Background
Robins was born in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Robins was born in Newcastle, New South Wales.
He attended the University of Newcastle, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in English and Drama.
He is best known for the satirical game show Good News Week, which ran on the American Broadcasting Company and Network Ten between 1996 and 2000, and returned again when the series was resurrected in February 2008. Robins was a breakfast radio presenter for the Australian FM radio station Triple J for seven years, ending in 1999. His co-presenters included Helen Razer (1996), Paul McDermott (1997), Jen Oldershaw and The Sandman (Steve Abbott) (1998).
He formally co-hosted the breakfast program on Sydney radio station Triple M with Amanda Keller in 2001 and then Vega 95.3 alongside Tony Squires and Rebecca Wilson.
The recognition he gained through Triple J launched Robins" career in television comedy. He appeared on Live and Sweaty and was a regular on McFeast before joining McDermott on Good News Week in 1996.
He remained with Good News Week throughout its initial run between 1996 and 2000, and when Network Ten renewed the series in 2008 he returned in his original role. Robins" other television projects have included several documentaries on Australian pubs, as well as appearances on the American Broadcasting Company series The Fat, and the Seven Network"s breakfast program, Sunrise.
In 2005, he was a contestant on the television show Australian’s Brainiest Comedian.
In the final round, he beat Bob Downe, winning the game by one point. Robins is also a published author, having co-written two books, Three Beers and a Chinese Meal (with Helen Razer), a bestseller, and Big Manitoba"s World (with Tony Squires and Steve Abbott).
He was a member of The Castanet Club with Steve Abbott and Maynard.