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RHLSTP with Richard Herring

Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe and Fuzz Productions

RHLSTP is an award-winning series in which comedian Richard Herring("The Podfather" - The Guardian)chats with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment. Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard, Dawn French, David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan and Brian Blessed are amongst the many stars to have been interviewed across the 400+ episodes... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:27

RHLSTP Book Club 130 - Lissa Evans

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/28

Book Club #130 - Picnic on Craggy Island - Richard talks to ex radio and TV producer and now successful novelistLissaEvansabout her fab book of reminiscences about working on Father Ted. They discuss what it is that a producer actually does (which is an awful lot as it turns out), howLissawent from fan girl to producing the second and third series of this iconic series, the perfection of the casting and sometimes unrecognisability of the actors, the tragedy of Dermot Morgan’s death the day after the

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1:07:35

RHLSTP 550 - Nish Kumar

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/26

#550 Julian Clary’s Glittery Balls -Rich pays tribute to a former guest who we have very sadly lost, but is trying to look on the bright side too and get some laughs as is only right at the death of a comedian. His guest is alive at time of recording,NishKumar. They talk about the new Tory leader (at time of recording) and how they compare with the sexiness of previous head honchos, how much we should tax billionaires and if we can change their mindset to make them less hoardy, spending millions to

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1:01:53

Retro RHLSTP 89 - Louise Wener

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/24

#350 Docking - Richard had written an actual joke and been dreaming of tiny animal attacks, plus performing music in quite an unusual way. His guest it arguably a more accomplished musician - it’s the impossibly cool and talented Louise Wener.They discuss the similarities of their experiences of school and the 90s, what it’s like to appear on Top of the Pops (and the impossibility of both of them getting on the show), writing your own reviews, the sexism of the music industry, stealing Blur’s cheese

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40:31

RHLSTP Book Club 129 - Craig Brown

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/21

Book Club #129 - A Voyage Around The Queen - Richard talks to journalist Craig Brown about his fantastic biography of Queen Elizabeth II, AVoyageAroundthe Queen. They discuss his glorious tangential approach to biography which he’s already used to great effect in books on Princess Margaret and the Beatles, how the Queen in an alternate universe might have been a more anonymous figure, how she had been there through almost all of our lives, the occasionally excretory effect she had on people how met

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1:01:49

RHLSTP 549 - Dave Gorman

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/19

#549 Noleros -Richard has taken on a huge personal challenge for charity that might affect his ability to do his job (so what was the excuse before?). His guest is crossword compiler (though we never mention that) DaveGorman. They talk abouta jacket potato based autobiography, who the Queen is, how trying to save the planet could help terrorists, why he’s returned to Modern Life is Goodish after 7 years ad the reason there are only 3 episodes in the series, rather than the recorded 4, when snacks

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45:26

RHLSTP Book Club 128 - Julia Raeside

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/14

Book Club #128 - Don’t Make Me Laugh - Richard talks to journalist JuliaRaesideabout her debut novel Don’t Make Me Laugh about the darksideof the comedy industry and the coercive vampiric narcissists who can inhabit it. It’s a lively chat about how comedy attracts emotionally stunted performers and emotionally vulnerable fans and the grey areas that can be created and exploited within that, the changes that have happened to the industry over the years and the problems that still persist, whether

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59:09

RHLSTP 548 - Milton Jones

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/12

#547 The Higher the Hair -Rich has had a bit of trouble getting to the theatre tonight as if he didn’t have enough to put up with being roasted by his kids. But he’s here and ready to give as good as he gets with the fabulous and wiseMiltonJones. They chat about bat boxes, falling off stage, turning 60, Sting’s pulling power, what it would be like to be handsome, Tricorn hats, reverse engineering puns. Piers Morgan’s surprising unpleasantness, being a weather girl for a day, 10 second sermons,

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34:32

RHLSTP Book Club 127 - Nico Tatarowicz

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/07

Book Club #126 - The Centrist Dad Handbook - Rich chats toNicoTatarowicz about the book he cowrote with Jason Hazeley, The Centrist Dad’s Handbook. What is a Centrist Dad? Is it essentially just Rich? Why is this a stereotype that seems both fair and ripe for the picking? Is it really so bad to be someone who compromises and what does it have to say about the state of masculinity in general? Would it be possible to do an entire book of headlines parodying Adrian Chiles’ columns? Also some

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1:20:44

Special episode with Matt Forde and Mark Steel, in...

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/06

This very special episode is brought to you inpaidpartnership with Cancer Research UK. At the end of last year, myself, Matt Forde and Mark Steel sat down to have a frank, raw, funny and open conversation about something that has affected us all - cancer. We were later joined by Dr Sam Godfrey,the Science Engagement Lead at Cancer Research UK, who gave us invaluable insight into the incredible work Cancer Research UK are doing and why the future is looking bright. Disclaimer for this one - very

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1:11:38

RHLSTP 547 - Ivo Graham

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/02/05

#547 Armadillo -Richard is lonely enough to consider taking up cycling, but is he prepared to cycle 47 miles to end up where he started? His guest is posho stand upIvoGraham. They discuss the biscuity temptations of writers’ rooms, a dangerously unfocused attitude towards Wordle, disastrous appearances on the Weakest Link, how you can’t really dine out forever on a 15 year old competition win, coming last in Taskmaster, whether we should have sympathy for someone who boarded at Eton and why it’s

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44:59

RHLSTP Book Club 126 - David Peace

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/31

Book Club #126 - Munichs - Richard dials up Japan to talk to one of his favourite writers David Peace about his book about the Munich Air Disaster,Munichs. They talk about how David’s father made him want to cover this harrowing story, after his funnier books about Brian Clough and Bill Shankly, the delicate balance of combining history and imagination to create this relentless and mesmerising novel, the brilliance of Christopher Ecclestone as an audiobook reader, the magical boots of Tommy Taylor,

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1:01:36

RHLSTP 546 - Chelsea Birkby

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/29

#546 Smash or Pass?Richard is considering becoming a sex worker, but there’s a line he will not cross. His guest is hilarious newcomer ChelseaBirkby. They chat about what it's like to do support in big theatres (and in your home town), making a gimmick of unusual physical features, the blurred area between objectification and flattery, being made to dress up as a baby by a Frenchman, whether Chelsea is bipolar or not, if the Cheeky Girls know more about philosophy than Plato and attempting to send

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41:22

RHLSTP Book Club 125 - Yvonne Innes

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/24

Book Club #125 - The Peepshow - Dip My Brain In Joy - Richard chats to YvonneInnesabout her fabulous and moving book about her fabulous husband, NeilInnes, Dip My Brain In Joy. They talk about Neil’s amazing and wide-ranging career, his freewheeling personality which may not have made him the greatest businessman, but probably meant he had a lot more fun and joy in his life, the wide range of his work from the Bonzos to Raggy Dolls to the Idiot Bastard Band, the various disputes and fallings out

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RHLSTP 545 - Josh Pugh

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/22

#545 Who Chooses The Sperm?Richard is back in Birmingham, after having iodine squirted through his veins (for some reason). His guest is Twitter sensation and fine stand up comedianJoshPugh. They talk abouthow lockdown led to his hilarious videos on social media, his many caps for England, the Atherstone Purge, the disappointment of hosting the coverage of the Paris Paralympics, being a bicycle version of a pantomime horse, wanking in a hospital during lockdown, getting stuck in a puffer jacket for

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1:02:22

Retro RHLSTP 88 - Tony Slattery

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/20

Retro 88 - Carry On Cocaining - Richard is worried that his comments about a royal might lead to his ultimate demise... buy he's more worried about extreme vaginal temperatures. He's got two great gigs to distract his lazy ass, Isma Almas and Tony Slattery. With Isma he discusses how it's possible to tick too many boxes, performing in a burkha, why comedy is the perfect job if you hate working and they hatch a foolproof plan to get back at their critics.. Tony chats about his career and the factors

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45:18

RHLSTP Book Club 124 - Kate Summerscale

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/17

Book Club #124 - The Peepshow - Richard talks to former obituary writer,KateSummerscale about her fantastic book about murder and post-war London,KateSummerscale. They discuss whether the crimes of Christie are as familiar to younger people as they were to us in our childhoods, how you approach writing about such a gruesome and sensitive subject and the modern day events that inspired the book, how the 1950s were rather more grim in general than people seem to remember and how misogyny and racism

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1:02:20

RHLSTP 544 - Ruth Husko

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/15

#544 Is This About Up the Arse? -Richard returns to Birmingham Town Hall for another couple of weeks of Brum based podcasts. His guest this week is Twitter sensation, RuthHusko. They discuss how she has shared some great comedy on the moribund social media channel and why she got banned from it, the cockfighting of Wednesbury, why Freddie Starr is schmokin’, Richard’s plan to win the lottery, how much the public would give up to save Bob Mortimer, Scooby Doo porn, Richard’s erotic prejudice against

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43:49

RHLSTP Book Club 123 - Dr Benji Waterhouse

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/10

Book Club #123 - You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here - In the first of a new series of Book Club Richard talks to psychiatrist and former stand upBenjiWaterhouse(if that is his real name) about his terrific memoir about working for the NHS and the importance of prioritising mental health. They discuss how to treat this subject with humour and sensitivity, as well as providing your patients with anonymity, the short-sightedness of underfunding and ignoring our mental health, the difficult decisions

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54:19

RHLSTP 543 - Count Binface

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/08

#543 House of Losers- Richard has had a worrying dream, but what can it all mean? His guest is an alien from outer space and not a man in an impressive but ridiculous costume, the artist formerly known as Lord Buckethead, CountBinface. They discuss his reasons for travelling light years to take on sitting Prime Ministers in UK elections, some of his excellent policies involving hand dryers and Ceefax, whether snooker is already in 3 dimensions, losing a bind, whether old people should lose the vote,

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1:19:18

The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 6

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/01/03

Best of 2024 - Part 6 - And there we have it, the final Best of 2024 compilation episode. This time, guests include Tommy Cannon talking about his partnership with Bobby Ball, and Peter Serafinowicz on his optimism about technology fusing with art. If you're getting tired of all this looking back, don't worry - new episodes start up again next Wednesday! If you prefer this to the normal podcasts, also don't worry - there will be a new compilation in approximately 50 weeks. In fact, just try not to

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