Live Comedy
Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back?
In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right testicle seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later he was lying in hospital waiting to have his murderous ball removed. Would he survive? (No spoilers!). For a comedian who had done a whole show on male genitalia (Talking Cock) and written a book about toxic masculinity (The Problem With Men) this felt like some cruel trick of fate. In his much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years, Richard talks bollocks and answers the question on everyone's lips: Is a severed gonad in a jar a fitting prize to bring in for Taskmaster?
2024 dates
Wednesday 8 May: London, Leicester Square Theatre 7pm
Thursday 9 May: St Albans Arena
Friday 10 May: Gloucester Guildhall
Saturday 11 May: Chorley Theatre
Sunday 12 May: Glasgow The Stand
Saturday 18 May: Pocklington Arts Centre (matinee)
Saturday 18 May: Pocklington Arts Centre (evening)
Wednesday 22 May: Doncaster CAST
Thursday 23 May: Scarborough, Stephen Joseph Theatre
Friday 24 May: Stockton Arts Centre
Thursday 6 June: Swindon Wyvern Theatre
Friday 7 June: London, Bloomsbury Theatre
Thursday 13 June: Cambridge Junction, J2
Friday 14 June: Leicester Y Theatre
Saturday 15 June: Leeds, City Varieties
Sunday 16 June: Salford, The Lowry, Quays Theatre
Monday 17 June: Newcastle The Stand 8pm
Friday 21 June: Bridport, Electric Palace
Saturday 22 June: Ipswich, New Wolsey Theatre
Thursday 27 June: Portsmouth New Theatre Royal
Friday 28 June: Basingstoke, Haymarket
Saturday 29 June: Cheltenham Town Hall
Sunday 30 June: Monmouth Savoy Theatre
Wednesday 3 July: Carlisle Old Fire Station
Thursday 4 July: Lancaster Grand Theatre
Friday 5 July: Barnard Castle, The Witham
Saturday 6 July: Worcester, Huntingdon Hall
Sunday 7 July: Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
Wednesday 10 July: Alton Arts Festival
Thursday 11 July: Frome Festival, Cheese and Grain Theatre
Saturday 13 July: Bristol Old Vic (2:30pm)
Saturday 13 July: Bristol Old Vic (7:30pm)
Sunday 14 July: Sheffield, Leadmill
Tuesday 16 July: Guildford, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Wednesday 17 July: Norwich Playhouse
Thursday 18 July: Andover Lights Theatre
2025 dates
Fri 31st January: South Mills Arts Bishops Stortford
Sat 1st February: Radlett Centre
Fri 7th February: Luton Hat Factory
Wed 26th February: Gulbenkian Canterbury
Thu 27th February: Bath Komedia
Fri 28th February: Exeter Northcott
Tue 4th March: Dublin Sugar Club
Thu 6th March: Belfast MAC
Thu 13th March: Sherman Theatre Cardiff
Fri 14th March: Leicester Sq Theatre London
Sat 15th March: Leicester Sq Theatre London
Tue 18th March: Norwich Playhouse
Thu 20th March: Reading Concert Hall
Fri 21st March: Old Market Brighton
Fri 28th March: Glasgow The Stand at
Sat 29th March: Queens Hall, Edinburgh
Sun 30th March: Leeds City Varieties
Thu 17th April: Liverpool Playhouse
Thu 24th April: Chelmsford Theatre
Sat 26th April: Durham Gala
Thu 1st May: Lincoln Arts Centre
Fri 2nd May: Leek, Foxlowe Arts Centre
Sat 3rd May: Lowry Theatre, Salford
Wed 7th May: Harrogate Theatre
Thu 8th May: Warwick Arts Centre
Fri 9th May: Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolves
Sat 10th May: Northampton Derngate
Wed 14th May: Stevenage, Gordon Craig Theatre
Fri 16th May: Salisbury Arts Centre
Sun 1st June: Bristol Tobacco Factory
Press
- 11th June: Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back? review (Chortle)
- 28th May: Richard Herring review (Narc Magazine)
- 9th May: Richard Herring review (Evening Standard)
- 9th May: Richard Herring review (The Reviews Hub)
- 17th April: Richard Herring drops a bollock and successive audience members
- 30th March: The 12 top stand-up comedy gigs, tours and festivals to buy tickets for in spring 2024 (The Telegraph)
- 7th December: Richard Herring to tour 'Can I Have My Ball Back?' stand-up show