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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.

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45:25

Retro RHLSTP 127 - Rob Reiner

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/12/17

#477 Magic Bullet - Here’s a bonus remote podcast (because we’re not doing enough at the moment) with superstar actor and director and now podcast documentary (if you will pocumentary) maker,RobReiner. With limited time, they discuss which of his films is the greatest of all time, what you need to make a perfect improvised movie, the first toilet flush on US Prime Time TV and appearing in the Batman TV series. But mostly they talk aboutRob’s fascinating new podcast series “Who Killed JFK?” and the

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49:29

Christmas EQ Special

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/12/13

Bonus Pod - Christmas EQ special - It’s Christmas so in the first in a series of special treat, please welcome Rich's puppet pal Ali asking Rich a series of his own Christmas Emergency Questions. Usually this sort of thing is not for public consumption - we keep it for the most generous of Rich's supporters, but as it is the season of goodwill, everyone may listen.You can buy your own copy of the Christmas EQ book here -

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54:08

RHLSTP Book Club 164 - Andy Webb

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2025/12/12

RHLSTP Book Club #164 - Dianarama - Richard chats to journalist and documentary maker Andy Webb about his exhaustively researched (and lived) book Dianarama which is about the Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana and the lies and subterfuge that were required to get it and the alleged cover up at the BBC that followed. How much did the BBC bosses know and how soon? Why hasn’t it been properly investigated at the Beeb? Was Bashir’s exploitation of Diana’s understandable fears at least partly

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1:04:42

RHLSTP 592 - Paul F Tompkins

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2025/12/10

RHLSTP #592 - Smell My Suit -It’s another Leicester Square Theatre podcast and Rich is wondering if he’s already got to the point where his kids are funnier than him (low bar). His guest is the multi-talented and almost ubiquitous Paul F Tompkins. They chat about the practical drawbacks of acting with a claw, why Mr Peanut Butter in Bojack Horseman has the same voice as Paul, the unique confidence of starting stand-up at 17 and assuming you’re the best, why Paul wears a suit on stage and whether

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1:19:37

Retro RHLSTP 126 - Victoria Coren Mitchell

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/12/08

#418 Starfish Perineum - Rich is back to his usual chair this week and tries to influence an impossible to win bet before being joined by Victoria Coren Mitchell. They chat about the disconnect between Victoria’s teenage angst and then partying with Frankie Howerd, the worst celebrity poker players, why the coughing Major should have gone for anal beads, how Victoria charmingly manages to lose money doing her Radio 4 show, how it’s possible that she didn’t learn to ride a bike as a child, the

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1:04:37

RHLSTP Book Club 163 - Steve Punt

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2025/12/05

RHLSTP Book Club #163 -LostOnInfinity- Richard talks to Steve Punt about the book and incredible multi-media experience that he has created (along with Elaine and Matthew Sweetapple),LostOnInfinity. They have a long chat about Steve’s Benjamin Button career from starting on BBC1 on the Jasper Carrott show to 26 years on the Now Show, the lessons that the rollercoaster of Weekending taught them both and whether Eric Idle might be Steve’s dad. Then they discuss the long gestation period of the book

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1:06:34

RHLSTP 591 - Richard Ayoade

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2025/12/03

RHLSTP #591 - Grolsch - Richard is back at the Leicester Sq Theatre and has a new moral dilemma to rival the Trolley Problem. How guest is actor, presenter, film director, author and philosopher RichardAyoade. They discussAyoade’s impressively varied career, why he wrongly doesn’t see himself as an actor, the sleeper cult show Garth Merenghi Darkplace, being the only one of the British/Irish cast who went to America to do the IT Crowd pilot, trying not to laugh at Bob Mortimer, why there should be

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1:13:20

Retro RHLSTP 125 - Anneka Rice

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/12/01

#417 Captain Dick - Rich and some other Londoners are only alive today thanks to his skilful driving which means he is here to interview the absolutely remarkableAnnekaRice. They discuss her new stand up career and the way she tackles serious subjects like death and Alzheimers in her radio showAnnekaHas Issues, why she was recently arrested at an airport, the return of ChallengeAnnekaand whether there’s the same community spirit that there was 30 years ago, the physical imperfection that nearly

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46:43

RHLSTP Book Club 162 - Jonathan Freedland

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2025/11/28

RHLSTP Book Club #162 - The Traitors Circle - Richard talks to journalist and author Jonathan Freedland about his non-fiction thriller, The Traitors Circle, which isn’t about the TV series, but the horrific consequences of failing to discover a traitor in your midst in real life. They chat about the parallels between Nazi Germany and other more recent political developments, the surprising group of people who resisted Hitler in varying degrees and the complicity of the vast majority. How one of the

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54:55

RHLSTP 590 - Rhys James

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2025/11/26

RHLSTP #590 - Richard Osman Urinal Conundrum - Richard is at the Podcast Room in Central London, with a spare hour of studio time and Rhys James already in the hot seat, so let’s do a good old-fashioned rude RHLSTP with little to no research. The pair end up discussing how poker can buy you a sofa (or just buy one), haggling too hard for picture frames with clocks in them, Rolex spoons, selling only one DVD of your comedy special (deliberately), how Rhys intends to prank the lactose intolerant, what

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1:10:06

Retro RHLSTP 124 - James Acaster

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2025/11/24

#416 John the Mouse - Rich has some helpful suggestions to help the footballers support LGBTQ+ rights and is amazed by the press reaction to last week’s podcast. His guest is superlative stand up comedian and podcaster JamesAcaster. They discuss Nasty Nick’s funeral, the Richard E Grant mystery, why James never retired from stand up and why he’s now inviting hecklers, the weird experience of being a last minute replacement mouse in Cinderella, confusing and angering people with his fantastically

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52:21

RHLSTP Book Club 161 - Robert Ross

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/11/21

RHLSTP Book Club #161 - Seriously Silly - The Life of Terry Jones - Richard chats to renowned comedy historian Robert Ross about his fabulous new biography of actor, writer, director and Python, Terry Jones. The topics includes what it’s like to befriend a Python and how that friendship affects the writing of a biography, how comedy history can be a map for future comedians, how Jones’ influence in the sketch group is perhaps underestimated, how the Python members could never have imagined that the

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1:00:10

RHLSTP 589 - Nish Kumar

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2025/11/19

RHLSTP #589 - Dopplegängr - It’s Richard’s last show of the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, but what is the Edinburgh Fringe? Luckily Liam Gallagher knows. Richard’s guest is not in Oasis and is unlikely to support them after this, it’s the loquacious (thank goodness for Rich) Nish Kumar. They chat about at what point you have to stop claiming to be working class, how Nish survived his tour of America unscathed and the positives he took from the experience, why both sides-ism is an unhelpful concept, how

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1:16:26

Retro RHLSTP 123 - Joe Lycett

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/11/17

#415 Mosquito in the Kitchen - Richard recalls a couple of childhood memories that can’t possibly hare happened. His guest is the king of mischief and righteous anger (who is also very funny) Joe Lycett. They talk about how Joe brought down a Prime Minister, how he was almost arrested for a joke, how his spoof Sue Gray report fooled some members of parliament, how people decided what snacks Santa would be getting, the personal heartbreak behind Joe’s anger about the government’s reaction to Covid,

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49:28

RHLSTP Book Club 160 - Matt Parker

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/11/14

RHLSTP Book Club #160 - Love Triangle - It’s another face to face Book Club at the Podcast Room with mathematician and gigantic nerd Matt Parker talking about his exciting book about triangles. Find out how a triangle solved a pig murder, what it’s like to very briefly be the most recently published maths author and to see the work of the earliest known maths author first hand, how triangles can tell us the size of the planet or how far away a space probe is, whether bees know they are making

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59:17

RHLSTP 588 - The Cryptid Factor

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2025/11/12

RHLSTP #588 - Edmund Hilary's Yeti Rucksack - Rich is upset about the things his wife is saying about him in her show, but never mind, he's being visited by the crew from the Cryptid Factor, Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber and the mysterious Buttons. They chat about ghosts (a lot, given they've said they don't really talk about that), Rich trying to kill the Loch Ness Monster and what the Loch Ness Monster might actually be, whether an alien spacecraft is on the way to conquer Earth (you'll probably know

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1:06:26

Retro RHLSTP 122 - Chris McCausland

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2025/11/10

#413 Brian Conley’s C*ck - Richard is discombobulated after returning (briefly) to Shepherd’s Bush after five years away. His guest is the fantastic stand up ChrisMcCausland. They talk about what pushed him towards stand up and why he was reluctant initially to do too much about his blindness, nearly becoming a spy, that amazing BAFTA bit with Lee Mack, performing for Prince William, being on the Jubilee bus and and why Chris hates the name of his own tour. Plus how working hard on a panel show

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45:18

RHLSTP Book Club 159 - Adam Kay

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/11/07

RHLSTP Book Club #159- A Particularly Nasty Case - Richard talks to ex-doctor and best-selling authorAdamKayabout his first novel, a brilliant comedy thriller, A Particularly Nasty Case. They chat about getting the fabulous Andy Serkis to do the audiobook (and whyAdamwas reluctant to do it himself), howAdamhas lots of fans in the 8-12 year age group (including Rich’s daughter) but how this is definitely not a book for them, the delicate balance of writing a whodunnit where it’s possible, but not

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59:41

RHLSTP 587 - David O'Doherty

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/11/05

RHLSTP #587- That’s F***ing Bonkers -Richard is considering changing political allegiance if it can rescue his fading career, but he doesn’t have to worry today - it’s a sell-out crowd to see tiny keyboard wunderkindDavidO’Doherty. They discuss getting drunk on live TV with Dua Lipa, whetherDavidneeds therapy to unpack the different in sizes between his and his dad’s instruments, howDavidmight be at the exact right level of fame and what that means about interactions with his fans, confounding

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1:16:38

Retro RHLSTP 121 - Sara Pascoe

RHLSTP with Richard Herring ·

2025/11/03

#412 Lemony Anus - Richard knows a little bit about what Prince George is going through at school and is very excited that his new book is out!His guest is stand up, writer, presenter and actorSaraPascoe. They talk about the ups and downs of doing improvised sitcoms and films, how long lockdown toilet rolls kept people going, balancing work with parenting, how it’s more important that something gets made than it becomes a hit, the magic of being a snowman, whether general anaesthetic proves that the

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