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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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44:26

Can I Have My Ball Back? - Episode 7

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/10/15

#7 Navigating Nuts - The bollock Odyssey continues, with Rich finally finding out if he had cancer or not (spoiler he does) but also discovering that having cancer comes with some unexpected benefits. His guest is astronomer and scientist Harriet Witt who tells Rich about Polynesian way finders who used their balls to navigate the Pacific Ocean. Check out her website atpassengerplanet.com. And in the Ball Bag some information about bird testes, how chemo can chill your extremities and the fear that

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37:41

RHLSTP Book Club 67 - Danny Robins

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/10/13

RHLSTP Book Club 67 - Into the Uncanny - Richard talkstocomedian, podcaster and master oftheUnexplained about his entertaining and unsettling new book,IntoTheUncannywhich looksintosome very intriguing true life ghost and UFO stories. They chat about why Danny istheperfect persontotackle this genre, with a footinboth camps of sceptic and believer, why it was importanttohimtocover new stories that he hasn’t done on any of his excellent podcasts, whether it’s just a certain type of person who sees

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1:00:59

RHLSTP 470 - Joe Lycett

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/10/11

#470 Right Little Puck - Richard has some more incredible Birmingham facts to share with his Brummie audience. His guest is RHLSTP super fan and mischievous imp,JoeLycett. They reveal how Richard was one of the few people who was in on the secret of his David Beckham money shredding, the surprising group of people who were offended by this stunt, whether accusations of Qatar-based hypocrisy hold any water (and was it RHLSTP that led to them?) why he wanted to make his new show in Birmingham and gave

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1:32:39

Retro RHLSTP 63- Alex Horne

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/10/09

RETRO RHLSTP #63 - Alex Horne- Rich offers to fill a school library with books, before introducing the multi-talented genius behind Taskmaster and much more, Alex Horne. Find out what it’s like to sit bare-arsed on a cake, the secrets of Tim Key’s kindle, the respective amounts the pair spent on their last hair cuts and whether the first rule of Taskmaster is you can’t go on Taskmaster if you ask to be on Taskmaster. Plus who will win the battle of the Christmas books: Taskmaster

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47:09

RHLSTP Book Club 66 - Jo Caulfield

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/10/05

RHLSTP Book Club 66 - The Funny Thing About Death - Richard interviews brilliant stand-up Jo Caulfieldabouther first book, a memoiraboutthe loss of her sister, Annie, TheFunnyThingAboutDeath. They talkaboutwhy stand-ups don’t need cocaine, the honesty and humour required for taking on such a serious subject, the catharsis of writingaboutsomething so close, the heart behind the caustic stand-up character, the dangers and the ambivalence to them of hitchhiking in the 70s and 80s and whether Macmillan

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1:03:34

RHLSTP 469 - Adil Ray

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/10/03

#469 Where Are You, Satish Patel? - Richard is delighted to be back in bankrupt Birmingham and in front of the third biggest crowd to ever come to RHLSTP. His guest is a man who has succeeded at everything he’s attempted, the remarkableAdilRay. They discuss what it was like growing up in an Asian family in Yardley in the 70s and 80s, how racists nearly killedAdilas a baby and starting school in Handsworth the day after the riots, how Citizen Khan came about, how does it feel sharing some of your

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44:08

RHLSTP Emergency Questions 5

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/10/02

Who’s the Most Famous Person You’ve Ever Been in a Lift With? (That You Didn’t Get Into The Lift With). It’s another fine compilation of multiple answers to the same question, but boy what incredibly different results! Do you want to know who Rachel Parris has been in a lift with or who Michael Spicer has travelled between floors with? Do you want to know if Aisling Bea understands the question? And what about RichardHerring, who is the most famous person he’s ever been in a lift with, that he

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47:28

RHLSTP Book Club 65 - David Mitchell

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/29

RHLSTP Book Club 65 - Unruly Richard chats with writer, comedian and actor David Mitchell about his funny and diverting book about English monarchs,Unruly. Are the royal family just the country’s most successful thugs? How did they convince people to believe in their divine right to rule? Why would they want the job anyway, when it results in so much misery? Is the White Ship tragedy the biggest Sliding Doors moment in English history or would the world (and Anne) have been been better if Anne

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1:06:22

RHLSTP 468 - Sarah Millican

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/26

#468 Seven- Nil - Richard is wondering about the profits made by the man (or maybe woman) who came up with the most delicious and ubiquitous flavour on earth. His guest, returning for a 7th shot at finally winning a podcast is the wonderful SarahMillican. They discuss the romantic qualities of meat, who is best at the Chase and Taskmaster, how Sarah’s honesty about her life leads to amazing revelations from her audience, doing stand up in Vienna (and all over the world), whether Richard needs to get

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1:01:02

Retro RHLSTP 62 - Maria Bamford

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/25

RETRO RHLSTP #62 - Maria Bamford- Richard continues to be surprised by the difference of living in the country and surprises his neighbours with his specialised knowledge about genitalia, but is very excited to be welcoming American superstar comedian Maria Bamford. They talk about the difficulty of telling a joke to people who find out you're a comedian; how some people have no sense of humour; the difficulty of making love to music; how charity only has any value if it's in public; the power of

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38:47

RHLSTP Book Club 64 - Jena Friedman

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/21

RHLSTP Book Club 64 - Not Funny Not Funny Richard is joined by US stand up and writer Jena Friedman to chat about her essay collection about comedy, abortion, Me Too and more, Not Funny. Charmingly Jena’s nervous dog is in the room and then her baby son turns up and somehow Richard plays some music over the podcast, but there’s still time for some great chat about dead baby jokes, the kind of questions only female comedians get asked and the complex relationships in stand up, where there is no HR

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1:06:01

RHLSTP 467 - Nigel Planer

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/20

#467 The Great Vowel Shift - Richard is nursing a terrible injury and wondering why bad things happen to good people. His guest is actor, writer and character comedian Nigel Planer. They chat about the possibly flawed attempt to bring back a popular film franchise, the surprising (to the cast) endurance of a forty year old TV show, writing for Not The Nine O Clock News, the projects that have been in the works for a decade and are all coming to fruition now, writing a time travel novel and

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45:22

RHLSTP Book Club 63 - Caitlin Moran

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/14

RHLSTP Book Club 63 - What About Men? Richard talks to journalist and best-selling author Caitlin Moran about her attempt to answer the question asked by so many men - What About Men? What made her turn her attention to male problems after so much success in dealing with how to be a woman? Why aren’t men writing about this subject (cough cough, apart from me)?Are men screwed as hard by the patriarchy and women? And was she expecting the backlash - coming even before the book was published?Buy the

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1:06:22

RHLSTP 466 - Peter Baynham

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/13

#466 Invisible Cereal - Richard has returned to Balham and made the mistake of looking up what his shitty little old flat is currently worth. His guest is another ex-resident of the South London borough, Peter “too gorgeous”Baynham. They discuss getting older, being 60, Richard’s eerily accurate prediction about the kindle, what you do with dead bodies at sea, how many mates you need on a yacht, the improv course where Pete rubbed shoulders with some of UK comedy’s future greats, how he managed to

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50:44

RHLSTP Book Club 62 - Harriet Gibsone

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/08

RHLSTP Book Club 62 - Is This OK? Richard talks to former music journalist Harriet Gibsone about her fascinating and funny memoir of obsession, growing up on the internet, early menopause and fantasies about Chris Martin. They discuss parasocial relationships from both sides of the equation, spying on your neighbours, politely cyber stalking a stranger on the bus, the insecurities that plague Harriet and most of us, how Deliciously Ella’s experience of birth may not be universal, how searing honesty

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1:07:16

RHLSTP 465 - Alistair Green

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/06

#465 Pluto - Richard has had a surprise whilst doing some perfectly innocent browsing on the internet and is very excited about the RHLSTP tourhttp://richardherring.com/rhlstp. His guest is internet sensation and Pompeii hater,AlistairGreen. They discuss his largely hidden back story, how he came to comedy relatively late and his only interplanetary theatrical experience before that, how working in the city led Al to a breakdown, what prompted his early videos and why they probably wouldn’t work on

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42:12

RHLSTP Book Club 61 - Lucy Worsley

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/09/01

RHLSTP Book Club 61 - Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman. Richard starts another Book Club series with a cracker of a guest, TV presenter and Chief Curator of Royal Historic Palaces, Lucy Worsley. They chat about her latest book, just out in paperback, aboutAgathaChristie. What made Lucy choose this subject? How likeAgathais she? How close did we come to never hearing ofAgathaat all? What happened in those 11 days whereAgathawent missing in 1926? How important is her story for the history of

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1:03:10

RHLSTP 464 - Ben Willbond and Larry Rickard

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/08/30

#464 Missing Mr Tod - Richard has been at his kids’ sports day, reminding himself of his greatest sporting triumph. His guests are Ghosts, not literally,BenWillbondandLarryRickard. They discuss how the pair met and their initial thoughts about each other, how they plan to prove that ghosts have bumholes, why the next series of Ghostswillbe the last, why Robin is trapped within the bounds of Button Hall, why a helicopter came toBen’s school, what happened whenLarryturned up to write for Peter Rabbit

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55:14

RHLSTP 463 - Mike Birbiglia

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/08/23

#463 Mr Moustache - In the last of the Edinburgh Fringe podcasts, the generous sponsor of the NextUp comedy award is proud to be joined by US stand up and actor, MikeBirbiglia. They talk about turning ailments into stand up, why Mike sleeps in a cocoon, how his shows have a very UK sensibility, how the stories you least want to tell are often the best, how Mike messed up his big scene with Tom Hanks, how he became Taylor Swift’s son and Rich recommends some kids’ shows at the Fringe and fails to

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53:10

RHLSTP 462 - Micky Overman

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2023/08/22

#462 Going Dutch - The Edinburgh Fringe podcasts are nearly at an end and Richard is back a the Bill Murray to talk to Dutch comedianMickyOverman. They talk about why she chose to start her stand up career in the UK, the curse of coming from an unbroken home, how frankness about sex is good for the repressed British audience, how the internet has changed comedy, how Brexit has changed things for a European, whether it’s right to bring children into this dying world and whetherMickyknows the Dutch

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