Inspirational Diversity Champion of the Month – April 2018

On 11th April it is World Parkinson’s Day and with that in mind we have chosen Rob Deering as our Inspirational Diversity Champion of the Month.

Rob is a stand up comedian being one of the most in-demand headliners on the UK circuit, he’s toured nationally and performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe many times since starting out in comedy in the year 2000. His late-night, live-music comedy pop quiz Beat is a festival institution, on London’s South Bank, at Wales’ Green Man and many more besides Edinburgh.

Rob has performed throughout the world, in shows from the Middle East to Melbourne, Shanghai to the South of France, and he has appeared many Radio and TV shows.

He has been a supporter of Parkinson’s UK since 2007. His father has Parkinson’s and encouraged Rob to get involved. Since then he has run marathons, featured on quiz shows, and set up a series of comedy nights in support.

In 2007 he won £24,000 for the charity during a special comedians’ edition of the Weakest Link, and he also won Celebrity Mastermind in 2014.

Rob is the brains behind Shake with Laughter, a series of comedy nights around the country which is now in its sixth successful year. He also performed for Parkinson’s UK at the Royal Albert Hall in Symfunny No.2 last year.

Rob is a keen marathon runner and is the Parkinson’s UK Champion of Running. Inspired by his father, Rob takes part in a number of running events every year, including the London Marathon which he has run six times.

To find out more about World Parkinson’s Day see here https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/get-involved/world-parkinsons-day

To find out more about Rob see here http://www.robdeering.com/biography/