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Richard Herring
Richard Herring

Richard Herring

  • 57 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and podcaster

Press clippings Page 20

How I ra-ra-rescued Rasputin from myth and falsehood

You might think Boney M told you all you need to know about the sex-mad monk. But it wasn't until wrote my Edinburgh fringe play I Killed Rasputin that I realised his enemies were just as flawed.

Richard Herring, The Guardian, 10th August 2014

Richard Herring: 'I'd like to be good at everything' (Link expired)

Being dropped by the BBC seemed like a disaster at the time, but Richard Herring is now grateful he was able learn his craft away from the spotlight. And with his award-winning podcasts helping to grow his stand-up audience, the comedian is content, creative and in control, finds Kate Copstick.

Kate Copstick, WOW247, 7th August 2014

Stewart Lee & Richard Herring: how we made Fist of Fun

Richard Herring: 'We got a lot of saucy letters. And someone even sent in a Brian May made out of liquorice'.

Laura Barnett, The Guardian, 5th August 2014

Russell Kane & Richard Herring for gig at 35,000 feet

To celebrate this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Virgin Atlantic Little Red flights have become the unofficial 300th venue as part of Virgin Atlantic Live: On Air activities for 2014.

Catherine Earp, Digital Spy, 30th July 2014

Edinburgh Fringe preview: Richard Herring

What more can one say about Richard Herring that hasn't already been said?

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th June 2014

Richard Herring interview

"It's finding the right tone and way of doing these things... people get very upset about comedy and people joking about stuff but don't get upset if it's a 'serious point', backed up with religion or anything else."

Daniel Sperling and Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 23rd May 2014

News: Balham comedy festival line-up announced

The 2014 Balham Comedy Festival, running from July 11-19, has announced its line-up. Among the names confirmed are Susan Calman, Paul Daniels, Robert Newman, Phill Jupitus, Reginald D. Hunter, Tim Vine, Stephen K Amos, Marcus Brigstocke, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Mark Steel, Richard Herring, Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Kevin Day, Gary Delaney, Kerry Godliman, Tony Law, and Fred MacAulay with more performers to be announced.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd May 2014

Richard Herring: 'I wanted to unsettle and confuse'

Growing a Hitler moustache was comedically interesting, but the routine also revealed a troubling liberal hypocrisy about race.

Richard Herring, The Guardian, 14th May 2014

Richard Herring blog

A blog from Richard Herring in which he discusses the reaction to the episode he appeared in.

Richard Herring, 14th May 2014

Radio Times review

It's Brewster's Millions on a budget, as pairs of celebrities (in this case David Baddiel and Richard Herring) are challenged to splurge eight grand in 24 hours on "entertaining experiences". In this edition the boys give Armenia's capital Yerevan a cash injection. In a city where a coffee costs just 30p, their task might not be as easy as it sounds.

It's a slightly dubious premise (it seems they're allowed to give anyone arbitrary amounts to do anything), but it's a fun exercise in vicarious frittering - despite the odd excursion into vulgarity. "It's quick, how money corrupts people and turns them into champagne-swilling, tiramisu-eating idiots," Richard comments, while reclining on a bed of bank notes.

Gary Rose, Radio Times, 13th May 2014

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