprises those engaged in manual-labour occupations or industrial work, who are remunerated via waged or salaried contracts. Working-class occupations (see also " Designation of workers by collar colou ...
family in
Balornock
Balornock (, gd, Both Lobharnaig) is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated outside the city centre, north of the River Clyde, it forms part of the larger area of Springburn.
Balornock shared the Red Road complex of multi-stor ...
,
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
. His father and brothers are
roofer
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s.
He and future writing collaborator
Iain Connell met as a pair of fifteen-year-olds at a
Springburn
Springburn ( gd, Allt an Fhuairainn) is an inner-city district in the north of the Scottish city of Glasgow, made up of generally working-class households.
Springburn developed from a rural hamlet at the beginning of the 19th century. Its indu ...
amateur youth theatre project, Toonspeak. His sole stage appearance was at a
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
night in Petershill, Springburn, for which he dressed up as
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
. Florence spent a year on a film and television studies course at Cardonald College.
Career
He was a core writer of the sketch show ''
Chewin' the Fat
''Chewin' the Fat'' is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show among other actors such as Gregor Fisher and Tom Urie.
''Ch ...
'' and with
Iain Connell wrote the sitcom series ''
Legit
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* Legit (professional wrestling)
* ''Legit'' (2006 TV series), Scottish sitcom
* ''Legit'' (2013 TV series), created by comedian Jim Jefferies
* Legit Ballin', a record ...
'' and ''
Empty
Empty may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Empty'' (God Lives Underwater album) or the title song, 1995
* ''Empty'' (Nils Frahm album), 2020
* ''Empty'' (Tait album) or the title song, 2001
Songs
* "Empty" (The Click Five song), 2007
* ...
''. Connell and Florence have recently worked on the third series of ''Burnistoun'', which is set in a fictional Scottish city. The first series was shown on BBC 2 Scotland in early 2010; the second was shown on BBC 1 Scotland in early 2011 and the third began in August 2012. Florence has also been a performer on ''
Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights
''Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights'' is a comedy sketch show created in 2010 by Frankie Boyle, starring Boyle himself alongside Jim Muir, Tom Stade, Robert Florence and Thaila Zucchi.
History
In October 2009, Boyle announced online that he would b ...
'' for Channel 4.
Florence also makes an online show about boardgames called ''
DowntimeTown'' and is the writer/performer/editor/creator of a review show for
Xbox Live
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called ''The Independent Charles Show'' (sometimes purposefully misspelled ''The Independint Charles Show''). ''Cardboard Children'' was a regular feature on boardgames that Florence contributed to UK-based PC gaming blog
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
''Rock Paper Shotgun'' (also rendered ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun''; short ''RPS'') is a UK-based website for reporting on video games, primarily for PC. Originally launched on 13 July 2007 as an independent site, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was acquir ...
between 2010 and 2016.
Personal life
Florence is a
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
supporter.
In June 2013, he lost to
Greg Hemphill
Gregory Edward Hemphill (born 14 December 1969) is a Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his work with Ford Kiernan on the BBC Scotland comedy series ''Chewin' The Fat'' (1999–2005) and ''Still Game'' ...
in a
professional wrestling
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contest at the
Kelvin Hall which served as the venue's final act before closing down.
Credits
Television
*''
Chewin' the Fat
''Chewin' the Fat'' is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show among other actors such as Gregor Fisher and Tom Urie.
''Ch ...
'' (writer)
*''
Velvet Soup
''Velvet Soup'' was a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Gavin Mitchell, Steven McNicoll, Julia Duncanson and Mark McDonnell.
Background
It started as a radio series for BBC Radio Scotland called ''Velvet Cabaret'', named after a nightclu ...
'' (writer)
*''
Live Floor Show
''Live Floor Show'' is a television comedy show produced by BBC Scotland for three series from 2002–2003. The first two series, hosted by Greg Hemphill, were broadcast on BBC One Scotland. The third series, hosted by Dara Ó Briain, was show ...
'' (writer)
*''
videoGaiden
''VideoGaiden'' is a Scottish computer games television show that was broadcast by BBC Two Scotland. Its creators and presenters, Robert Florence ("Rab") and Ryan Macleod, were responsible for the internet-distributed videogaming show '' Consolev ...
'' (writer/actor/presenter)
*''
Legit
''Legit'' is a slang abbreviation of '' legitimate''. It may also refer to:
* Legit (professional wrestling)
* ''Legit'' (2006 TV series), Scottish sitcom
* ''Legit'' (2013 TV series), created by comedian Jim Jefferies
* Legit Ballin', a record ...
'' (writer)
*''
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe'' (guest appearance)
*''
The Karen Dunbar Show
''The Karen Dunbar Show'' was a Scottish comedy sketch show that aired on BBC One Scotland, starring comedian and actress Karen Dunbar. It was produced by BBC Scotland. It also starred actor and musician Tom Urie.
Theme
The original theme tun ...
'' (writer)
*''
Watson's Wind Up'' (writer)
*''
Velvet Cabaret
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'' (writer)
*''Empty'' (writer)
*''
Revolver
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'' (writer)
*''
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe'' (guest appearance)
*''
Burnistoun
''Burnistoun'' is a Scottish comedy sketch show broadcast by BBC Scotland, written by the comedians Iain Connell and Robert Florence. The show was produced by The Comedy Unit.
The series is set in a fictional Scottish town called Burnistoun i ...
'' (actor/writer)
*''
Mock the Week
''Mock the Week'' is a British topical satirical celebrity panel show, created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson. It was produced by Angst Productions for BBC Two, and was broadcast from 5 June 2005 to 4 November 2022. The programme was present ...
'' (writer)
*''
Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights
''Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights'' is a comedy sketch show created in 2010 by Frankie Boyle, starring Boyle himself alongside Jim Muir, Tom Stade, Robert Florence and Thaila Zucchi.
History
In October 2009, Boyle announced online that he would b ...
'' (actor/writer)
*''Enlighten Up!'' (writer/actor)
*''The Sunny'' (writer/actor)
*''The Scotts'' (actor/writer)
*''
GamesMaster'' (presenter/creative consultant)
*''Queen of the New Year'' (actor/writer)
Films
*''The House of Him'' (2014)
Online series
*''
consolevania
''Consolevania'' is a video games TV show filmed in and around Glasgow, Scotland. It is notable as one of very few online TV shows to make the leap onto broadcast TV as the show ''videoGaiden'', which has had four series shown on BBC Scotland.
T ...
'' (writer/actor/presenter)
*''
DowntimeTown'' (writer/actor/presenter)
*''
The Independint Charles Show'' (Xbox LIVE) (writer/actor/presenter)
Print and online writing
*''
GamesTM
''GamesTM'' (styled as ''gamesTM'') was a United Kingdom, UK-based, multi-format video games magazine, covering video game console, console, handheld game, handheld, PC game, PC and Arcade games. The first issue was released in December 2002 and t ...
'' (guest writer)
*
Disposable Media (guest columnist)
*
Custom PC
''Custom PC'' (usually abbreviated to 'CPC') is a UK-based computer magazine created by Mr Freelance Limited, and originally published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. It's aimed at PC hardware enthusiasts, covering topics such as modding, overcloc ...
(columnist)
*
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
''Rock Paper Shotgun'' (also rendered ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun''; short ''RPS'') is a UK-based website for reporting on video games, primarily for PC. Originally launched on 13 July 2007 as an independent site, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was acquir ...
(columnist)
*
Eurogamer.net (columnist)
References
External links
Robert Florence on Twitter— Robert Florence's Twitter feed.
DowntimeTown- The official website of Robert Florence's online boardgame show, DowntimeTown.
consolevania.com— The official website of Robert Florence and Ryan Macleod's online videogame series, Consolevania.
videoGaiden— BBC Scotland's website for Robert Florence and Ryan Macleod's BBC2 videogame series, videoGaiden.
Cardboard Children- Florence's board game feature for
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
''Rock Paper Shotgun'' (also rendered ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun''; short ''RPS'') is a UK-based website for reporting on video games, primarily for PC. Originally launched on 13 July 2007 as an independent site, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was acquir ...
*
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Living people
Scottish people of Irish descent
Scottish television writers
Scottish television presenters
People from Springburn
1977 births
Scottish male comedians
Comedians from Glasgow
British male television writers