Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)

Rich and his old FUBAR colleague Lou Sanders team up to promote some of the great comedy content available on Audible. They pick out their favourite shows from the roster, Educating Daisy with Daisy May Cooper and French and Saunders: Titting About, as well as wild-card From The Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast. Find out what Richard really thinks about Daisy after the Taskmaster Hippogate and the controversial subject that Lou would like to hear French and Saunders discuss.

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#459 Huge Fork, Tiny Knife - Richard is at the Hanger Farms Arts Centre in Totton, as safe distance from the Fringe and is wondering what drives people to bother to leave one star reviews of fairly low key tourist spots. His guest is eccentric Englishman and brilliant stand up Paul Foot. They discuss the confusing advert Paul shot in Australia with Richard Branson, why all movies are exactly the same, the fury of John Terry’s cousin and why you shouldn’t go to a comedy show when your mum has just died, how Bjork proved to be a boner killer (the film is Dancer in the Dark, though I am not sure it goes exactly as Paul remembered) and what it’s like to be Paul Foot in real life (just as much fun as he is on stage).

See Paul Foot Dissolve at the Fringe https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/paul-foot-dissolve

And on tour - https://www.plosive.co.uk/events/paul-foot-dissolve-tour-2023

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#458 Good and Evil Tape Worms - Richard has had an unpleasant experience in a fancy restaurant, but it won’t stop him talking to comedian and podcaster Alison Spittle. They chat about an unexpected pregnancy, turning trauma into comedy and when it’s too soon to do that, why comedians shouldn’t take cocaine, the surprise chemistry between Alison and Kerry Katona and a polite, if creepy attempt at seduction in a hotel lift.

See Alison’s show here  https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alison-spittle-soup

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#457 Platinum Heart - Rich is back in New Milton to continue his Edinburgh Fringe without going to Edinburgh run and is a bit perplexed by a T shirt that Twitter has been trying to make him buy. His guest is veteran stand-up and cheater of death Markus Birdman. They chat about his journeyman status on the circuit, whether being at a school where your dad worked propelled both Rich and Markus towards comedy, Markus' decision to go on Britain’s Got Talent and whether Simon Cowell understands comedy, how Markus has turned two strokes and a heart operation into comedy, a scary ghost story and why two motorcycle accidents was enough to stop Markus getting on a bike again (not Rich though - he loves motorcycling).

Book tickets for Platinum at the Fringe here https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/markus-birdman-platinum-free

Check out Markus’ tour dates here https://www.markusbirdmantour.com/book-tickets

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#456 Bum Solero - Richard continues his genius plan to do the Fringe without going to the Fringe and talks to quizzer, comedian and songster Paul Sinha. They discuss Paul’s 12th Edinburgh stint and why he’s doing exactly what he wants to do, the places that he always goes to at the Fringe, representing the nerds on Gogglebox, why Rich shouldn’t dwell on his quiz successes and failures, why Paul is happy to talk about his Parkinson’s and even happier to be married.

See Paul’s Fringe show here https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/paul-sinha-pauly-bengali

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#455 Gunged - It’s an Ed Fringe podcast from the wonderful Bill Murray pub in Angel and Richard’s guest is stand up, clown and actor Elf Lyons. They talk about the horror and comedy being two sides of the same coin, how she started doing stand up about London Underground rolling stock, how a show must go on, even if you have concussion, why an Edinburgh greengrocer was happy to have her custom, how Elf became Elf and the awful missteps you can make with sign language.

Get tickets for Heist here https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/elf-and-duffy-heist

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#454 Thigh-Eyed - Richard’s non-Edinburgh Edinburgh Fringe continues as he reveals the latest put downs from his much-funnier-than-him children. His guest is podcast king and fine stand up Adam Rowe. They discuss how doing an advert led to threats of violence, putting your stand up specials on Youtube for free, turning romantic heartbreak into comedy, how the Have A Word podcast has taken the UK by storm, whether sharks are better than dolphins, how you can still say whatever you like in comedy and whether therapy is good for comedians.

Links for Edinburgh/tour tickets, podcasts and Adam’s specials here https://www.adamrowe.co.uk/

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#453 Unchained Melody - Richard has got very angry with a cold caller - was he in there right? His guest is brilliant stand up and creator of new TV comedy “The Change”, Bridget Christie. In an explosive opening they discuss why Richard isn’t presenting the Masked Singer (amongst much else) and why he is evil for eating chocolate buttons, but then things calm down a bit as they discuss Bridget’s major TV debut, whether men do an equal share of household duties and the app that might help, why there are so few comedy shows about middle aged women, how getting older can be liberating and how amazing it is to have a channel and production team that let you get on with your vision. Plus working with Jerome Flynn and what it was like for Richard to introduce him on Top of the Pops. Also the primeval dance with Greg Davies and the extraordinary power of Taskmaster and getting to appear on Ghosts.

See Bridget in Edinburgh  https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bridget-christie-who-am-i

And on tour https://www.bridgetchristie.co.uk/gigs/

And watch The Change here https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-change

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#452 Human Voiced Cat - Richard has had a novel idea for appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe - interview people anywhere but the Edinburgh Fringe and then pay himself £10,000 accommodation fee. For the first Edinburgh Fringe podcast he is in Wells, Somerset. He discusses the big news in the town that thinks it’s a city and annoying motorway signs, before introducing a man making his 9th appearance on RHLSTP/RHEFP, John Robins.

They chat about taking Cats Does Countdown very seriously, John’s two Edinburgh Fringe shows, the big change in his life and facing up to his drink problem, existential dread, whether AI will destroy the world, what prevents him sucking his own cock, the desire to be alone in the world, skin lasering and his many romantic errors. It’s a cracking, serious, frivolous, deep chat to start this virtual Edinburgh appearance. Three RHLSTPs a week during the Fringe!

See John in Howl - tickets here https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/john-robins-howl

See John in WIP tickets here https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/john-robins-work-in-progress

See John on tour https://www.johnrobins.com/howl-2023-tour/

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