Richard Hardisty
- Actor
Press clippings
Rich Hardisty: I'm funny and unhinged - I'll just do that
From driving around a stunt maggot called Evil Kweevil to his first Edinburgh Fringe, Rich Hardisty talks us through his life in comedy.
Square Mile, 11th May 2023Rich Hardisty @ The Stand, Edinburgh review
Rich Hardisty's debut, tackling addiction and mental health, is a well-intentioned but heavy-going hour.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 25th April 2023'Addiction can be funny': the stand-ups tackling drugs, booze, psychosis and self-harm on stage
Rich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts. But is it really helping them? And should we be laughing?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 6th March 2023Rich Hardisty to tour Silly Boy show
Rich Hardisty will be taking his show Silly Boy out on the road for his debut national tour this spring.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2023Interviews: Chelsea Birkby, Rich Hardisty and Sikisa
Three stand-ups talk about finding therapy in stand-up.
Kirstyn Smith, Fest Mag, 5th August 2022Ten neurodiverse comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe
Stand-ups with their brains wired differently...
Chortle, 29th July 2022Interview with comedian Rich Hardisty
"It's kind of a rite of passage. It's also an incredible opportunity to be seen by an international crowd. It's like a comedy tradeshow, I guess. Which makes it sound corporate? But I guess it is. If you do a good show up there...it can change your life!"
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 21st July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Rich Hardisty Q&A
BWW catches up with Rich Hardisty to chat about bringing Silly Boy to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 29th June 2022Richard Hardisty interview
In a nutshell, it's about my SILLY life and my SILLY brain and why I am the way I am, and the things I've gone through and what I've learned from those experiences that have helped me that I think might be of some value.
On The Mic, 16th June 2022Pleasance announces a new batch of Fringe 2022 shows
Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Nick Helm and Jayde Adams are among the comics to have announced new Edinburgh Fringe shows today.
Chortle, 3rd May 2022