RHLSTP with Richard Herring

#425 Bearded Lady - Rich’s very slow take-over of TV continues and he has found a cheap and effective new drug, his guest is the man who stood in for Al Murray and who is now standing in for Nick Mohammed, (but he’s not taking it personally) Paul Chowdhry. They discuss facial hair, what constitutes a family friendly TV comic and whether edgy comedians are actually less controversial than the people on air, whether it’s possible to cancel someone who is not on TV, the problems facing comics if Matt Hancock becomes a light entertainer and the differences between a comic on and off stage and whether Chowdhry comes with a crust of fragility. See Paul on tour https://paulchowdhry.com/ It is not a family friendly show! Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp Buy Richard’s new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ball SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday 16th February 2026 - Area 51 - Rich and Ally are back with all the news that’s fit to talk about in a puppet based Newsround. Today Barack Obama has revealed that he thinks there are aliens, but have they already visited earth? And what do they look like? Is it even possible for them to get this far? With a report LIVE from Area 51 in America somewhere. Tuesday 17th February 2026 - Pikachu - Rich and Ally are back to give you all the main stories and whilst some news outlets might be giving solemn obituaries for the great Jesse Jackson, our team have uncovered news of a very expensive Pokemon card, which Rich feels might not be worth the price tag, which I think we can all agree is the story of the day. Has all his (and your) suffering for his art been worth it? Plus we go to the (poke)man himself to find out how he feels about the whole thing in yet another exclusive interview which blows the case wide open. Wednesday 18th February 2026 - Did Craven Do It In His Pants? - Rich and Ally are back with today’s newsround all about dancing Chinese robots and if scientists are wasting their time. There’s a special guest in to discuss this and also some upsetting stuff about Rich and Ally’s past. Trigger warning for anyone who has been touched by a puppet. Thursday 19th February 2026 - I’m Not Going To Take It Any More - Rich is away on holiday but Ally is here to reveal some harsh truths to his young audience. Not suitable for children, though all children should listen and rebel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHL:STP Book Club #170 - I’m Not The Only Murderer In My Retirement Home - Richard is back at the Podcast Room with former Fringe flat mate Fergus Craig to discuss his new comedy novel about a serial killer ending up in an Old Folks’ Home where a murder takes place. They discuss why Fergus is now writing books by himself rather than alter ego Martin Fishback, his relationship to a real life murderer, how the book whilst including parodic elements is not really a parody of another series of books set in a retirement home, whether serial killers ever really retire, the pre-launch buzz and bidding war for this very funny book, how it’s very hard to make a living as a writer and what research was required for the very realistic portrayal of geriatric sex, Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/everyone-in-my-retirement-home-thinks-i-killed-someone-dead-fergus-craig/7762041 SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP #599 - This Isn’t Tescos Is It? - It’s another studio RHLSTP with actor, writer, public speaker, disability advocate and (occasionally) awful man, Adam Pearson. They chat about looking for antiques during Covid, growing up with Neurofibromatosis and how the condition affected his twin brother differently, acting alongside Scarlett Johansson, working on the Undateables, Adam’s complex relationship with the Elephant Man and his plans to play him on screen and stage, believing in God and some great answers to some truly random Emergency Questions. SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#424 Dick Pikachus - Richard attempts a poor stand up routine about fruit, but then comes up with a joke that will make you laugh,. One out of two isn’t bad. His guest is immigration lawyer and fantastic comedian Sikisa. They chat about dubious chocolate based nick-names, how the UK public might not fully understand lawyers or immigration, why recent Tory Home Secretaries have been so anti-immigration despite their own heritage, meeting your heroes and having a sexy dad. Plus why do ghosts love pubs, the perils of modern day dating and when technology mistakes you for your mum. Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp Buy Richard’s new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ball SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday 9th February - Penisgate - Rich and Ally are back after their deserved weekend break with all the news that’s fit to talk about. Today it’s the big controversy at the Winter Olympics, wherever that is, and the lengths and widths that male ski jumpers are prepared to go to to win. But is the real story perverted cock-obsessed journalists, which Rich and Ally definitely aren’t? With a live report from the slopes of the Olympics. Wednesday 11th February 2026 - 20-Year-Old Ejaculate - Newsround is back after yesterday’s hiatus when no news happened, but the grown-up news has missed today’s big story, an interview with tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson the man who intends to live forever by going to bed at 8.30pm every night. Just like John Craven in the original Newsround, Rich displays his jealousy of a younger man’s ability to produce gametes, whilst Ally warns of the dangers of eternal life. Exactly like John Craven’s Newsround. Which this is nothing like. Look out for the new titles too. Thanks Andy Bobbin. Thursday 12th February 2026 - Tomato Sauce Science - Rich and Ally are back with some of your comments about the new titles. Well suck it. They discuss new evidence that suggests the Turin Shroud may not be really the shroud of Christ, for all those of you who thought this was wrapped up (no pun intended) already. Do we need evidence to believe in Jesus and isn’t it more important to follow his philosophy? Is St John a liar? Has Ally confused Jesus with Pinocchio? And is Jesus back now, saying wise things? Maybe on a short YouTube video, rather than a mount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #169 - This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (and Why It Matters) - Rich meets one of the Map Men, Jay Foreman to talk about the fantastic book he’s written along with Mark Cooper-Jones about maps and what happens when they go wrong. They chat about the murky story of how the Map Men got together, why they are so many stories around maps, why Richard couldn’t watch Tiswas in Cheddar and how young people don’t know how lucky they are, trying to navigate through London using a map of Paris, how an inset box on a map affected the US/Canada border, the non-existent town that suddenly came into existence (or did it?) navigating by testicles and medieval satnavs. Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/this-way-up-when-maps-go-wrong-and-why-it-matters-map-men/b6f8a72cb55c007b SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP #598 - Bitten by a Bullet Ant - Richard is back at the Podcast Room with rapidly returning guest and mathematical whizz-man Matt Parker. They chat about what you have to do to get an asteroid named after you, breaking Rubik’s Cube and Space Invaders World Records (plus tips on how to play the game), whether your own dog is more important than a child you don’t know, the best possible name for a labrador, how Matt ended up in the UK and went from being a maths teacher to a maths entertainer, whether Matt Parker is a showbiz enough name, trying to scientifically quantity pain, whether all maths is wrong, why pi keeps cropping up in unexpected places (including the moon) and having a wedding ring made out of meteorite. See Matt on tour https://standupmaths.com/shows/ Buy his book here https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/love-triangle-the-life-changing-magic-of-trigonometry-matt-parker/1798f7df08f9ff54 See RHLSTP live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#422 P*ssing On Richard - Richard has had his annual cancer check up and it’s mainly good news, but something weird is going on in his scrotum (though he hates to talk about it). His guest is comedian Sarah Keyworth. They talk about the terrible behaviour of the Sheriff of Nottingham, how to explain modern day notions of gender to the old and confused, the previously unexplored positive sides of being in a human centipede, how comedy can help us cope with tragedy and our darkest thoughts, how marriages manage to survive for 40 years, whether Sliding Doors is a great film or definitely isn’t and whether masculinity is defined by stopping a child being hit by a baseball bat. Though there are some serious moments, this is a really skittish and funny chat! Trigger warning - this podcast mentions suicidal thoughts. Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp Buy Richard’s new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ball SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newsround Special - Epstein File interview - Always ahead of the grown up news, Richard has procured an interview with the man at the heart of the Epstein Files story, Randy Andy Mountbatten-Windsor-Balmoral. Randrew Andrew explains what’s going on in the pictures with the woman on the ground, why he never met Epstein, why he has too much honour, why he can’t wear shoes and what he was actually doing on the date the new accuser says he was with her. It’s an explosive interview that will surely be shown on all major news channels tonight, thus reigniting Richard’s failed career. Hooray! Tuesday February 3rd 2026 - Eggheads Are People Too - After the explosive interview over the weekend, a regular newsround returns examining the recent statements by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and why he should be judged by his deeds and words and not by his appearance. We have a special interview with a fellow egg-headed celebrity to show just how far egghead prejudice can reach and hopefully help open people’s eyes to this derided condition. Thursday February 5th 2026 - Peanut Pile - After the success of getting Randrew Andrew kicked out of his house, the Newsround team turn their attention to the Prime Minister, whether he can survive and how good a job he is doing. Once again we beat the Lamestream media to a huge exclusive, which you can only get by watching our Craven Newsround. Friday 6th February 2026 - Chinese Hotel Sex Cameras - Newsround is back, despite Rich spending most of the day waiting for his car to be fixed. Ally and he discuss “Eric”, the most hypocritical man in the news at the moment, who was shocked to see he’d been caught on a Chinese Sex Camera, but only because he loved watching videos of people caught on Chinese sex cameras. Who will be caught on the Newsround Sex Camera? Tune in to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #168 - Do You Believe in Ghosts? - Rich is back at the podcast to talk to fellow TWTTIN alumnus, Danny Robins about his fun and spooky kids’ book “Do You Believe in Ghosts?” They chat about the amazing media empire that he’s built up around his interest in spectres, how his play was partly responsible for Lily Allen’s new album, whether getting kids interested in the supernatural risks sending them down conspiracy theory rabbit holes, risking his own kids’ safety to put his theories to the test, the importance of an open mind with a healthy dose of scepticism, playing the Albert Hall and the power of darkness. Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/do-you-believe-in-ghosts-danny-robins/55ad139b21c34ac4 SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP #597 - University of Bee-Keeping - Richard is back at the Podcast Room where he is chatting with one-liner king, Mark Simmons. They discuss the difficulties of producing a good succinct joke, how rarely Richard manages it, how the language used can serve as a hidden copyright sign in the DNA of the thing and what can be done if someone nicks a good one to make into a greetings card. Plus the perils of being the support act for a sore-throated Seann Walsh, whether the man at Pret fancied or pitied Richard, living with a poltergeist and the importance of giving your audience something to laugh at. Plus why it’s fun to punctuate one-liners with patience testing nonsense. See Mark on tour - https://marksimmons.co.uk/live-dates/ See RHLSTP live - http://richardherring.com/rhlstp SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#420 Watch Out! Watch Out! - Richard has come up with a way to save the UK hundreds of millions of pounds - is it his turn to be Chancellor of the Exchequer? His guest is actor and football executive Humphrey Ker. They discuss his part in the fantastic TV show and community project “Welcome to Wrexham”, what it’s like to have an entire football team laugh at you, being observed when doing a self-tape for a huge TV project, why being a giant isn’t great for getting roles in the UK, what prompted the decision to make a go of it in America, being possibly the poshest person to ever appear on the podcast, why not everyone who goes to Eton is a monster, why the upper classes are obsessed with putting animals’ heads on the wall and what it’s like being a Humphrey. Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp Buy Richard’s new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ball SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RAACN - In an attempt to bring the people the REAL news, not the lies of the Mainstream Media, faded 90s almost-celebrity Richard Herring teams up with an 134 year old ventriloquist dummy, Ally Sloper to report daily (yeah right) on the stories that really matter. With reportage and interjection from other characters from Twitch of Fun, a show sadly cancelled before it could reach its 100th episode. Week 1 (week ending 30th January 2026)- Pre-Workout Workout - In the first week of this groundbreaking podcast Rich and Ally discuss Suella pivoting to Reform, Sydney Sweeney’s bra-based stunt and how long Donald Trump can hope to live. Watch the videos here https://www.youtube.com/user/Herring1967 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #167 - Life is Rosi - Rich chats to impressionist and actor Jess Robinson about her terrific debut book, (which she describes as Anne Frank meets Bridget Jones), Life is Rosi, an ambitious true story combining the diaries of 20 something Jess with the diaries of her grandmother, Rosi. They discuss the slightly forgotten first stages of the Holocaust where Polish Jews were expelled from Germany in 1938 and how Rosi’s positivity helped her to survive this turbulent period, also the echoes of history that resonate for Jewish people now (even those who are not deemed Jewish enough by Jewish dating services). Plus the similarities and differences between these two young women, the unpleasant things that a hopeful though naive Jess had to endure on her own journey (but how all of us were susceptible to creeps in our younger years), how writing about experiences that we’re uncomfortable about can help others (and ourselves), why Jess wanted to apply for citizenship of a country that had treated her grandmother so badly, the universality of family and how we often fail to learn the lessons of history. Plus the huge technical achievement of combining all these stories and managing to find the humour in it all. Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rosi-jess-robinson/7840560 SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP #596 - My Presumably Scrotum - It’s the final live record of RHLSTP in 2025 and Richard is worrying he might piss himself. His guest is the actor and writer Mathew Baynton. They chat about Mat’s musical ambitions and the bands that his band supported, plus playing Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream and having to cope with matinee performances full of children, the preponderance of Nepo-Second-Cousins, why eating a yoghurt with the least dignity led to one of the most memorable pieces of TV ever, why Rich has turned against the US version of Ghosts and whether the UK team might get back together soon and how they manage to stay friends through the sometimes volatile process of writing. Plus radioactive trains and potential Baynton food or fragrance possibilities and why do so many Taskmaster Champions of Champions have just one ball? See RHLSTP live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#419 Eights as Infinities - Rich has an apology to make to the prescient geniuses who voted for Brexit. His guest is therapist and advice columnist Philippa Perry. They talk about the jobs she drifted in an out of in her 20s, how she got to be a mature student thanks to having Mill Aunties, whether therapy makes or breaks a comedian, how to stay sane and how the Perry family have become a 21st Century Vision On. Richard attempts to get some free therapy and desperately looks for reasons to blame his parents for the way he’s turned out and tries to find out if stone clearing is a healthy activity for him. Plus he is mocked for his small feet and hands, which I don’t think is something therapists should be doing and they chat about the horrors of growing old. Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp Buy Richard’s new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ball SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #166 - Sin Bin Island - Rich meets Red Dwarf co-creator and writer for A Kick Up The Eighties, Doug Naylor to talk about his thrilling and funny new book for kids, Sinbin Island. They chat about how Doug got started in comedy, why he gave us the Chicken Song, how Galton and Simpson inspired the writing of Red Dwarf, the difficulty of getting a sci-fi sitcom off the ground and how losing a leg at the age of 7 led to a correspondence with Douglas Bader. They then talk about what inspired Sinbin Island and how it started off about being about aliens, why so many kids books revolve around orphans, the decision to make the story reassuringly old-fashioned and yet still funny and relevant, whether the story is deliberately written to be unfilmable (at least without a huge budget) and if it was inspired by Doug’s own experiences at boarding school. Plus the intriguing Russian nesting dolls and what they say about free will or time travel, but let’s not give too much away. Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sin-bin-island-a-financial-times-children-s-book-of-the-year-from-red-dwarf-co-creator-doug-naylor-doug-naylor/3ad56d65845f8273 SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP #595 - THE SAME DAY???? - Richard is back at the Leicester Square Theatre after completing a TV commitment. But what was the secret show he was doing? He will never tell. He’s also slightly taken aback by his son’s Christmas list. His guest is sarcastic TV host and best selling author and now effing podcaster, Richard Osman. Herring pitches some gameshow ideas to an unimpressed Osman and attempts to solve the Richard Osman urinal conundrum. They also chat about the strange questions that you get asked at European book events, playing the Royal Albert Hall, whether Osman will still be writing the Thursday Murder Club when he’s in an old folks home, how Herring missed out on the ultimate prize on House of Games. Plus a new Spiderman based emergency question is given short shrift and would you like to live to 150 or more. See RHLSTP live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#423 Do Sniglets! - Rich is delighted about the new comedic discovery that his daughter has discovered and her enthusiasm for expressing it. His guest is comedy legend and unique brained Rich Hall. They talk about why Rich’s appearance (or non-appearance) in a movie is an indicator of its failure, how he started his comedy career on the streets baptising dogs, trying to take that level of performance into clubs, working alongside Seinfeld and Larry David and making up 90 minutes of comedy every morning for David Letterman. How a successful TV appearance become an albatross round his neck, the freedom of coming to the Edinburgh Fringe and recreating national monuments out of cornflake packages, going to a funeral in character and having another success that came with negative effects, what it’s like to be immortalised on the Simpsons and whether being a rebellious, self-sabotaging comedian is possible any more. Or desirable. This is an absolutely cracking chat with a master of the form and you should not miss it! Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstp Buy Richard’s new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ball SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.