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Richard Herring
Richard Herring

Richard Herring

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

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Richard Herring: My rules of the perfect podcast? There are no rules

Podcasts about anything and by anyone are now big business - but how do you make one? The comedian and expert podcaster explains.

Richard Herring, The Telegraph, 27th September 2023

Lindsey Santoro wins NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy

Lindsey Santoro has been voted as the winner of NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy, for her show Pink Tinge. Ian Smith, Tom Lawrinson and Louise Young are the runners-up.

British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2023

The 20 best podcasts ever

It's hard to believe, but podcasts have just turned 20. To celebrate, we asked 20 top podcasting voices for their favourite ever show - and some of the greatest episodes.

The Guardian, 7th July 2023

Richard Herring reveals RHLSTP tour

Richard Herring is taking his hit podcast, RHLSTP, on a tour across 2023 and 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 29th June 2023

Guests announced for new season of RHLSTP

Highlights include League Of Gentlement writer Jeremy Dyson and regular Derren Brown collaborator Andy Nyman on June 26 and Ben Willbond and Laurence Rickard from Ghosts and Bridget Christie on 3 July.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th May 2023

5 essential podcasts hosted by stand-up comics

As August draws closer, we're looking at some of the best comedy podcasts hosted by stand-ups who have performed in Edinburgh.

David Hepburn, The Scotsman, 17th May 2023

'It's tougher than ever to be a comedian'

Even for comedians, the cost of living crisis is no laughing matter. Soaring travel costs, unaffordable accommodation, stagnant fees and cash-strapped audiences have made it harder than ever to make a living on stage, BBC Scotland has been told.

Angus Cochrane, BBC, 29th March 2023

Richard Herring to boycott Edinburgh Fringe over 'expense and elitism'

One of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's best-known comics has vowed to boycott performing in the event this year - blaming the costs involved and the impact the event has had on his mental health.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 30th January 2023

Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back? review

Twenty years ago, Richard Herring had a hit with Talking Cock, a stand-up show all about the penis that was licensed around the world and spawned a successful book. It's taken him this long to come up with what might seem the obvious sequel, a book about balls. And even then, it took him contracting testicular cancer, at 53, to get the inspiration.

Chortle, 12th December 2022

These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares

Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...

British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022

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