Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast

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What's Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast about?

Richard Herring presented a daily podcast from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The hour-long shows featured big name special guests, gossip, swearing, lies, prizes and surprises! The show is back for three 2017 specials!

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Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast episodes:

08.26.2017
2017 #4: John Robins and Ahir Shah
RHEFP 2017 #4: John Robins and Ahir Shah - Suck Each Other Off A Bit. Richard reveals the hypocrisy of his parenting techniques and reminisces about the death of Lady Di. His first guest is Edinburgh Comedy Prize nominee Ahir...
08.19.2017
2017 #3: Iain Stirling and Jason Manford
RHEFP 2017 #3: Iain Stirling and Jason Manford - The Main Thing Is Ricky Gervais Didn't Win. Rich is mortified about having accidentally crashed someone else's show and is thinking of becoming someone who pays to sit in a hairdressers....
08.12.2017
2017 #2: James Acaster
RHEFP 2017 #2: James Acaster - Three Nights in Peterborough. Richard is so close to becoming the Radio Times Comedy Champion that he can almost taste it, which will just make his ultimate failure all the more painful and thus...
08.05.2017
2017 #1: Doug Anthony All Stars
RHEFP 2017 #1: The Doug Anthony All Stars - The Boy Who Cried Batman. The King has returned and he's at the spooky New Theatre Grand Hall where the Masons get up to all sorts of mysterious time-travelling. And Richard...
08.26.2013
2013 #25: Jason Manford and Wayne Mazadza
RHEFP 2013 #25: Jason Manford and Wayne Mazadza - The Final Curtain? After 75 mostly audible hours of entertainment Richard is hanging up his badger sporran and relinquishing his monarchy of Edinburgh for the last time. And he's going out...
08.25.2013
2013 #24: Baconface, Simon Donald and Jarlath Regan
RHEFP 2013 #24: Baconface, Simon Donald and Jarlath Regan - It's All Bacon. Richard reveals that tomorrow's podcast will almost certainly be the last RHEFP (rhefp) ever, so if you have enjoyed these 75 hours of free goodness and resent...
08.24.2013
2013 #23: Caroline Rhea, Barry from Watford and Alex Edelman
RHEFP 2013 #23: Caroline Rhea, Barry from Watford and Alex Edelman - Going Down On Colin. Richard is waiting for the Perrier people to turn up with his Spirit of the Fringe award, but the only person winning anything today...
08.23.2013
2013 #22: Ed Byrne, Bridget Christie and Luke Wright
RHEFP 2013 #22: Ed Byrne, Bridget Christie and Luke Wright - Slithery Calves. Rich is worried about the bullying that Chelsea Manning might be getting in prison, but is relieved to see Colin is still alive (if he was ever...
08.23.2013
2013 #21: Paul Putner, Scroobius Pip and Sarah Campbell
RHEFP 2013 #21: Paul Putner, Scroobius Pip and Sarah Campbell - Just A Band. Rich starts by praising the many toilet-seat wee-ers that Edinburgh seems to attract for their amazingly committed work and spots some celebrity lookalikes in the audience....
08.21.2013
2013 #20: Mark Thomas, Rob Delaney and Chris Stokes
RHEFP 2013 #20: Mark Thomas, Rob Delaney and Chris Stokes - Pointless. Rich is a little weary and struck down by awards day depression and annoyed by journalists spotting themes from too small a selection of shows and top 10...
08.20.2013
2013 #19: Peacock and Gamble and Dana Alexander
RHEFP 2013 #19: Peacock and Gamble and Dana Alexander - Double Bumhole. Richard is concerned about all the people calling him 'The Spirit of the Fringe' this year. Come on people, that's for the corporate awards committees to decide, not...
08.19.2013
2013 #18: Alexei Sayle and David Kay
RHEFP 2013 #18: Alexei Sayle and David Kay - In a Cupboard with Lembit Opik. Richard has finally committed murder at the Fringe and is wondering if something similar happened to Lady Di (though hopefully no Cif was used then)....
08.18.2013
2013 #17: Al Murray, Paul Provenza, Sally Anne Hayward
RHEFP 2013 #17: Al Murray, Paul Provenza, Sally Anne Hayward - Pissing on Thackeray's Grave. Richard is surprised by a treasure found in his charity bucket and annoyed by middle lane drivers. But he is soon cheered up by a...
08.17.2013
2013 #16: Colt Cabana, Fred MacAulay and Nadia Kamil
RHEFP 2013 #16: Colt Cabana, Fred MacAulay and Nadia Kamil - Flying Asshole. Richard is annoyed that terrorists have been nicking his ideas for atrocities by considering putting bombs in boobs, but is glad to see that Colin is back...
08.16.2013
2013 #15: Ardal O'Hanlon, Terry Alderton and Zoe Lyons
RHEFP 2013 #15: Ardal O'Hanlon, Terry Alderton and Zoe Lyons - Patrick the Cement Mixer. Richard has lifted out of his fatigue and feels energised and ready to face another podcast and it's a fantastic line-up. First is Terry Alderton...
08.15.2013
2013 #14: Paul Foot, Sean Hughes and Benny Boot
RHEFP 2013 #14: Paul Foot, Sean Hughes and Benny Boot - Abattoir. Richard is mildly hungover and grumpy and though he threatens to do 'A Baconface' the show must go on. First up is Paul Foot who talks about Russell...
08.14.2013
2013 #13: Sarah Millican and Geoff Norcott
RHEFP 2013 #13: Sarah Millican and Geoff Norcott - Round Three. Richard uses the podcast as an opportunity to send a sincere get well message to an ailing performer and tries to quash the ludicrous Spirit of the Fringe rumours...
08.13.2013
2013 #12: Bo Burnham, Milton Jones and Paul Gannon
RHEFP 2013 #12: Bo Burnham, Milton Jones and Paul Gannon - Deus Ex Machina. Apologies to completists, but the first couple of minutes of today's podcast got lost in a recording malfunction, but only cos Jerry spotted it was recording...
08.11.2013
2013 #11: Hannibal Buress, Greg Proops and Lost Voice Guy
RHEFP 2013 #11: Hannibal Buress, Greg Proops and Lost Voice Guy - Imaginary Ocelot. Day 12 of the Fringe and Richard seems to have lost the ability to speak. Which would be a problem if he didn't have such eloquent...
08.10.2013
2013 #10: Michael Legge, David O'Doherty and Felicity Ward
RHEFP 2013 #10: Michael Legge, David O'Doherty and Felicity Ward - Orangeman's Day. Richard is a bit frazzled and confused as the daily grind of two shows a day starts to take its toll, but a podcast full of comedy...
08.09.2013
2013 #09: Omid Djalili, Ben Moor and Michael J Dolan
RHEFP 2013 #9: Omid Djalili, Ben Moor and Michael J Dolan - Positivity. Richard is excited by the news of pregnant pandas in Edinburgh zoo and has a suspicion who the father may be, but there's not time to hang...
08.09.2013
2013 #08: Janey Godley, Ashley Storrie and Doug Segal
RHEFP 2013 #8: Janey Godley, Ashley Storrie and Doug Segal - Hologram Colin. After over a week of the Fringe, Rich is perhaps a little weary, but glad to see some regulars in the front row and to have actual...
08.08.2013
2013 #07: Ian Lavender, Tony Law and Carey Marx
RHEFP 2013 #7: Ian Lavender, Tony Law and Carey Marx - Molly Sugden's Space Pussy. A week into the Fringe and madness may be descending. An exuberant Tony Law has been celebrating having someone to help him look after his...
08.06.2013
2013 #06: Rory McGrath, Josh Widdicombe and Carly Smallman
RHEFT 2013 #6: Rory McGrath, Josh Widdicombe and Carly Smallman - Is It Still My Mind? Rich has been to see Adam Buxton and you will find out if he makes good on the promise of a hand job for...
08.05.2013
2013 #05: Susan Calman and Lee Camp
RHEFP 2013 #5: Susan Calman and Lee Camp - Like Syphoning Petrol. Rich is worried about the loss of his lucky street shoe and that his huge fame will mean he can't walk the streets any more, but Susan Calman...
08.04.2013
2013 #04: Brendon Burns, John Lloyd and Keith Farnan
RHEFP 2013 #4: Brendon Burns, John Lloyd and Keith Farnan - Thistles Up Your Anus. Richard is bamboozled after receiving flowers from a man and the unexpected feelings that has awakened, and on top of that an unexpected double booking...
08.03.2013
2013 #03: Norman Lovett, Christian Reilly
RHEFP 2013 #3: Norman Lovett and Christian Reilly - Colin's Revenge? Richard is reeling from a not really all that near death experience, but luckily Norman Lovett is on hand to provide laconic wisdom and laughs and the kind of...
08.02.2013
2013 #02: David Baddiel, Katie Mulgrew
RHEFP 2013 #2: David Baddiel and Katie Mulgrew - The Queen's Tiny Head. The Fringe is only just up and running and Richard has already has his perceptions turned around by a performer who has made him question the way...
08.01.2013
2013 #01: Jenny Eclair, Alfie Brown
RHEFP 2013 #1: Jenny Eclair and Alfie Brown - Urine Teeth. Rich's 22nd Edinburgh Fringe is underway with vandal, novelist, punk poet and reprobate Jenny Eclair as the first guest of the new run. She's a character witness in Cupboardgate...
08.28.2012
2012 #19: Michael Legge and Jarlath Regan
2012 #19: OMO Sexual - Michael Legge and Jarlath Regan. Richard has a bit more of a spring in his step than he's had for a few days and he's been given a t-shirt by one his potential stalker killers...
08.28.2012
2012 #25: Rumpel, Orbax and Pepper, Keir McAllister
EPISODE 50: Freaks and Geeks - Rumpel, Orbax and Pepper and Keir McAllister. The Fringe is over and Richard is winding down like a non-Duracell bunny. There's a definite end of term atmosphere and some literal clock-watching, but there's still...
08.26.2012
2012 #18: Al Murray and Celia Pacquola
2012 #18: Yorkshire Robin Hood – Al Murray and Celia Pacquola. Richard Herring, the sweaty-backed comedian happy to give piggy-backs to his fans as long as they ask first is on a downward spiral of tiredness and illness, but still...
08.26.2012
2012 #24: Phil Nichol and Tony Jameson
2012 #24: Fireworks - Phil Nichol and Tony Jameson. After last year's lost podcast with Phil Nichol, Richard is praying all will work today lest Phil starts to take it personally. Nichol takes us through some of his less successful...
08.25.2012
2012 #23: Martin Mor and Ro Campbell
2012 #23: Rasputin Beard - Martin Mor and Ro Campbell. Richard has egg all over his trousers, but it's not the result of experimenting with sex with birds after recent cloacal revelations - he's been competing for an Edinburgh trophy...
08.24.2012
2012 #22: Simon Evans and Lloyd Langford
2012 #22: Tokyo Honeymoon - Simon Evans and Lloyd Langford. Richard is showing off because Nicholas Parsons came to see his Talking Cock, but the audience seem unimpressed by his celebrity connections or his attempts to foment an Anglo-Scottish war....
08.23.2012
2012 #21: Nick Doody and Steve Gribbin
2012 #21: Monkey Jesus - Nick Doody and Steve Gribbin. Rich is delighted that at last some funny news stories have appeared for him to joke about, like badly restored frescos and Prince Harry's embodied anus, but the audience aren't...
08.22.2012
2012 #20: Felicity Ward and Hayley Ellis
2012 #20: Performers from the Moon - Felicity Ward and Hayley Ellis. Richard is almost better, though he's reeling from the demolition of the Time Gentleman Please pub and from not being on the comedy awards list despite not being...
08.19.2012
2012 #17: Simon Donald and Helen Arney
2012 #17: Wanker's Chariot - Simon Donald and Helen Arney. Richard is still reeling a bit from a late night assault of friendliness and his usual crappy performance at Best Of The Fest, but luckily some of the normal folk...
08.18.2012
2012 #16: Nick Helm and Jay Foreman
2012 #16: Weasel Prophylactic - Nick Helm and Jay Foreman. Rich is husky and ill and worrying about the parallels between his life and the fate of Rodney Bewes and trying to live his life vicariously through the life of...
08.17.2012
2012 #15: Susan Calman and Tiffany Stevenson
2012 #15: Olbas Tissues - Susan Calman and Tiffany Stevenson. Rich is a bit woozy and under the weather today, not sure of where he is and if it is Edinburgh where that is. It must be nearly all over...
08.17.2012
2012 #14: Tony Law and Lou Sanders
2012 #14: New is Old and North is South - Tony Law and Lou Sanders. Richard is resting on his laurels after winning gold at Mark Watson's Edinborolympics for throwing an orange into a bucket whilst wearing another bucket on...
08.15.2012
2012 #13: Sarah Millican and Pete Johansson
2012 #13: (horn noise) Sarah Millican and Pete Johansson. It's like Ross and Rachel all over again. After last year's sexually charged podcast, Sarah Millican returns to fuel the will they/won't they speculation. And Rich, though tired and slightly hallucinating...
08.14.2012
2012 #12: Brendon Burns and Grainne Maguire
2012 #12: F*ck C*nt F*ck - Brendon Burns and Grainne Maguire. Having conquered the world with his 'Who remembers Pacers and Clive Doig?' routines, Rich tries to emulate Michael 'Man Drawer' McIntyre with his new 'lost sunglasses are always found...
08.13.2012
2012 #11: Janet Ellis and Ahir Shah
2012 #11: O is for Oranges - Janet Ellis and Ahir Shah. Even Rodney Bewes couldn't make this up, Richard is interviewing the woman responsible for his sexual awakening, Janet Ellis. This could get messy. If you're a fan of...
08.11.2012
2012 #10: Craig Campbell and Helen Keen
2012 #10: Have We Got Bewes For You? - Craig Campbell and Helen Keen. Richard met the unLikely Lad Rodney Bewes yesterday and is still trying to work out the fact and fiction of the astonishing things that he revealed....
08.10.2012
2012 #09: Matthew Kelly and Matthew Osborn
2012 #9: Game For a Laugh - Matthew Kelly and Matthew Osborn. Richard is doing his best to keep up his UN appointed peacekeeping activities in the sunshine and his guest is the versatile, bus pass toting actor and presenter...
08.10.2012
2012 #08: Nina Conti and Christian Reilly
2012 #8: Advice for Flashers - Nina Conti and Christian Reilly. Richard has just seen an 80 year old man running for a bus and it's his highlight performance of the Fringe so far and he's a bit overexcited because...
08.08.2012
2012 #07: Mick Foley and Gavin Webster
2012 #7: Dude Love - Mick Foley and Gavin Webster. Wrestling legend Mick Foley is coming on to the tiny Stand wrestling arena and Richard is determined that only one of them will leave the stage alive. Which is probably...
08.07.2012
2012 #06: Lucy Porter and Markus Birdman
2012 #6: Jimmy Savile's Drawers - Lucy Porter and Markus Birdman. Rich has not been well and low flying jets going over his venue have come close to increasing his laundry bill. But the show must go on and today,...
08.06.2012
2012 #05: Simon Munnery and Mary Bourke
2012 #5: Burns Baby Burns - Simon Munnery and Mary Bourke. After three days in a row of different audio failures one begins to suspect that the podcast is cursed. Today the desk finally recorded the show without a hitch,...

What's Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast about?

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Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast episodes:

2017 #4: John Robins and Ahir Shah

2017 #3: Iain Stirling and Jason Manford

2017 #2: James Acaster

2017 #1: Doug Anthony All Stars

2013 #25: Jason Manford and Wayne Mazadza

2013 #24: Baconface, Simon Donald and Jarlath Regan

2013 #23: Caroline Rhea, Barry from Watford and Alex Edelman

2013 #22: Ed Byrne, Bridget Christie and Luke Wright

2013 #21: Paul Putner, Scroobius Pip and Sarah Campbell

2013 #20: Mark Thomas, Rob Delaney and Chris Stokes

2013 #19: Peacock and Gamble and Dana Alexander

2013 #18: Alexei Sayle and David Kay

2013 #17: Al Murray, Paul Provenza, Sally Anne Hayward

2013 #16: Colt Cabana, Fred MacAulay and Nadia Kamil

2013 #15: Ardal O'Hanlon, Terry Alderton and Zoe Lyons

2013 #14: Paul Foot, Sean Hughes and Benny Boot

2013 #13: Sarah Millican and Geoff Norcott

2013 #12: Bo Burnham, Milton Jones and Paul Gannon

2013 #11: Hannibal Buress, Greg Proops and Lost Voice Guy

2013 #10: Michael Legge, David O'Doherty and Felicity Ward

2013 #09: Omid Djalili, Ben Moor and Michael J Dolan

2013 #08: Janey Godley, Ashley Storrie and Doug Segal

2013 #07: Ian Lavender, Tony Law and Carey Marx

2013 #06: Rory McGrath, Josh Widdicombe and Carly Smallman

2013 #05: Susan Calman and Lee Camp

2013 #04: Brendon Burns, John Lloyd and Keith Farnan

2013 #03: Norman Lovett, Christian Reilly

2013 #02: David Baddiel, Katie Mulgrew

2013 #01: Jenny Eclair, Alfie Brown

2012 #19: Michael Legge and Jarlath Regan

2012 #25: Rumpel, Orbax and Pepper, Keir McAllister

2012 #18: Al Murray and Celia Pacquola

2012 #24: Phil Nichol and Tony Jameson

2012 #23: Martin Mor and Ro Campbell

2012 #22: Simon Evans and Lloyd Langford

2012 #21: Nick Doody and Steve Gribbin

2012 #20: Felicity Ward and Hayley Ellis

2012 #17: Simon Donald and Helen Arney

2012 #16: Nick Helm and Jay Foreman

2012 #15: Susan Calman and Tiffany Stevenson

2012 #14: Tony Law and Lou Sanders

2012 #13: Sarah Millican and Pete Johansson

2012 #12: Brendon Burns and Grainne Maguire

2012 #11: Janet Ellis and Ahir Shah

2012 #10: Craig Campbell and Helen Keen

2012 #09: Matthew Kelly and Matthew Osborn

2012 #08: Nina Conti and Christian Reilly

2012 #07: Mick Foley and Gavin Webster

2012 #06: Lucy Porter and Markus Birdman

2012 #05: Simon Munnery and Mary Bourke