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Richard Herring reveals RHLSTP tour
Richard Herring is taking his hit podcast, RHLSTP, on a tour across 2023 and 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 29th June 2023Guests announced for new season of RHLSTP
Highlights include League Of Gentlement writer Jeremy Dyson and regular Derren Brown collaborator Andy Nyman on June 26 and Ben Willbond and Laurence Rickard from Ghosts and Bridget Christie on 3 July.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th May 20235 essential podcasts hosted by stand-up comics
As August draws closer, we're looking at some of the best comedy podcasts hosted by stand-ups who have performed in Edinburgh.
David Hepburn, The Scotsman, 17th May 2023'It's tougher than ever to be a comedian'
Even for comedians, the cost of living crisis is no laughing matter. Soaring travel costs, unaffordable accommodation, stagnant fees and cash-strapped audiences have made it harder than ever to make a living on stage, BBC Scotland has been told.
Angus Cochrane, BBC, 29th March 2023Richard Herring to boycott Edinburgh Fringe over 'expense and elitism'
One of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's best-known comics has vowed to boycott performing in the event this year - blaming the costs involved and the impact the event has had on his mental health.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 30th January 2023Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back? review
Twenty years ago, Richard Herring had a hit with Talking Cock, a stand-up show all about the penis that was licensed around the world and spawned a successful book. It's taken him this long to come up with what might seem the obvious sequel, a book about balls. And even then, it took him contracting testicular cancer, at 53, to get the inspiration.
Chortle, 12th December 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022Richard Herring interview
The comedian was terrified that he'd die of testicular cancer, but at least getting it provided him with lots of material, he tells Damian Whitworth.
Damian Whitworth, The Times, 11th October 2022Queen's funeral: comedy gigs cancelled
Central London gigs are most likely to be affected, in part because of the vast crowds descending on the capital.
Chortle, 15th September 2022Inside No. 9 to end on Series 9?
Reece Shearsmith has suggested that Inside No. 9 will end after the ninth series.
British Comedy Guide, 14th September 2022