Running Commentary
Comedians Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering talk about life and comedy - but mainly running. Whilst running.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 172
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Paul's Back In A Back Pack
Rob and Paul see February in on Hampstead Heath. Featuring early-run motivation - or lack-of, Paul's news - dogs-and-backpack related: Love don't live here anymore, embracing your reality - whatever …
00:56:16 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Rob's Recipes: Thai Golden Turmeric Cauliflower Curry
Did Rob say stir the spinach into the curry before serving? Well - do. And there isn't any garlic.
INGREDIENTS
1 cauliflower
1 small onion
1 red pepper
100g (or more) of spinach
1 lime
1 packet of ma…
00:09:45 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
January Viewing Report
What have Paul and Rob been grazing of an evening? Good and bad, TV and Film... quite a range of things as it turns out.
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00:11:35 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
Business (Time) As Usual
Paul and Rob set off from Newington Green into some stormy weather - just as they did nine years and four hundred and ninety-nine episodes ago. Featuring memories of a different world, how fast they …
00:55:27 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
On The Cusp Of Winter And Spring
A beautiful winter trot along the north London escarpment. Featuring a full-on weekend for Rob, Blue Monday, baked goods to tempt Paul, how stand-up has changed, TV report, the shoe or the tattoo?, a…
00:53:18 |
Thu 30 Jan 2025
In Good Spirits
Rob & Paul head down to Woodberry Wetlands on a gloomy but slightly warmer day. Featuring a theatre visit or two, the culture and geography of north London, Rob's running coalescing into training, pa…
01:03:52 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Hanging On And Pressing Up
Rob and Paul's first run of 2025 finds them on a chilly Hampstead Heath. Featuring delayed abstemiousness, new and returning runners, New Year's Eve adventures in Hackney, the first gigs of the year,…
00:55:37 |
Thu 16 Jan 2025
Holiday Special Part Two
It's our HOLIDAY SPECIAL! ...part two - the long run to the supermarket continues. Striking out across Hackney Marshes, up the hill in Springfield Park and through the sprawling metropolis that is So…
00:50:46 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
Holiday Special Part One
It's our HOLIDAY SPECIAL! ...part one. On the first half of a long run from Wanstead Park to a big festive shop, the boys look at back at their - and your - 2024; all the highs, lows and non-specific…
00:58:58 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
Solstice Shenanigans
Rob and Paul's penultimate run of the year, and the whole world is ramping up - and/or winding down for the holidays. Featuring Christmas trees, festive viewing review, the storm before the calm and …
01:00:49 |
Thu 26 Dec 2024
Still Going Forward
Against the backdrop of festive film season, Rob and Paul head out into the chilly aftermath of Storm Darragh. Featuring another ongoing aftermath in the Tonkinson house, pathetic fallacy, Rob runnin…
00:56:38 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Paul and George
After George and Paul both, in their different ways, had to abandon their Yorkshire Marathon plans, they catch up to put 2024 plans. But first: postmen.
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00:30:35 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Into The Darkest Weeks Of The Year
Paul and Rob take to Hampstead Heath to see in December.
CONTENT WARNING: topics of conversation include death and suicide, so if you think you'll find that upsetting, do stop after the first twenty …
00:59:59 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Equally At Home In The Jungle Or The Woods
On a beautiful late November morning, Paul and Rob take the classic route North from Tonkinson Towers. Featuring the aftermath of Storm Bert, non-parkrun report, Rob's low scuttle, the Tarzan test, P…
00:58:34 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
Slipping Into Wintry Wanstead Woods
As the first snow of winter slushily falls, Paul and Rob brave slippery surfaces and stinging nettles to run deep into Wanstead's wonderful woods. Featuring Paul's bare knees, a birthday and some bo…
01:01:12 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
New Shoes, Old Comedians, Fresh Starts
On a beautiful day, Paul and Rob lean into the bumpy thrills of change on a trot around Finsbury and Clissold Parks. Featuring damp bamboo, new shoes, a visit to the world of big money and proper wor…
01:04:35 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Letting It Go On The Heath
Hampstead Heath is as Autumnal as it could possibly be as Paul and Rob head out for a Bonfire Night - or rather Day - run. Featuring a wonderful display of leaves, and a very misty take on the London…
00:54:31 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Andi Osho
The comedy scene's loss was the wider world's gain when Andi Osho stepped away from stand-up and focussed on acting and writing books. Rob caught up with her for a chat-and-run round Walthamstow Mars…
00:58:25 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Yorkshire Reverberates
As the leaves continue to fall gently on Highgate, Paul and Rob share their post-Yorkshire Marathon thoughts and plans - which diverge quite dramatically. Featuring booze report, why and why not to f…
01:01:20 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Surprises And Scarves At The Yorkshire Marathon
The Yorkshire Marathon is upon us, and despite a fairly healthy training block, and some signs of strength in recent weeks, Paul is on very little sleep and Rob is under the weather.
What happened ne…
00:44:08 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
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