Ancestor of Alexander Osborne, one of the rebels who tried, unsuccessfully to help the 1st Duke of Monmouth overthrow the monarchy in 1685, Bob Osborne was born into a large family in London’s rag-and-bone underworld of vice and prostitution. He has lived an extraordinary life, full of adventures, twists and turns. The first of his family to gain a proper education, he was soon a published poet and took to a Bohemian, hedonistic lifestyle traveling Europe. When his own family arrived, he needed a career, and set up a successful wine importation business, before jettisoning that to become an artist based in St. Ives. He shares the tale of what became of his childhood pet monkey called Wanker, and we also discuss emotional availability when it comes to men in relationships, why political correctness is killing comedy [NB: do not listen if you are offended by the “N” or “C” words] and how he suspects a mass extinction is imminent on our planet. Today he is one part of the anarchic art duo, Mad in Chiswick, with his partner Carrie Reichardt.
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A Pint With Seaniebee
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Release date: January 20th 2018
Runtime: 68m
Recorded: London
