Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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RHLSTP SPECIAL: Tim Vine - Back to Back. In the first of three special interviews from the Bristol Slapstick Festival, Richard talks to ex-World Record Punster and Pen Behind the Ear supremo, Tim Vine, who picks some of his favourite comedy clips. The pair chat about how to write one-liners, how they have helped and failed to help each other's sets, the best joke ever from the Edinburgh Fringe and look through some of the influences that have made Tim the child-man that he is today. Will a slightly ill Tim make it to the end of the interview? Let's hope so, cos there's a great clip with his dad to enjoy if he does. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Check out our website and become a badger and see extra content: http://rhlstp.co.uk See details of the RHLSTP tour dates: http://richardherring.com/gigs Buy DVDs and Books at: http://gofasterstripe.com

RHLSTP #201: Sathnam Sanghera - Sex in a Bush. RHLSTP is going on the road this year - check http://richardherring.com/gigs for dates (loads more to come) starting with a journey to Bilston Town Hall in Wolverhampton. Richard is incredibly and justifiably rude about the fifth worst city on the planet, but does he secretly love the place? His guest is local boy made good; author, journalist and defender of Wolverhampton (apart from the racist bits) Sathnam Sanghera. The pair discuss what it was like to work on Live TV (with an amazing revelation about Topless Darts); what it was like being an ordinary person going to Oxbridge; sharing a flat with John Oliver; the universality of the story of Bros and whether one of them has had work done; the figurative and literal madness of family life; and losing religion (and sometimes hair). Sathnam reveals that he has in fact met Richard before and it's a another embarrassing story of past foolishness. The next episode sees a new chapter in the RHLSTP story. Thanks so much to Orange Mark and everyone at British Comedy Guide for their fantastic support for this project. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ RHLSTP is at the Leicester Square Theatre every Monday til the 1st April. Why not come along? Future guests include James Acaster, Les Dennis and Matt Lucas: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663

RHLSTP #200: Richard Herring - Pennsylvania Polka. It's episode 200 of the podcast and the end of Series 14, two insane milestones for this ramshackle lump of podcast. And to celebrate this occasion there's a record breaking fourth appearance from the grandson of a Batman, Adam Buxton. Adam sets the agenda from the start, bearing gifts, mocking stone-clearing like a philistine, revealing what 1995 Richard Herring had somehow discovered annoyed Stewart Lee, and attempting a slightly underwhelming tribute to Groundhog Day. Plus find out how Nile Rodgers responded to jokes by kids; why a head in a jar has to bring its own cloth; whether it's possible to have a film set at Stonehenge without the stones being knocked over at some point; and whether child-men in their fifties have to finally grow up. Plus some extraordinary epistles from World War One and how fields with barbed wire can still cause injury even today. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Thanks to everyone who has supported this endeavour over the last 200 episodes and six years. Hopefully we can continue to move onwards and upwards. We will be touring the podcast in 2019 (as well as another run at the Leicester Square Theatre on Mondays from 4th February to 1st April. Tickets here https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663) Buy Richard's books and DVDs at http://www.gofasterstripe.com Get 8 delicious or at least weird tasting craft ales for free at http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp See if Richard is coming near to you with a RHLSTP or other gig: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #199: Terry Hall - Terry Hall Hall. Richard has finally won a TV quiz show and I am afraid he will never stop talking about it again, but he’s nervous as Hell because one of his heroes is on the podcast and he’s sure he’ll screw it up, it’s ex-Fun Boy Three-er Terry Hall. They discuss the dynamics and disagreements that come with collaboration, the nostalgic sexual time waves of early 1980s fashion, the one occasion when Terry laughed, being mistaken for a ventriloquist by the taxman, why the greatest album of all time only made it to 95 in the charts and why Terry didn’t end up as a hairdresser. There’s some serious chat about sexual abuse and depression and how Terry had dealt with these traumas and some cruel assessments of the town of Coventry. And can the power of RHLSTP finally get the album Home to number 1 where it belongs? No, I don’t think so. It doesn’t seem to be commercially available. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy Richard’s books and DVDs at http://www.gofasterstripe.com Get 8 delicious or at least weird tasting craft ales for free at http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp See if Richard is coming near to you with a RHLSTP or other gig http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #198: Sanjeev Bhaskar - Pert Nipples. Richard chats with the audience and struggles to find anyone who works in IT, but discovers a human interest story that would be moving and inspirational in the hands of anyone else, but Herring manages to get laughs instead, the monster. HIs guest this week is actor, writer and a man who might be able to take on Michael Palin for the title the nicest man in show business, Sanjeev Bhaskar. They talk about working with a tiny James Bolam; Richard's drunken debauchery and theft at a corporate gig in the early 90s; how Sanjeev's big break rested on the toss of a coin; the real life origin story of The Kumars and how a TV executive attempted to ruin it; and how Sanjeev ended up marrying his own grandmother. Loads more stuff in this one including Brian Blessed, working with Pythons, pert nipples (I must have told that one before) and becoming friends with Roger Moore. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Get 8 free craft beers for just £2.95 p and p by subscribing here: http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Buy my Emergency Questions book: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy my Oh Frig I'm 50! DVD or download: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/ohfrig Check out upcoming gigs and see if RHLSTP is coming to your town: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #197: Rick Edwards - Bailey's Comets. Rich is back on the telly, even if at this point, House Of Games is looking like it might be another House of Horrors, but if he plays his cards right he might be able to get on another quiz show, because his guest is the host of !mpossible, it's Rick Edwards. Find out how Ruby Wax helped steer his career; what it's like to get married in Kew Gardens; how Rick upset Jake Gyllenhaal; and if it's true that he has no sense of smell. Richard attempts to pull down the concept of Alternate Universes, but fails (if only we'd been in the Universe where he succeeded in making his point) and the pair discuss whether being incredibly handsome has damaged their careers. Plus Backgammon, Rick and Morty and some pretty successful attempts by Richard to remember pop culture things that no one else recalls. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Get 8 free craft beers for just £2.95 p and p by subscribing here: http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Buy my Emergency Questions book here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy my Oh Frig I'm 50! DVD or download here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/ohfrig Check out upcoming gigs and see if RHLSTP is coming to your town here: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #197: Fingers on Buzzers Podcast - Frank Bruno's Chauffeur. Drunk from one beer from last week's podcast, Richard is indiscreet about one of his former girlfriends, but let's move quickly on to welcome Lucy Porter and Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan from the excellent Fingers On Buzzers Podcast. Rich finally gets to dedicate a whole podcast to his quizzing failures and to envy Lucy for the number of extra shows she's been on. We hear about behind the scenes on the Weakest Link; how Lucy and Jenny met on a record breaking episode of The Chase; who knows the most about their home town; foot fetishism; sexual awakenings during Hi-de-Hi!; how creating a quiz show can make you a millionaire; and which celebrity from Croydon Richard would most like to have sex with. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy the new Emergency Questions book: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Get your eight free beers from our sponsors Beer52: http://beer52.com/rhlstp Get your hands on one of the limited edition DVDs of Oh Frig I'm 50 - or buy the download here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Check out other Richard Herring gigs and find out if RHLSTP is coming anywhere near you: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #195: Joe Lycett - Esme. Rich has found the mother of all stones and is banging on about that as usual (don't worry he will syphon this off into a podcast you don't have to listen to soon). His guest is RHLSTP super fan and fly in the ointment Joe Lycett. They discuss the beauty of being allowed to be silly in a serious world; whether Tom Daley should be sponsored to go to Pride; the Daily Express making mountains out of molehills; how a TV chef did not appreciate a joke about chicken jerk; and how envy can eat you up and how age can soften its grip. We also learn about Joe's new projects, including the Great British Sewing Bee, and hear from Esme, one of the judges of that show, who is in our front row and is rather well refreshed after a day out with Joe. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy the Emergency Questions book here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Get your eight free beers from our sponsors Beer52: http://beer52.com/rhlstp Get your hands on one of the limited edition DVDs of Oh Frig I'm 50 - or buy the download: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Check out other Richard Herring gigs and find out if RHLSTP is coming anywhere near you: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #194: Amanda Abbington - Chicken Carcass Ghost. Rich has had to deal with the soft poo of his ill dog, but he didn't eat any of it, even though it looked delicious and anyone who says he did is lying. And he meets some men who work in IT in his audience, which is a novelty, but wait till you hear about the marital status of one of them... His guest is a woman he worked with just four days before recording, though she seems to have forgotten all about it, Amanda Abbington. Can she name the cast of Man Stroke Woman? How many times has she appeared on The Bill? What is Nicholas Lyndhurst's acting secret? Has she played Give Us A Clue with Una Stubbs? And Rich recounts how he has twice failed auditions to appear in shows with her. Rich makes a pitch to appear in Death In Paradise, which might not quite work out for him and there's chat about UFOs, sex robots and more evidence that drinking alcohol might not be the best preparation for a long-form interview. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy Richard's EQ book here: http://www/gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy his new DVD here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Keep checking here for news on 2019 RHLSTPs: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Get 8 free craft beer for just p and p - look how drunk they make you: http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp

RHLSTP #193: James O'Brien - Sean Connery's Macbeth. Rich is back on terrestrial TV as a last minute guest on a new Channel 5 gameshow, so cheg on suckers, he's out of here. He always hated podcasts and was just using you to get back on the telly. But while he's waiting for the phone to start ringing there's time for another chat, this time with the journalist and broadcaster James O'Brien. Recorded on a particularly depressing week, but maybe not as depressing as the world you're living in as you listen to it, there's some serious dissection of Brexit, Trump and how fake news and indignation have stymied debate. Find out about James' time as a showbiz reporter, his investigations into the truth behind Interval and more from his book 'How To Be Right In A World Gone Wrong'. Is there any hope? Are we learning what it was like to live through the rise of Hitler? Has James ever tried to suck his own cock (don't know, forgot to ask)? And is the way through all this just to drink eight craft beers and let the anti-depressants cheer you up? And there's a revelation about his Red Dwarf/Star Trek knowledge that will destroy his credibility forever... More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy James' excellent book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0753553090/comedyguide-21/ Buy Richard's excellent book here: http://www/gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy his new DVD here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Keep checking here for news on 2019 RHLSTPs: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Get 8 free craft beer for just p and p - look how drunk they make you - http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp

RHLSTP #192: Nish Kumar - Not Michael Sheen. Richard's participation in a PTA quiz in his village led to an unlikely correspondence with one of his new neighbours, but he's really looking forward to meeting the star of Twilight and the Damned United - oh no, he had to pull out, so we got Nish Kumar instead. But lucky us (apart from the obvious bad luck) because we get to hear about Nish shitting himself on camera watching a man get down and dirty with a horse; being the worst Taskmaster contestant ever; the best use of a House Of Games trophy; and what it's like to lose it on Question Time. How's Brexit going to turn out and why can't Brexiteers stop themselves leaving? Plus the unpredicted but satisfying success of The Mash Report. If you're hoping Michael Sheen might pop up as a surprise guest at the last minute then I am afraid you will be disappointed (hopefully we can get him to come down in 2019) but there is a brief ray of light as he sends us a message. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your 8 free craft beers (you just pay 2.95 p and p): http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family - https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq To check out where RHLSTPs will be happening in 2019 (and a tour is being mooted) check out www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #191: Rose Matafeo - Ladybird. Richard has had a ladybird in his house and is reminded of the horrors of the 1976 ladybird invasion, but how it eventually paid off to his advantage, but there's no time to consider too deeply if he's had sex with an insect that has magically taken human form, because he's talking to 2018 Comedy Award winner and the quarter Croatian, Rose Matafeo, the third guest on this podcast series to have lived in a house just behind Richard's old house in Shepherd's Bush. Richard gets pathetically drunk on just one bottle of Beer 52 beer and is scarcely able to remember how to speak, let alone recall what was discussed, but it includes a lot of racist attempts to do the English accent by Rose; plus what it's like to be up the tallest building in the Southern hemisphere; 'women's things'; an attempt to understand millennials; waiting for Burt Bacharach; watching your pet die; and the New Zealand version of The Horny Time Traveller. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your 8 free craft beers (you just pay 2.95 p and p): http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family - https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq To check out where RHLSTPs will be happening in 2019 (and a tour is being mooted) check out www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #190: Greg Davies - Bowl of Cheese. It's a showdown battle of who is best, Richard or Hugh Jassburn - in book form at least, but Richard is keen to bring back one of his all time favourite guests: the magnificent beast and Master of Tasks that is Greg Davies. They discuss schoolday soilings; dick-lifters; being related to a ghost; little Alex Horne; the exquisite pain of laughing when you're not meant to; sex with teddies; the saddest of bachelor meals; the death of two fathers; the devastating surprise of ageing; what it takes to be in your fifties; the weirdest group of celebrities to gather at Buckingham Palace; and the wondrous comedy of commitment to joyous stupidity. It's eye-wateringly funny stuff with two childish old men who should know better. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your free beers (you just pay £2.95 p and p): http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family: https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq

RHLSTP #189: Drunk Women Solving Crime - How Does She Know So Much About Parachuting? Richard has been publicising his latest book, but it's not popular with canines, but at least he's got daytime DJs asking some wholly inappropriate questions. His guests this week are Hannah, Taylor and a slightly familiar Catie, from the Drunk Women Solving Crime podcast. Can the inebriated females solve a mystery that has remained mysterious for sixteen years? What crimes has Richard had carried out upon his small person, can he and his wife get through this podcast without resorting to divorce? What kind of crimes do they have on the Isle Of Wight and how effective are the police? Plus sex robots, pond-pushing and the beautiful autonomy of podcasting. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your free beers (you just pay £2.95 p and p): http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family: https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq

RHLSTP #188: Jess Robinson - Doctors and Nurses. Richard welcomes an audience member who has come all the way from America JUST to see him, and boy is he pleased about that? His guest is the multi-talented singer, comedian and impressionist, Jess Robinson. She talks about the decision to do Britain's Got Talent and the seemingly shocking truth about some of the contestants; how she chanced into impressionism thanks to an acting audition; what kind of crimes Noddy can solve in this crazy PC world that had dulled Enid Blyton's fine morality; and questionable fashion choices. Is the voice behind Virgin train toilets someone famous? What kind of genitals does a Merman have? What have the Chuckle Brothers smeared on Jess' face? What nerdy madness drives impressionists? Who was the celebrity gimp who danced with Vaginal Tap? Is marriage a good idea? And most importantly, has Jess Robinson ever met Brian Blessed? This is the only podcast where you'll be able to find out. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Enjoy some of the crazy craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 for FREE (you just pay 2.95 p and p) by signing up at http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Buy the Emergency Questions book at http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq

RHLSTP #187: Alice Lowe - Horny Time Traveller. Rich has had the time of his life in Manchester and wants to leave the avocado-munching Londoners behind forever - is he no longer one of them? And it's time for him to create a work of art that will surely make him the richest man in the world, or just feel slightly sickened. But it's not like living in the country has driven him mad like a character from the dark mind of Alice Lowe. There's some chat about the insanity of giving birth and how Alice managed to conjure up a hit film whilst seven-months pregnant; the terrible and slightly sexy things that happen on camping trips; the Keswick Pencil Museum; whether TV dulls the creative experience; winning the Perrier with the cult hit Garth Marenghi; and maybe the most convincing ghost story yet. Has Alice Lowe met Brian Blessed? This is the only podcast where you'll be able to find out. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Enjoy some of the crazy craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 for FREE (you just pay £2.95 p and p) by signing up at http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Buy the Emergency Questions book at http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Bid for the Emergency Questions art work at: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/herring1967/m.html

Manchester Special 2 - Glenn Wool - Werewolf Penis. Richard has had to stay in Manchester for another week so he can interview the most sane Canadian comedian in the world, Glenn Wool. They discuss changing taste in jokes, how much Mary Whitehouse would love Twitter, how to get a cheap London hotel, the poetry of the gutter and a weird coincidence revolving around mysterious genital apparitions. Plus late fatherhood, playing yourself in a film and more questions from the brand new Emergency Questions book that you really should buy if you had any decency. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy the new Emergency Questions book here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Move your energy over to Bulb and get £50 credit for you and Rich by using the link: https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234 Get 8 free craft beers and pay just £2.95 postage by signing up at http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp

RHLSTP #186: Lou Sanders - Cold Stones. Richard has some Hitchin-based stand-up, that doesn't play well with the self-obsessed London metropolitan elite and it's seat of your pants time for this podcast because booked guest Amanda Abbington is stuck on the M6 so we have parachuted in last-second replacement, crystal obsessed nutjob Lou Sanders. They discuss where comedy and madness meet, dodgy massages, shamanic healing, giving up booze, the sex scene that they shared and tooth-snaggles during blow-jobs. All with no time to research apart from minimal notes from producer Ben. More exciting news on the stone clearing project too. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your free beers (you just pay 2.95 p and p) at www.beer52.com/rhlstp Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family: - https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Why not come and see a podcast live - some fantastic guests still to come. Tickets and line ups here: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663

Manchester Special 1: Toby Hadoke - Blake's Seven Spoilers. Rich has travelled to Manchester to take part in a podcast festival and the live podcast-starved people of this fine city have snapped up all the tickets without even knowing who the guests are. Luckily Richard has made some brilliant bookings and first up is a man who is so much more than a massive Doctor Who nerd (I expect, we only talked about Doctor Who), it's Toby Hadoke. Toby demonstrates his skill of being able to name the character and episode of Doctor Who that any actor appeared on, chats about interviewing Doctor Who actors before they die, and Rich reveals that he has worked with both Baker Doctor Who's and who is his favourite. But it's not just Doctor Who. They also talk about Servalan from Blake's Seven. Before returning to some more Doctor Who based chat. With a brief diversion about the great lost Spike Milligan play and how Toby was voted North-West comedy hero above Dodd, Kay, Coogan and Aherne, plus his remarkable 21 year tenure of one of the country's best comedy clubs, XS Malarkey. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Move your energy over to Bulb and get £50 credit (£100 if you act quick) for you and Rich by using the link https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234 Get 8 free craft beers and pay just £2.95 postage by signing up at http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Become a badger: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/badges Become a dripster: http://d.rip/richard-herring

RHLSTP #185: Ross Noble Harder on the Balls. SPOILER ALERT: Rich gives a big spoiler about the new Harry Potter plays which will be bad if you like Harry Potter, but awesome if you hate him, and then there's a welcome return for the fizzling brain (and to be fair, the rest of him) of Ross Noble. Under discussion today: what it's like to kiss Harold Bishop, a potentially libellous discussion of who was almost cast in the Sky Halloween short instead of Richard, some important corrections about McCoy era Doctor Who, unfortunate ways to find out that someone you care about has died, the mad pleasure of working with Mel Brooks, and the find out the tallest building in Cramlington (citation needed). More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your free beers (you just pay 2.95 p and p) at www.beer52.com/rhlstp Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family: https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Why not come and see a podcast live - some fantastic guests still to come. Tickets and line ups here: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663

RHLSTP #184 Alex Horne - High-Fiving the Pope. 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 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1785943588/comedyguide-21/) or Emergency Questions (https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq)... (the answer is Taskmaster); defeating a tea-pot coveting old woman on Countdown; and some stuff that's going to get the people of Chesham whooping (if they can get internet access). Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your free beers (you just pay £2.95 p and p) at www.beer52.com/rhlstp More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #183: Jonathan Ames - The Herring Wonder. It feels so long since we were last here, but Richard is glad to be back for Series 14, even if life in the countryside seems to be driving him to stone-based madness. His guest has come from across the Atlantic and a personal hero of Richard's, novelist and screenwriter, Jonathan Ames. Will Rich once again shame himself in front of someone he hopes to impress? Let's hope so. There are some marvellous tales of incontinence, food-poisoning and a great new sperm distribution invention (so business as usual). Plus who has come closer to death in the last 24 hours? How do you cope with 20 rejection letters? What happens when the bloke from The Hangover grabs your penis? Also advice on how to see incomplete Broadway shows for nothing, putting a 92 year-old woman to bed and a reading from the funny, semi-autobiographical novel, The Extra Man. https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1782274685/comedyguide-21/ - Plus, at the finale, the author makes an extraordinary sound. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Please support our podcast and our new sponsor by claiming your free beers (you just pay £2.95 p and p) at www.beer52.com/rhlstp Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family: https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq

RHLSTP (EATMCF) #3: Jessica Fostekew and Holly Burn - Michael Sheen's Mildly Nutritious Hand. Rich has just had the biggest gig of his career and now he's in a Tabernacle somewhere in Wales, but that's showbiz. At least he has met and very slightly affected the life of a man he loves. Two guests packed into the regulation hour here, with ex-zombie Jessica Fostekew and delightfully bonkers Holly Burn ramping up the laughs at this lunchtime gig. Jessica has been in a fight at the festival and recounts tales of time holes, Nightmare Live, a great new TV format, and sharing train rides with a stalker (of other people). Holly tells tales of being the world's worst bridesmaid, finding your inner clown, what happens when Posh Spice retweets you, and her plans to visit her namesake. Plus Rich demonstrates why you should never tell comedians what to do, and discusses truth in comedy. Word! More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Come and see RHLSTP live in London in the autumn. No guests confirmed yet, but book ahead. You know they're all gold: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663

RHLSTP #182: Mark Steel - Cunt or Wanker. It's the end of the series and Rich wonders how tourists in Kings Cross will feel if their last action on earth is to queue to stand by a fictional wall. His guest is a man who has a lot of stories about how he got into comedy, it's Mark Steel. They chat about eating pork pies with Joseph Heller, helping failed escapologists, an idea for a brand new Radio 4 panel show, whether you can stand for political office and still be a comedian, the extraordinary story of Mark's birth parents, what it's like having a child going into comedy, and getting your own back on a snooty Darwin expert. It's a fabulous end to what has surely been the best series yet. Will the commissioners bring the show back? Yes of course they will - more in September (and a couple of specials coming out before then too). More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #181: My Dad Wrote A Porno - Vaginal Lids. Rich cannot win game shows even in his dreams, but is also convinced that he might be a robot, but these are small worries compared to his guests, Jamie, Alice and James from the My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast. Find out how the gang met; what they blasted into space; why and how they came up with the idea for their world-defeating podcast; the mystery of female genitalis; rivets on the Titanic; celebrity fans; and can the paedo postman make it into the film version of the podcast? Also why you must always check for hogs; whether colour or taste is preferable to alter in an ejaculation; pepparami penises; and, unsurprisingly, a whole lot of filth. The Porno guys are playing the Albert Hall on 21st June. It's probably sold out, but check for tickets here: https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/my-dad-wrote-a-porno/ More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #180: Al Murray - Jimmy Tarbuck's Bad Day. Rich has witnessed the miracle of the birth of some lamb chops near his countryside home and will be contemplating human birth with this week's guest, back after 101 podcasts, Al Murray. They chat about how Al (with Ben Moor) might have been in the running to replace Trev and Simon; time travel; the risks of app sharing with your children; what it's like to be sent to boarding school at the age of 9; how Rich and Al's ancestors may have died in each other's arms at Dunkirk; having sex with a Frankingstein; how getting sovereignty gives you less sovereignty. Plus working in panto; showing Judy Dench your Bottom; and travelling through time. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #179: Desiree Burch - Do the Hokey Cokey. Rich muses on passports and the fruition of John Moloney's aged comedians TV show, before meeting the fiercely intelligent comedian and writer Desiree Burch. They talk about posters made up of penises, being a virgin dominatrix, the fucked up state of America, the laziness of racism, unwanted and wanted piano lessons, changing your appearance to gauge the reaction of the world, and why men send dick pics. But never to Rich. Plus the joy of beautiful destruction. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #178: Sophie Willan - How To Twerk. Richard is marvelling about a new interpretative dance based on 'All You Need Is Love' but soon he will be dancing himself with brilliant new comedian and writer, Sophie Willan. They talk about how a trip to Ibiza with your techno-loving gran can ignite a love of theatre; what Rylan is like in real life; the therapeutic nature of stand-up (and whether it's healthy to work things through on stage); the intersection between madness and comedy; growing up in and out of care; thinking Richard Ashcroft is your dad; and why comedy and theatre are so middle class. Plus is it always best to be in a monogamous relationship; and how much is comedy like sex work? If you've seen Richard dancing, then not very much. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #177: Maria Bamford - STD from a Vulcan. 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 unwanted thoughts; and turning the worst moments of your life into comedy. Also, how to deal with spousal arguments; the two words that hooked Maria's husband; and using your family for comedic purpose. Luckily Maria proves to be all you would hope and more. Hooray for that. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #176: Pippa Evans - Half an Orange. I mean there is so much of last week's podcast still to unpack, plus the extra 20 minutes that Rich and this week's guest - improviser and inspirational human being Pippa Evans - got in the dressing room. We had been Blessed. Thankfully we had at least had a week to recover. It's a somewhat calmer podcast, with some questions in it and a couple of words from the host, including some dark suggestions for new Muppet movies, Neil Buchanan's dental hygiene, unusual prophylactics, how improv got cool, Sunday services for the non-religious, rocking with Baptists, getting career goals in perspective, the wonders of Music Hall and basing characters on your 17 year-old self. I mean, she's no Brian Blessed, but thank God for that. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ See Rich on tour: www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts: www.gofasterstripe.com/badges To get 8 free craft beers (you pay the postage) head to www.beer52.com/rhlstp Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb - https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #175: BRIAN BLESSED!!!! What Was The Question? It's finally come to pass. The podcasts can end now, because the whole point of starting them up has been achieved. Richard's guest is a man who has played all theatrical parts, but most notably the part of Brian Blessed. I couldn't even begin to describe what happened on this extraordinary night, except to say it is was a bona fide happening. Try and predict how many words Richard will say in this. It's a free form and extraordinary, yet sometimes beautiful and inspiring, journey through the career, philosophy and madness of a man who might be the greatest living Englishmen. How much of it is true? I can't tell you. But at least some of it. Includes sticking it to Picasso, toileting on a mountain, biting umbilical cords, working with the young Peter O'Toole and Patrick Stewart, never dying and probably some other stuff. I can't tell you. I had a little nap through most of it. Worth watching the video version to see my torture on what was one of the best experiences of my life. This podcast is absolutely unbeatable. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Brian's book 'The Panther In My Kitchen: My Wild Life With Animals' is available now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/150984158X/comedyguide-21/ See Rich on tour: www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts: www.gofasterstripe.com/badges To get 8 free craft beers (you pay the postage) head to www.beer52.com/rhlstp Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb: https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #174: Peter Baynham - I Am Delighted. Rich meets his audience. Can he resist being a dick? Spoiler Alert- of course not, but never mind because he's about to meet the man behind almost every great comedy star of the last 20 years, it's Too Gorgeous Peter 'Too Gorgeous' Baynham. The ex-flat mates discuss what happens when a 16 year-old Frank Spencer is put in charge of a super tanker; the most inappropriate way to greet the death of someone's loved one; who was right in the war over bread; Jean Valjean bumming people while looking like Peter Baynham; what it's like to meet Adam Sandler; how Peter nearly turned down Borat and somehow didn't turn down Arthur; what Chris Morris is like in real life (he's nice); the lost answerphone messages that could destroy careers; Lee and Herring's part in the creation of I'm Alan Partridge; running away from an audience; and the mad thoughts that plague the diseased minds of (at least these two) comedians. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ See Rich on tour: www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts: www.gofasterstripe.com/badges To get 8 free craft beers (you pay the postage) head to www.beer52.com/rhlstp Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb: https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #173: Katherine Ryan - Shooting Dust. Rich is disgusted to be back in filthy London and wondering if a man performs an act of extreme slapstick and no one is around to see it, will it still be funny. Spoiler alert - yes it is. His guest is a comedian who proves that it's possible to be wise, sane and still funny, Katherine Ryan. They discuss their shared and slightly disappointingly vanilla DNA heritage; how to plan a city; wanting to marry Adam Sandler; if Jimmy Carr has time to spend his money; why comedians want to be taken seriously when being funny is much harder and better; things that you abhorred as a child but you like now; catching out cheating partners; why anyone would get married; and how to be happy in life. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ See Rich on tour: www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts: www.gofasterstripe.com/badges To get 8 free craft beers (you pay the postage) head to www.beer52.com/rhlstp Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb - https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #172: All Killa No Filla - Chinese Hymen. Red-nosed Rich is still down with the lurgy and a bit befuddled. After an awkward chat with an accountant and a student, it's time to meet the stars of the All Killa No Filla podcast, Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean. They talk about whether serial killers are the stand-up comedians of the world of crime; whether any comedians have made the crossover into serial killing; what drives our obsession with the darkness of true crime and how that can sometimes go way too far. Also discussed are meeting Noel Gallagher; running marathons with the bloke off My Parents Are Aliens; being on a plane with Bez; and doing a Muppet Christmas Carol in 6 minutes. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Back Rich's DVD kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467836598/oh-frig-im-50-kickstarter See Rich on tour: http://www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/badges Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb: https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #171: Mackenzie Crook - Hucknall Forest. Rich forgot to do a bit of his tour show for the people of Cardiff so we start with a comity contest, which unexpectedly leads to the podcast being blocked by penguins. Rich's guest this week is the laid back, all-round genius Mackenzie Crook. Will Rich screw things up as badly as last time he had someone from The Office on? Not quite, but he gives it a fair go. They chat about double-teaming Muppets, the best metal detector, why UK sitcoms are so short-lived, remaking The Office, choosing a field in Suffolk over a ship in the Caribbean, how easy it is to ride a tube train and what happened with Sex Lives Of The Potato Men. All this and Rich has a barely noticeable spot on his nose. No wonder he's out of sorts. The twit. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Back Rich's DVD kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467836598/oh-frig-im-50-kickstarter See Rich on tour: www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts: www.gofasterstripe.com/badges Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb: https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #170: Jess Phillips - Jeremy Corbyn's Salad Sandwich. Rich's daughter seems to be on her way to a mediocre career in comedy and he could not be more proud, but he doesn't have time to show off too much as RHLSTP is welcoming its second member of parliament, Jess Phillips. There's chat about the positive side of Brexit, the impressive thing about UKIP, why the left wing are at a disadvantage when it comes to changing things, why International Men's Day is not advancing the cause of men, the disappointing representation of lifts in popular movies, the truth about whether Jess told Diane Abbott to f*** off and whether it's best to have kids young or old. Also who is the sexiest Tory MP? Plus how safe are our elected representatives, and are MPs as bad as everyone makes out? And Rich announces his intention to stand for parliament. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ See Rich on tour: www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts: www.gofasterstripe.com/badges Support Richard's DVD kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467836598/oh-frig-im-50-kickstarter Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb - https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #169: Trev and Simon - You Are An Idiot. Rich is looking forward to International 'When's International Men's Day?' Day, but for now it's International We Don't Do Duvets Day, as his guests are Saturday morning TV heroes Trev and Simon. They chat about the Banana Splits, long-eared rabbits, music legends with tummy troubles and BO, fire alarms with The Young Ones, going to school with Bros, double acts on a 70/30 split, the preparation that went into creating such diverse characters, and bearing grudges. Pointless might come up. I can't remember now. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Check out their latest comedy venture Strangeness in Space: free from www.strangenessinspace.com See Rich on tour: www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Support Richard's DVD kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467836598/oh-frig-im-50-kickstarter And sponsor him for his International Women's Day, 'When's International Men's Day?' marathon and raise funds for Refuge: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/November19th Become a Dripster and help us make more podcasts: http://d.rip/richard-herring Become a monthly badger and help us make more podcasts www.gofasterstripe.com/badges Sign up for renewable energy and receive £50 credit and probably save money on your bills with Bulb: https://bulb.co.uk/refer/richard234

RHLSTP #168: Danielle Ward - Sting's Bloody Toilet. Technology delivers a cruel blow to Richard as it deletes his carefully crafted opening monologue about Cheddar Man, but he has a crack at it from memory. Richard is giddy from tiredness caused by nasty bugs from his stupid children and his guest, Danielle Ward, had a complicated and scary birth only 13 weeks ago, so it's no surprise that things go a bit giddy and occasionally over the top. How many revelations about Prince Andrew and Dame Judy Dench will make it to air? Not very many is my guess. This is why you should come along and see the show live if you can: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663. Find out what it's like to work as an economic researcher at the South Korean embassy (when you know nothing about the economy or Korea); which member of Lee and Herring Danielle wrote to in 1996; the difficulty of transferring a successful podcast to television; and what the most popular TV show of 1970 was. Find out about two moments from the life of Benedict Cumberbatch; how Rich bonded with Adrian Chiles; and why Danielle loves Debbie McGee. You will just have to imagine the bits we had to cut out (and if you listen to some of the bits that stayed in, you're going to wonder how far we actually went). More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ If you want to receive 8 free craft beers (you just pay postage) and give the podcast £5 without having to hand us any money, then sign up to our sponsors Beer 52 (you can unsign up any time, but if you don't you will receive 8 craft beers a month for £24): https://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Richard is on tour with Oh Frig I'm 50! Come and see him if you can: http://www.richardherring.com/ohfrig/tour Help us make more podcasts and get loads of extras and the chance to win exclusive prizes either as a Dripster: http://d.rip/richard-herring or a monthly badger: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/badges

RHLSTP #167: John Robins and Elis James - Not My Cup Of Tea. Fired up by his first TV recording in 23 years, Richard decides to work harder on his opening monologue, but is surprised to find how little he's actually done, but at least there's one in the eye for Kettle Crisps and luckily his guests are radio and podcast sensations John Robins and Elis James. They discuss pant retirement etiquette, being in a double act that actually like each other (for now), the curse of the Independent comedy couples photo shoot, the most money that's ever changed hands for GCSE art coursework, the power of being a fan, Celebrity Mastermind humiliations and how not to respond to criticism. Plus who will survive the Josh Widdicombe/John Robins showdown? More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #166: Adam Kay - Degloved Penis. This week's guest is doctor turned comedian turned best-selling author Adam Kay. They discuss his hilarious, harrowing and politically important book - This Is Going To Hurt, http://bit.ly/AdamKayBook - witnessing death and birth and sexual misdemeanours at close quarters, the ethics of paying for parking, the past, present and future of the NHS, the stories that were too grotesque for the book, Prince Phillip's love for Tom Lehrer, performing comedy songs for Prince Harry and seeing vaginas from the inside. Plus what happened when Kay met Jeremy CHunt. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #165: Kathy Burke - I Don't Do Blow Jobs. Richard's living in a house of horrors and has heard a ghost, so he's glad to be back in the safety of lovely, undangerous London to find out if Kathy Burke is as cool and amazing in real life as you really hope that she is. She's cooler than the coolest cool kids. They chat about the many paths taken from Educating Marmalade, where you might unknowingly have first encountered Kathy, when Perry met the Manics, who is best Harry Enfield or Gary Oldman, a reluctant visit to Cannes, why Burke moved from acting to directing and the joys of Oscar Wilde. Also featuring Horne and Corden, the Mona Lisa and not being in Doctor Who. A new notebook, new chairs and new microphones - sorry audiophiles about the last one of those - we will be back to uncrackly next week. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

RHLSTP #164: Dave Gorman - Nigel Havers-based Injustice. Richard celebrates 10 years of podcasting by blowing your comfortable views of the film Toy Story apart like Spike with a firework. His guest has come prepared in an attempt to Louis Theroux Herring, but he isn't Louis Theroux, he is Dave Gorman. They discuss why Dave stepped down as team captain on the panel show What The Dickens?; how to get the Happy Feet knock off Tappy Toes at a knockdown price; how Dave and the short-sightedness of Channel 4 were instrumental in the success of John Oliver; the story behind the righteous take-down of Neil Sean; the next generation of double acts; why you still get incensed when you're a quiz show winner; and how to make your kids' toys talk German. Thanks so much for supporting us during this twelfth series. Series 13 will be along with almost indecent haste. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ See Gorman on tour: http://www.davegorman.com See Richard on tour: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Come and see RHLSTP Series 13: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663 And help us make more podcasts by subscribing to Drip: http://d.rip/richard-herring

RHLSTP #163: Paul Chowdhry - Brian Glover's Walkman. Richard is mourning the non-existent victims of the Oxford Circus incident and the personal connection he had to them, but life goes on for all of us not killed in that delusional event and so it's time to welcome a man with the second best moustache in comedy, it's Paul Chowdhry. They chat about making movies with Tim from The Office, John Malkovich and Jim Davidson, sadness versus depression, how Paul filled Wembley arena despite a relatively low-key TV appearances, how racism in the seventies compares to 21st Century racism, Celebrity Squares, Noel's House Party, New Year's Eve with the Landises, the tasering of hecklers in Lowestoft and why the critics don't always see what the public see. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ See Paul on tour - http://www.paulchowdhry.com Or if you get nervous in big crowds see Richard on tour - http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Come and see RHLSTP Series 13 - https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663 And help us make more podcasts by subscribing to Drip - http://d.rip/richard-herring

RHLSTP #162: Katy Wix - Burned Bunting. Richard hits comedy gold and finds the person with the perfect job to riff about for as long as an hour if he wishes, but he doesn't wish to, as he has the multi-talented comedian, writer and actor Katy Wix to chat with. They discuss clammy handshakes, horror car crashes, dragon-based misunderstandings, working with Dick and Dom, Princess Fergiana, Hattie Jacques, meeting Dire Straits, an 11-year-old girl's pebble, the professionalism of the young, and cruelty to tadpoles. And the audience decides on who should be invited on to the next series. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Come and see Richard on tour or doing a RHLSTP - all details are here: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Support the podcasts and get loads of extras by signing up at Drip: http://d.rip/richard-herring Buy Emergency Questions books (and much more) here: www.gofasterstripe.com

RHLSTP #161: Johann Hari - Cannibal Chicken. The question of ham hands versus suncream armpits has gone international and been introduced to a new generation in the most charming of ways. But hat confusion, decade old Big Brother news and chicken restaurants aside, it's a pretty serious podcast in which journalist Johann Hari discusses his fascinating new book, 'Lost Connections'. Are our views on depression and antidepressants correct or do we need to look at these subjects in a new way? Johann discusses how an encounter with an apple made him consider the importance of listening to our symptoms, plus the power that people have to overcome the systems that can make them sad or even give up hope entirely. Is Rich's dad crazy for wanting to engage with strangers or is Rich insane for being disconnected from his neighbours? Do possessions bring us happiness? Do lesbian monkey orgies have anything to teach us? And what can bring Muslims, punks and gay men together? No emergency questions. Unless you consider the future of the human race an emergency. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy Johann's brilliant book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1408878690/comedyguide-21/ Buy Richard's less life-changing books here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq See Richard on tour or come to a podcast record: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #160: Reginald D Hunter - An Order of Travelling Monks. Richard is overly proud of himself for having created a new book of Emergency Questions, but luckily there is someone on hand who will give them short shrift, it's the comedian with the soul of a poet, Reginald D Hunter. He discusses the one thing that is better than a shrek when it comes to improving existing franchises; how Reg did and didn't break his leg; how comedic genius can be passed on via the bladder; the ultimate victory of sibling rivalry; the slow realisation of the truth about OJ Simpson; how vanity is the greatest destroyer of men; being the fourth funniest person in your family; and many more surprising revelations regarding relativity. Richard worries about ageing and death, but Reginald does not. It's a revelatory chat with a comedian who possibly unwittingly inspired this whole podcast series. You will dream of loving someone as much as Rich loves Reg. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Get your Christmas Emergency Questions book at www.gofasterstripe.com and your regular Emergency Questions book at www.gofasterstripe.com. Check out Richard's tour dates at www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #159: Richard Osman - Drifter Charger. Rich's daughter has made quite a radical life choice, but hopefully is a reincarnation of someone who will make the family a lot of money (if only we can prove it). This week it's a welcome return for one of the worst guests we've ever had on RHLSTP (and I am saying that because that's what he says about me on Pointless), it's the charmingly offensive giant, Richard Osman. Will Osman realise where he's gone wrong with his TV shows and finally commission Richard to write and sing the theme tune? Will Pointless ever take the money and head to Channel 4? What will Osman say about Rich's mum this time? Why can't chocolate manufacturer's put aside their differences? How big is a glass? Is it OK to propose to someone over Twitter? How many times can you lose on Pointless and still hold your head high? What do the Chinese think of Osman? Is it better to be single in your twenties or your forties? As you'd expect it's a wide-ranging chat and a delight from start to finish. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy Osman's brilliant Christmas Book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B071ZPSPHH/comedyguide-21/ Buy Herring's arguably more brilliant Christmas book here http://www.gofasterstripe.com See Richard Herring on tour in 2018 (or come to series 13 of RHLSTP) all dates and links are here: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Support the podcasts and get loads of extras by signing up at Drip: http://d.rip/richard-herring

RHLSTP #158: Simon Brodkin - Vagina Cash Machine. Richard has been belittled by a scaffolder, and is plotting his revenge. Perhaps he should send this week's guest after him, it's serial prankster and character comedian Simon Brodkin. We get all the behind-the-scenes info on his recent quest to give Theresa May her P45, plus stories about Blatter, Trump and what the police do if they arrest you but like you. Plus is it OK to ask Christmas Emergency Questions to someone of Jewish heritage? What if they're known for their artistic risks? Plus the incredible story of why Brodkin had to repeat his medical exams! More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Get your Christmas Emergency Questions book at www.gofasterstripe.com and your regular Emergency Questions book at www.gofasterstripe.com. Check out Richard's tour dates at www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #157: Greg Jenner - Portuguese Boy's Urine. Richard seems to think he's the new Frost:Nixon for some reason, but his audience banter suggests he has some way to go. But never mind, he's talking to historian and Horrible Histories expert Greg Jenner. There's something for everyone, as long as you're a fan of Viagra or Leonardo di Vinci. And if not then you can find out about the history of toilets and cantaloupes and penicillin and Papal orgies and William the Conqueror and church-based arson. Richard expounds his boring theory about Rasputin and Greg has some interesting theories about celebrity. And what if you time-travelled to see Jesus and found out you were Jesus. Wow. Is your mind blown? And what if the only thing to survive from our time was Ed Miliband's Millstone? More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Buy Greg's awesome book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0297869787/comedyguide-21/ Richard is on tour in 2018 - check out www.richardherring.com/gigs for all the confirmed dates. And if you're looking for great Christmas gifts for a comedy nerd head to www.gofasterstripe.com And get the Christmas Emergency Questions book.