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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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Chortle's Fast Fringe is back!

Richard Herring, Nick Helm, Kevin Eldon and Lucy Porter are among the comedians featured in the video version of our acclaimed annual showcase, released today.

Chortle, 20th July 2020

Richard Herring writes book about toxic masculinity

Richard Herring has written a book called The Problem with Men: When is it International Men's Day? (and why it matters), which will be out in November.

British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2020

The best comedy podcasts to brighten your day

Comedy podcasts are ten-a-penny these days, with stand-ups seemingly responsible for around half of the podcasts out there. If you're looking for some amusement on your daily walk or commute, here are eight of the best ones.

Robert Jackman, The Spectator, 16th June 2020

TV preview - Comedians: Home Alone

Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock the BBC launches with their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition - the BBC has the edge.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2020

Best Comedy Podcast 2020 nominees revealed

Brian & Roger, Dear Joan And Jericha, Josh Berry's Fake News, Kurupt FM, Mind Canyon and Off Menu are nominated in the British Podcast Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 19th May 2020

Can a chat show work without an audience?

The Graham Norton Show returned on Friday night, but this was the Coronavirus version. The guests were onscreen at home and there was no studio audience. No studio in fact. Norton conjured one up through the magic of television. But apart from that there wasn't much magic on display.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2020

Download Richard Herring show and support food banks

Following fundraising releases of shows by Mark Thomas and Rachel Fairburn, indie comedy label Go Faster Stripe is now raising money for the Trussell Trust charity through Richard Herring's show We're All Going To Die!

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th April 2020

Podcast review: Richard Herring meets Charlie Brooker

It helps that Herring and Brooker seem to get on well and being similar ages share so many references.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2020

The best comedy of 2019

Another year has past and once again it's been a pretty amazing one for comedy across the board, and it's been hard to whittle each category down to a top 10. But here are our suggestions for the best tv, film and live comedy of the year, along with a couple of other lists as well.

Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 31st December 2019

Top 10 books about comedy

Biographies, autobiographies, episode guides, script anthologies, tie-in books - my thirst for writing about comedy takes in the lot, so I've chosen not to differentiate between them. They're all of a piece, adding to our understanding and appreciation of the art.

Louis Barfe, The Guardian, 4th December 2019

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