x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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.

comedy performing arts

All Episodes

44:52

RHLSTP Book Club 137 - Keiran Goddard

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/05/02

RHLSTPBookClub137 - I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning - Richard talks to the novelist Keiran Goddard about his affecting and fantastic second novel, I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning.They discuss the themes of the work including the changing nature of friendship, how we are encourage to escape our roots, the truth about gig economy and why people turn to drink and drugs, the decision to write thebookfrom the perspectives of each friend, whilst retaining the idea of the hive mind that agroupof

en

1:02:40

RHLSTP 559 - Chloe Radcliffe

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/30

#559 In Tandem - Rich has just returned from Center Parcs where he was treated like a celebrity, albeit one from the 20th Century. His guest is fabulous US comedian Chloe Radcliffe. They discuss their similarly nerdy childhoods, how TV has led us to expect physical perfection,Richard’s complicated week when he lost his virginity, how Instagram judges you, how compartmentalisation is important for a comedian, why tackling the subjects that scare you most can lead to great stand up, why people cheat

en

1:17:28

Retro RHLSTP 98 - Miriam Margolyes

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/28

#359 A Face For All Occasions - Richard is in giddy mood as he meets a member of the audience. His guest is living legend and national treasure Miriam Margolyes. They discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger’s farting revenge, King Edward VII’s weighing chair, the sexism of the boys in the Cambridge Footlights, how Miriam’s father’s life was spared by a diamond, an unusual approach to dealing with a sex pest, some strong opinions about the current government, making a soft porn tape, appearing in a Beckett

en

38:57

RHLSTP Book Club 136 - Kathy Lette

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/25

Book Club 136 - TheRevengeClub - Another intercontinental Book Club this time with Kathy Lette in Sydney, Australia talking about her funny book on a serious subject TheRevengeClub. They chat about how they met on a TV show with the lowest ratings of all time, how this book sprung from a real life issue for Kathy (and who all the incidents of male nastiness are based on true stories), the nature ofrevenge, using comedy to cover topics that aren’t funny in themselves, why post-menopausal women are

en

59:58

RHLSTP 558 - Alexandra Haddow

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/23

#558 Trouser Press - It’s the first podcast fuelled by Soleros for a while and Rich is vaguely concerned about asteroids and if he’s worth more dead or alive. His guest is the multi-talented Alexandra Haddow. They discuss the wonderful town of Corby - has Richard forgotten playing there? Almost certainly - festivals that are only held every 20 years, how we can be judged by the best of worst that we’ve done, whether birds are scarier than ghosts.Come and see RHLSTP live at the Edinburgh Festival -

en

1:02:31

Retro RHLSTP 97 - Emma Dabiri

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/21

#358 Irish Unicorn - Richard has an idea that will revolutionise football and is having to explain to his daughter why history killed all the famous women. His guest is academic and broadcaster Emma Dabiri. They talk about growing up as almost the only black person in Ireland, why white people don’t like being told what to do next, Richard’s “All Lives Matter” conundrum, what’s happened to the ugly TV academics, how whiteness and blackness are a relatively modern invention, why we need to destroy

en

1:02:18

RHLSTP Book Club 135 - Deborah Frances-White

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/18

RHLSTP Book Club 135- Six Conversations We’re Scared To Have - Richardtalksto Guilty Feminist host Deborah Frances-White about her new book in which she discusses topics that people are generally nervous to offer an opinion on. Theychatabout how her time in a cult helped her recognise cult-like attributes in social media groups, whether we can judge people from history for their actions, the difference between good and bad edgy comedy and why changing attitudes to people who have been adopted might

en

56:42

RHLSTP 557 - John Robertson

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/16

#557 Sex Dungeon - Richard is back in Leicester again, fresh from an interview with a journalist who has been up the Queen. His guest is Australian comedian and adventurer John Robertson. They talk about how an appearance on a TV show led to him getting married, his fantastic interactive game show The Dark Room, scary gigs in pubs in small towns in Australia, being asexperson, but avoiding drugs and how Richard has inspired him and let him down in equal measure.See John's show at the Edinburgh

en

1:01:28

Retro RHLSTP 96 - Deborah Meaden

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/14

#357 Shamgel-Richard wonders if the man who wrote the Grange Hill theme might have been hoodwinking us all along. His guest is the formidable Dragon, Deborah Meaden. Rich is hoping he can get an investment of at least £50 million and pitches some ideas, whilst they also discuss being thrown into Murder in Successville, being parodied by Harry and Paul, ethical business, whether the Dragons are friends, where Meaden can save Cheddar caves and how Richard has become an (arguably more successful)

en

48:33

Acast Bonus 1

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/11

Support our Kickstarter here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467836598/can-i-have-my-ball-backFor Richard’s remaining live stand up gigshttp://richardherring.com/ballback/tourCome and see RHLSTP livehttp://richardherring.com/rhlstp Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:09:03

RHLSTP 556 - Chris and Simon Donald from off of Viz

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/09

#556 Not As Good As It Used To Be - Richard returns to Leicester and reveals the curt message of one of the comedians he asked on the podcast. His guests are two of the men behind the publishing sensation and hugely influential comedy juggernaut that is Viz magazine. They discuss the humble beginnings of this adult comic, how publishers tried and failed to sanitise it, working with Peter Cook on Tiger Mellie, the terrible imitators, who was the first person to say it wasn’t as good as it used to be

en

1:13:57

Retro RHLSTP 95 - Ben Shephard

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/07

#356 Gravity -Rich has had what he thought might be the most middle class accident, but he is wrong. His guest is a listener who has won a competition to be on the show, the Dorian Grey of morning TV, Ben Shephard. They discuss how science proves Ben a better singer than a West End star, whether there’s a man with a broom behind the Tipping Point machine, revenge as a dish served very cold, why Rich was fired from morning television, how Ben’s charity work found him at Buckingham Palace and what

en

1:10:54

RHLSTP Book Club 134 - George Monbiot

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/04

RHLSTP Book Club 134- The Invisible Doctrine - Recorded in front of an audience at the prestigiousRoyal Geographical Society, Richard talks to journalist GeorgeMonbiotabout his very readable investigation into Neo-Liberalism (co-authored with Peter Hutchinson) TheInvisible Doctrine. George does most of the talking, which is probably for the best and reveals what he considers to the be the starting point of capitalism, why capitalism and commerce are not the same thing, the roots of Neo Liberalism in

en

56:04

RHLSTP 555 - Larry and Paul

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/04/02

#555 Welsh Freddie Mercury - Richard has found out the true lyrics of a 1990s pop classic and is going to tell you them in detail. His guests are internet satirists Larry and Paul. They talk about which one is which,the long genesis of their online sketch content, the BBC’s reluctance to promote podcasts in 2008 or understand why radio shows needed video, why a Labour government (especially this one) does not mean the end of political satire, impressing Jeremy Vine and potentially insulting Matt

en

1:11:59

Retro RHLSTP 94 - Phil Wang

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/03/31

#355 Mind Your Language -Richard is excited by the upcoming film Wonka and has some other ideas for origin story films. His guest is the Sidesplitting Phil Wang.They discuss how straddling two cultures can give you a humorous perspective on both, but leave you feeling rejected by both, 1970s television and how harshly we should judge it, racist nursery rhymes, Richard’s Asian hair, John Lewis’s 150 year old gametes, what box Phil needs to tick on the ethnicity questionnaire, how to get away with

en

35:09

RHLSTP Book Club 133 - Anthony Shapland

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/03/28

Book Club #133 -A Room Above a Shop -A Room Above A Shop - Richard talks to debut novelist Anthony Shapland about his hit short novel/long poem A Room Above A Shop. They chat about growing up gay in a small town in the Welsh valleys in the late 80s and how that inspired this story, about how simplicity in writing can be incredibly complex, swirling around in cesspits of your own making, the tabloid reaction to homosexuality and how that is mirrored in today’s world, how a room above a shop becomes

en

1:00:23

RHLSTP 554 - Chesney Hawkes

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/03/26

#554 Philip Schofield’s Diabolic Pitchfork - Philip Schofield’s Diabolic Pitchfork - It’s been snow day this week and Rich muses unsuccessfully on whether there’s a place when snow is neither exciting or banal for children and how snow promises much but always delivers tears. His guest is musician and actor (no, I am not doing it)ChesneyHawkes. They talk about growing up in a musical household, kissing Julia Sawalha, becoming a pop sensation at 19 and being bullied by adults who should have known

en

1:15:35

Retro RHLSTP 93 - Dave Gorman

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/03/24

#354 Rufus Arenque - Richard can’t stop thinking about a man he walked past 30 years ago but is somehow walking taller. His guest can answer the question “Are you DaveGorman?” in the affirmative, as he is DaveGorman. They talk about moving to Bournemouth being newsworthy, how to become a crossword millionaire, how Ted Rogered the cryptic crossword, whether logs are sentient, why Covid was a positive (as long as you ignore the negatives), how an Ian Dury song provided the key to Dave’s stand up, the

en

56:27

RHLSTP 553 - Amy Gledhill

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/03/19

#553 Penis Seam - Rich has come up with a scheme where all his listeners can live in central London and make money - or one of us gets £20 million. His guest is Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner AmyGledhill. It starts out pretty gross and doesn’t get much better, as Rich removes some clothes and part of his body (be glad it’s audio only). They chat about how winning the award wasn’t the immediate celebration/elevation that you might expect, all the amazing comedians who have never been nominated (mainly

en

1:08:31

Retro RHLSTP 92 - Shaparak Khorsandi

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/03/17

#353 It Was The 90s! - Richard has been tossing logs and that’s literally it for this week, so he talks to his audience for the first time in ages. His guest is author and comedianShaparak“Shappi” Khorsandi. They discuss why she has chosen to use her birth name, the responsibilities of being a dog owner, the life of Emma Hamilton, I’m a Celebrity, performing at the Edinburgh Fringe of 2021, the moon on a stick, whyShaparak’s comedy is better now that she has been diagnosed with ADHD and what happens

en

632 results

Similar Podcasts

射後不理＃爽就好了

咪咪 & 淳淳

Therapy Gecko

iHeartPodcasts

百靈果 News

Bailingguo News

Old Time Radio Comedy

solgoodmedia.com

The Hard Yarns Podcast

Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby