In Collings & Herrin Podcast 116, we intended to kick it old skool and talk about what was in the newspapers, but got somewhat sidetracked by some old Edinburgh Fringe brochures from 1989, 1993, 1998 and 2001, which unfortunately turned into an indulgent smoking-jacketed remembrance of comedians and Fringes past. However, there was time to go over the 11 hour and 5 minute long Most Boring Tennis Match In History, praise the bionic cat and reclaim both a line from Russell Brand's new Hollywood comedy which Richard probably wrote, and the bits that were too complimentary to broadcast on Lenny Henry's afternoon chat show. In the one-hour-six-minute-and-35-seconds version of this podcast, we accidentally end on a contentious note, so we have taken the diplomatic and ethical decision to publish this slightly longer version. Oh, and Richard takes his shirt off, mid-podcast. Like a footballer or something.

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