RHLSTP is an award-winning series in which comedian Richard Herring ("The Podfather" - The Guardian) chats with some of the biggest names in comedy... more
Book Club #128 - Don’t Make Me Laugh - Richard talks to journalist Julia Raeside about her debut novel Don’t Make Me... more
#547 The Higher the Hair - Rich has had a bit of trouble getting to the theatre tonight as if he... more
Book Club #127 - The Centrist Dad Handbook - Rich chats to Nico Tatarowicz about the book he cowrote with Jason Hazeley,... more
This very special episode is brought to you in paid partnership with Cancer Research UK. At the end of last year, myself,... more
#547 Armadillo - Richard is lonely enough to consider taking up cycling, but is he prepared to cycle 47 miles to... more
Book Club #126 - Munichs - Richard dials up Japan to talk to one of his favourite writers David Peace... more
#546 Smash or Pass? Richard is considering becoming a sex worker, but there’s a line he will not cross. His guest... more
Book Club #125 - The Peepshow - Dip My Brain In Joy - Richard chats to Yvonne Innes about her fabulous and... more
#545 Who Chooses The Sperm? Richard is back in Birmingham, after having iodine squirted through his veins (for some reason). His... more
Retro 88 - Carry On Cocaining - Richard is worried that his comments about a royal might lead to his... more
Book Club #124 - The Peepshow - Richard talks to former obituary writer, Kate Summerscale about her fantastic book about murder and... more
#544 Is This About Up the Arse? - Richard returns to Birmingham Town Hall for another couple of weeks of Brum... more
Book Club #123 - You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here - In the first of a new... more
#543 House of Losers - Richard has had a worrying dream, but what can it all mean? His guest is an... more
Best of 2024 - Part 6 - And there we have it, the final Best of 2024 compilation episode. This... more
Best of 2024 - Part 5 - IIIT'S NEEEW YEEAAAR'S! Don't celebrate too hard - surely now more than ever... more
Best of 2024 - Part 4 - It's not Christmas any more. But here's another RHLSTP compilation! This time, guests... more
Best of 2024 - Part 3 - IIIT was just CHRIIIISTMAAAS! Why not take some time to relax, play with... more
Best of 2024 - Part 2 - IIIT'S CHRIIIISTMAAAS! And we are continuing our fortnight-long trawl through every episode that... more
Best of 2024 - Part 1 - IIIT'S nearly CHRIIIISTMAAAS! And we are choosing to look back on the year... more
Book Club #122 - The Anglo Saxons - It’s the last Book Club of the year and we’re heading back... more
#542 Twirling Scary Spice - Richard has been to the Taskmaster experience and is furious to have broken his perfect record... more
Book Club #121 - Impossible Things - Rich talks to Dan Schreiber from off of No Such Thing As A Fish etc... more
#541 Hairy-legged Cinderella - Richard is fitting in in his new town and is surprisingly not the weirdest person there.... more
Book Club #120 - The Origin of Football Manager Part 1 - Richard meets one of his childhood heroes Kevin Toms,... more
#540 You Must Think I’m a Terrible Flirt - Richard is trying out material for his Oh Shit I’m 60!... more
Book Club #119 - Loki - A Bad God’s Guide To Making Enemies - Richard talks to author Louie Stowell about her fabulous... more
#539 Did You See Me in Ghostbusters? - Richard has been haunted by his smoke alarm. His guest is movie... more
Book Club #118 - All That Matters - Richard talks to the winner of 6 Olympic gold medals (and one... more
#538 Pocklington - Richard has just moved house and is mourning the items that didn’t make the grade. His guest... more
Book Club #117 - Jokes Jokes Jokes - Richard talks to old Edinburgh flatmate Jenny Eclair about her cut-above-the-rest autobiography, Jokes, Jokes, Jokes.... more
#537 New York Ticks and Cockroaches - He loved it so much last week that he came back a week... more
Book Club #116 - Somebody Told Me - Richard talks to journalist and humourist Danny Wallace about his latest book about the dangers... more
#536 Elephant Man Love Token - RHLSTP is back for its 30th series! Can this thing go on forever? Or... more
RETRO RHLSTP #87 - I’ve Never Stabbed Anyone…Oh No, I Have. - A tired and possibly ill Richard Herring tries to... more
Book Club #115 - The Elsie Drake Letters - Richard talks to the creator of Friday Night Dinner and Look Around You,... more
#535 Rock On! - Richard is at Hull City Hall with the biggest RHLSTP audience we’ve had and he’s angry about... more
This week, Richard was a guest on a whole other podcast - ‘Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams’, the podcast where... more
Book Club #114 - Herald of a Restless World - Richard is not the only Herring to be a published... more
#534 Keenan Wayans - Richard is in Glasgow and by the time you hear this he should have an exciting announcement... more
Book Club #113 - Life Lessons From Historical Women - Richard talks to comedian and writer Eleanor Morton about her book about... more
#533 Eternal Wee - Richard is back in Bedford, reminiscing about his second appearance on Top of the Pops. His guest... more
Book Club #112 - One Sinha Lifetime - Richard chats to doctor turned comedian and quizzer, Paul Sinha about his fantastic and... more
#532 Seat for a Sex Doll - Richard is back in Coventry where he was once scared by a picture in... more
EQ: Which Celebrity Would You Like To Stroke Your Hair While You’re Dying? - It’s another EQC as the cool kids call... more
Book Club #111 - The Unfinished Harauld Hughes - Richard talks to the extraordinary Richard Ayoade about his incredible multi-book... more
#531 Hello Pervert - It’s the final London RHLSTP for a while and a time for goodbyes to the film crew... more
Book Club #110 - Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? - Richard talks to comedian Pierre Novellie about his fabulous... more
#530 Tudor Spring Onion - Richard is back in Sheffield, questioning the Curse of the Crucible. His guest is pop star... more
Book Club #109 - Earth To Moon - Richard chats to the fantastic Moon Zappa about her honest, funny and... more
#529 Fulcrum - Richard is in Sheffield where people still remember the rainbow of 1994 whilst he confuses Electric Dreams with Electric... more
Book Club #108 - The Time Machine Next Door - It’s series 7 of Book Club book-loving biatches and Rich's... more
#528 Chemistry - Richard is back in Cardiff, informing his audience of their history of weak punishment. His guest is award... more
#527 Happy Grammy Birthday - Richard has travelled to the home of gofasterstripe, Cardiff in Welsh Wales and his guest is... more
#526 Joyfully Reckless - Richard is back in Dublin and is intrigued by the Book of Kells. His guest is the... more
#525 The Biggest Award in Comedy - Richard has been sent to Coventry and remembers a previous visit to the Warwick... more
#524 Burning Vas Deferens - More fun from a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe - this time the wonderful Stuart Laws. They discuss... more
#523 Dyspraxic Dinner Lady - It’s another Edinburgh Fringe podcast, recorded hundreds of miles away from the the Festival to keep... more
#522 Arse Twins - Richard talks to the brilliant Stevie Martin about her show Clout, the weirdness of secretly watching your family on... more
#521 Pork Markets - Richard chats to Liz Truss impersonator extraordinaire (and so much more) Nerine Skinner about the creation of the character,... more
#520 Double Berocca - Richard is in Glasgow at the Oran More, remembering the time he was picketed at this venue... more
#519 Everything’s a Piñata - Richard is at the Bedford Corn Exchange where he’s fascinated by the animal sanctuary that bears... more
#518 Elbowing Banksy - Rich is back in Leicester, trying to work out the sexiest ever UK Prime Minister. His guest... more
#517 Phil Spins - Rich is back with the kingstealers of Leicester (but he’s not going to mention that) and is... more
#516 Tooth in a Bag - Richard is back in Bristol and details some of the things that have made this... more
#515 Sex, Sleep or Scrabble? - Richard has travelled to Bristol, a place where they take a dim view of statues... more
#514 Bag For Life Full of Bones - Richard returns to his kingdom of Edinburgh and it’s Chriiiiissstttmas (in a few... more
Book Club #107 - Eamon, Older Brother of Jesus - Richard chats to stand up legend and surprisingly underused Father... more
#513 Bashful Secrets - Richard has come to Dublin and with 900 people in the 3 Olympia it’s an incredible... more
Book Club #106 - Fair or Foul - The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition - Richard chats to journalist and... more
#512 Veteran - Rich is back in Canterbury and has some great stuff about medieval archbishops that should play well on... more
Book Club #105 - Alan Partridge Big Beacon - The time has come for the creator of Alan Partridge to... more
#511 What You On? - Richard is back in Colchester with possibly the greatest example of a local news story that... more
Book Club #104 - A Crack In Everything - Richard talks to physicist and journalist Marcus Chown about this fascinating... more
#510 McCartney Set List - Richard is still being played on by Scant Regard, but as this long tour progresses... more
Book Club #103 - Will I Ever Have Sex Again? - Richard chats with comedian and author Sofie Hagen about her thought-provoking... more
#509 Pot Noodle is Bad For You - Richard is doing some stand up that was super topical on 5th... more
EQ: Cheese It's time - at long last - for the Cheese episode. See Rich on tour http://richardherring.com/ballback/tourSUPPORT THE SHOW!Come and... more
Book Club #102 - Richard talks to archaeologist and trained stonemason James Wright about his terrific book busting some of... more
#508 Matterface - Richard is back in Brighton and is aghast at the local news of rude waiters and big... more
Book Club #101 - JANEY: The Woman That Won't Shut Up - Richard talks to brilliant comedian, author, actor and... more
#507 Jackie Chan and the 700 Mops - Richard has come to the Brighton Komedia with plans to Mount Everest... more
Book Club #100 - Be Funny or Die - In our 100th Book Club podcast Richard talks to comedy writer Joel Morris about... more
#506 Review Rainbow - Richard has some dispiriting revelations about what people google when they are looking for him, but... more
RETRO RHLSTP #86 - Creative Differences - Richard has some news of an amazing time travelling finger and is clearly... more
Book Club #99 - Heresy - Richard talks to journalist and author and daughter of a nun and a monk,... more
#505 Cheeky Underground Presence - Richard is back to work after the Christmas break (we’re coming to you from the... more
RETRO RHLSTP #85 - The Shreks of Westminster Bridge - Slightly worse for wear after having lunch with Alice Cooper... more
Book Club #98 - 42 The Wildly Improbably Ideas of Douglas Adams - Richard talks to Kevin Jon Davies, the editor of this... more
#504 Respect Hook - Richard is back at the Lowry Theatre Salford and is annoyed about an Amazon review for... more
Book Club #100 - Be Funny or Die - In our 100th Book Club podcast Richard talks to comedy writer Joel Morris about his frog... more