Robert Wringham
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| Born | 1982 Dudley, England |
| Occupation | Humorist, Author, Comedian, Comedy Historian |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Wolverhampton, University of Strathclyde |
| Period | 2007–present |
| Genres | Surreal humour, Comedy, Memoir |
| Notable work(s) | You Are Nothing (2012); New Escapologist (2007-Present) |
| Spouse(s) | Samara Leibner |
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Robert Wringham (born Robert Westwood on 28 November 1982) is a writer and editor from Dudley.
In 2012, Go Faster Stripe published Wringham's non-fiction book You Are Nothing,[1] a history of Dadaesque[2] comedy troupe Cluub Zarathustra, whose members included Stewart Lee, Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon, Julian Barratt, Graham Linehan, Sally Phillips and Johnny Vegas.[3]
Wringham is editor and publisher of New Escapologist, a lifestyle magazine founded in 2007, the content of which offers "escape routes from the present-day predicaments of demeaning work, status anxiety and urban lethargy."[4] The tone of the magazine alternates between light humor, black comedy and prescriptive polemic. Notable features have included work by or interviews with Alain de Botton, Lord Whimsy, Dave Thompson; Joshua Glenn; and Luke Rhinehart.
He also writes for Joshua Glenn's pop culture website HiLobrow, and for the Idler magazine.
His pseudonym comes from James Hogg's Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner.[5]
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