Elis James is also a comedian, though he now mainly performs in Welsh so the quality of the material is anyone's guess. He has acted in projects such as BBC sitcom Josh and BBC Wales travelogue James and Jupp, projects which John would be perfect for but has consistently turned down offers to appear in.

Elis also won a Bronze Sony Award for a previous Radio Show, the name of which remains a mystery due to not having a Wikipedia page. That said, Elis is no stranger to success, having witnessed it first hand through his fiance Isy Suttie, an actor, writer and comedian who has been nominated for three British Comedy Awards and played Dobby in hit sitcom Peep Show.

She currently stars in Channel 4 sitcoms Man Down and Damned, and in 2016 published her debut book The Actual One. Isy and Elis have a daughter and live together in South London, in a house that Isy bought.

John Robins has a phenomenal grasp of admin, which means when things like writing biographies like this need to be done, he finishes them before Elis has even read the email.

In 2017 he won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly The Perrier). He has also won two Chortle awards, one for Best Compere, and one for Best Radio. The latter was for The Elis James and John Robins show on Radio X, which he was persuaded to share with Elis 70/30, perhaps even 65/35.

He has appeared on Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, Stand-Up Central, The Last Leg, Live From The BBC, Russell Howard's Good News and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. John lives alone, with silence and his thoughts for company, and is fine with that.