Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

RHLSTP #197: Rick Edwards - Bailey's Comets. Rich is back on the telly, even if at this point, House Of Games is looking like it might be another House of Horrors, but if he plays his cards right he might be able to get on another quiz show, because his guest is the host of !mpossible, it's Rick Edwards. Find out how Ruby Wax helped steer his career; what it's like to get married in Kew Gardens; how Rick upset Jake Gyllenhaal; and if it's true that he has no sense of smell. Richard attempts to pull down the concept of Alternate Universes, but fails (if only we'd been in the Universe where he succeeded in making his point) and the pair discuss whether being incredibly handsome has damaged their careers. Plus Backgammon, Rick and Morty and some pretty successful attempts by Richard to remember pop culture things that no one else recalls. Get 8 free craft beers for just £2.95 p and p by subscribing here: http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp Buy my Emergency Questions book here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy my Oh Frig I'm 50! DVD or download here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/ohfrig Check out upcoming gigs and see if RHLSTP is coming to your town here: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #197: Fingers on Buzzers Podcast - Frank Bruno's Chauffeur. Drunk from one beer from last week's podcast, Richard is indiscreet about one of his former girlfriends, but let's move quickly on to welcome Lucy Porter and Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan from the excellent Fingers On Buzzers Podcast. Rich finally gets to dedicate a whole podcast to his quizzing failures and to envy Lucy for the number of extra shows she's been on. We hear about behind the scenes on the Weakest Link; how Lucy and Jenny met on a record breaking episode of The Chase; who knows the most about their home town; foot fetishism; sexual awakenings during Hi-de-Hi!; how creating a quiz show can make you a millionaire; and which celebrity from Croydon Richard would most like to have sex with. Buy the new Emergency Questions book: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Get your eight free beers from our sponsors Beer52: http://beer52.com/rhlstp Get your hands on one of the limited edition DVDs of Oh Frig I'm 50 - or buy the download here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Check out other Richard Herring gigs and find out if RHLSTP is coming anywhere near you: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #195: Joe Lycett - Esme. Rich has found the mother of all stones and is banging on about that as usual (don't worry he will syphon this off into a podcast you don't have to listen to soon). His guest is RHLSTP super fan and fly in the ointment Joe Lycett. They discuss the beauty of being allowed to be silly in a serious world; whether Tom Daley should be sponsored to go to Pride; the Daily Express making mountains out of molehills; how a TV chef did not appreciate a joke about chicken jerk; and how envy can eat you up and how age can soften its grip. We also learn about Joe's new projects, including the Great British Sewing Bee, and hear from Esme, one of the judges of that show, who is in our front row and is rather well refreshed after a day out with Joe. Buy the Emergency Questions book here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq Get your eight free beers from our sponsors Beer52: http://beer52.com/rhlstp Get your hands on one of the limited edition DVDs of Oh Frig I'm 50 - or buy the download: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Check out other Richard Herring gigs and find out if RHLSTP is coming anywhere near you: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs

RHLSTP #194: Amanda Abbington - Chicken Carcass Ghost. Rich has had to deal with the soft poo of his ill dog, but he didn't eat any of it, even though it looked delicious and anyone who says he did is lying. And he meets some men who work in IT in his audience, which is a novelty, but wait till you hear about the marital status of one of them... His guest is a woman he worked with just four days before recording, though she seems to have forgotten all about it, Amanda Abbington. Can she name the cast of Man Stroke Woman? How many times has she appeared on The Bill? What is Nicholas Lyndhurst's acting secret? Has she played Give Us A Clue with Una Stubbs? And Rich recounts how he has twice failed auditions to appear in shows with her. Rich makes a pitch to appear in Death In Paradise, which might not quite work out for him and there's chat about UFOs, sex robots and more evidence that drinking alcohol might not be the best preparation for a long-form interview. Buy Richard's EQ book here: http://www/gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy his new DVD here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Keep checking here for news on 2019 RHLSTPs: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Get 8 free craft beer for just p and p - look how drunk they make you: http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp

RHLSTP #193: James O'Brien - Sean Connery's Macbeth. Rich is back on terrestrial TV as a last minute guest on a new Channel 5 gameshow, so cheg on suckers, he's out of here. He always hated podcasts and was just using you to get back on the telly. But while he's waiting for the phone to start ringing there's time for another chat, this time with the journalist and broadcaster James O'Brien. Recorded on a particularly depressing week, but maybe not as depressing as the world you're living in as you listen to it, there's some serious dissection of Brexit, Trump and how fake news and indignation have stymied debate. Find out about James' time as a showbiz reporter, his investigations into the truth behind Interval and more from his book 'How To Be Right In A World Gone Wrong'. Is there any hope? Are we learning what it was like to live through the rise of Hitler? Has James ever tried to suck his own cock (don't know, forgot to ask)? And is the way through all this just to drink eight craft beers and let the anti-depressants cheer you up? And there's a revelation about his Red Dwarf/Star Trek knowledge that will destroy his credibility forever... Buy James' excellent book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0753553090/comedyguide-21/ Buy Richard's excellent book here: http://www/gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy his new DVD here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com Keep checking here for news on 2019 RHLSTPs: http://www.richardherring.com/gigs Get 8 free craft beer for just p and p - look how drunk they make you - http://www.beer52.com/rhlstp