RHLSTP with Richard Herring

RHLSTP Book Club #178 - Thirst - Part one of a two part chat with John Robins about his book about his relationship and troubles with alcohol, Thirst. They chat about why he wanted to write this book, whether it was difficult to go back over the subject, why it made Rich want to gamble, how it's helpful to deal honestly with your shame and the stupid stuff you've done in your life, epiphanies in stand up careers and why Jesus shouldn't run a social media accountBuy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thirst-twelve-drinks-that-changed-my-life-john-robins/24157e3cdfc6ba19SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPEAudio mix by Ben Evans (NTO)Thanks to Chris Evans (NTO)Recorded at the Podcast Room Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#438 Naked Beach - Richard reveals whether Great Yarmouth has given him a multi-million pound honour or not. His guest was having a bad time last time they were on, let's see if they're doing any better now, it's the brilliant Catherine Bohart. The pair talk about their respective visits to Iceland and whether Rich's depleted genitals might end up in a museum, appearing at the ghost Edinburgh Fringe of 2021, whether OCD had any influence over he choice of college, whether the point of life is to experience joy, cats in washing machines and the AI questions finally come good as they prompt an incredible story about a taxidermied squirrel.Look out for Catherine's WIP gigs here https://www.catherinebohart.com/liveCome and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 27th April 2026 - Distraction - Rich doesn't let exhaustion stop him bringing you all the news that matters - no prizes for guessing today's top stories. Though it may not be what the lame stream media is concentrating on.Tuesday 28th April 2026 - What BP Do With Their Profits - Rich and Ally are back again with all the big news stories. Today, record profiteering from BP, from a war they didn't pay for and what that means for democracy to the chagrin of feudal kings. It's a very clever show, but we're not going to tell you why. If you're actually clever you'll understand it without having to have it explained to you.Thursday 30th April 2026 - Truncated Due To Chicken Pox - the news is coming in thick and fast, Rich is back on the telly, the Universe might end before that and Herring junior needs to be picked up from school. This never happened to John Craven.Friday 1st May 2026 - Rings of Uranus - Rich and Ally discuss some amazing space news in the first Newsround of the month, but the last one in the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#1 Shelling Peas with Charley Boorman - A brand new podcast series that's happy to admit that it's a load of bollocks. Uniballer Richard Herring tells the story of how he came to lose one of his Chuckle Brothers, talks to other monoballs and teste experts (testperts) about these remarkable and vulnerable organs. In episode one Richard recounts what happened when he first became concerned about his weird big bollock and talks to Richard Herring lookalike and fellow motorcycle enthusiast and womble, Charley Boorman to find out how his dog helped him diagnose his own testicular cancer.To find out how best to check your balls or the balls of someone you love (or like enough) head here https://uk.movember.com/men-s-health/testicular-cancerFor even more bollock facts and funny stories from Richard's own diagnosis, Buy the Can I Have My Ball Back? book here https://www.gofasterstripe.com/ballSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 #608 - Enter Pursued By A Crow - Richard is celebrating the month of his 14th wedding anniversary and questioning if the Pope is soft on crime. His guest is exceptionally funny US stand-up Michelle Wolf. They talk about helping a Kardashian to sell merkins, the awful thoughts you have about your baby and your phone when you are a parent, starting a show with challenging material, why Michelle was advised to stop liking otters, accidental racism, the brilliant set she performed at the Correspondents' Dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRgrLFNXa84 and how she upset Trump and other prominent politicians, her new show about the hardest job in the world.See Michelle live https://punchup.live/michellewolfSee Michelle on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/browse/person/40207266SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

#414 Thid - Richard returns to his old stomping ground of Balham to take part in the Cheerful Earful Festival at the Bedford pub, a place that holds a lot of memories, some of which occur to him as he's speaking. His guest is the fabulous Ria Lina. They talk about the power of being an outsider in comedy, gigging whilst pregnant, working for the serious fraud office, why the coronavirus helped propel Ria into the spotlight, some behind the scenes secrets from Have I Got News For You? and the extra demands put on female performers.Buy Richard's new book here. http://gofasterstripe.com/ballSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

Tuesday 21st April 2026 - Bullseye! Rich and Ally are back after a brief hiatus with the biggest news story from Spain, involving serious injury to a Spanish man, so no laughs in this one. What do you mean, just like normal?Wednesday 22nd April 2026 - Ma-kak-que - It's been a difficult week with no sleep for Rich, but luckily he is a pro and none of that makes it to the screen and it's another serious news day covering Barbary Apes, Finnish sky penises and the interview that all the media wanted. Everything is OK. You have nothing to fear. Apart from Ally coming to your house in the night which is about 50% likely to happen. Sorry.Friday 24th April 2026 - Nuke Em - Rich and Ally are back for the last Newsround of the Week and Rich is a bit tired from performing every night. How did John Craven do it? Not that this is anything like anything he did. They talk about nuclear war and York City's promotion chances. Would a nuclear bomb or York failing to get promotion be worse? That's just one of the questions that is not addressed in this episode, which might include some songs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #177 - Witch Trial - Rich talks to best selling author and brilliant and terrifying Traitors contestant Harriet Tyce about her phenomenal fifth novel, Witch Trial. Obviously there's a bit of Traitors chat as they discuss the decision to go in and whether it's helped with book sales, but mainly we're looking at the effect of taking an MA in creative writing and why it might help you write a best selling novel, Harriet's decision not to put out her second novel (or her earlier work that I would really like to see), the inspiration for Witch Trial, the real spooky stuff in Edinburgh that you can see in the National Museum, writing from the male perspective, the incredible ending of this book which we can't really discuss but that I doubt you'll guess, creating an atmosphere with two short early chapters and when in the process she wrote these and the possibility of a sequel. Plus Harriet does a Lee and Herring reference, almost like she's as excited to meet me as I am to meet her.Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/witch-trial-don-t-miss-the-extraordinary-brand-new-thriller-from-the-sunday-times-million-copy-bestselling-author-available-to-pre-order-now-harrie/d50dd98898dbdd03SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 #607 - Next Stop: Very Green Park - Richard has written his one joke for 2026, so don't miss it. His guest is writer, performer, wit and possible Satan, Andy Hamilton. They chat about why the dentist in Peppa Pig never does any dentistry, how Andy got on to the writing team of Not The Nine O Clock News, why his first sitcom taught him some important lessons (whilst not being the most remembered of his work), how the BBC bodged getting Drop The Dead Donkey and the incredible casting story of the kids from Outnumbered, the incredible story of the man who pretended to be Andy Hamilton, Rich's attempt to turn Andy's life into a musical and why actors like to get some input from writersSupport Smelt here https://www.leadmojo.co.uk/smeltWatch The Kit Curran Radio Show here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxkHDn00A70&list=PLjVRVyRgpZFKNkMJSRokgZIOsqkVck7WISUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 13th April 2026 Lord of the Dance - Donald Trump has declared himself the new Jesus, which is totally normal. But is he the real one? And who will challenge him on this? And why weren't religious people annoyed about him before? You con't get this on the grown-up newsTuesday 14th April 2026 - Who Doctor?- Sometimes on a fast moving show like Newsround we get it wrong. Today we make a sincere apology to anyone we have offended. It looks like tomorrow we might have to do more sincere apologies. But more up to the date news that you won't see in the lamestream media.Wednesday 15th April 2026 - Tomb of Christ - Rich and Ally are back with an exclusive news story for everyone but mechanics, and a live report from the discovery of the tomb of our Lord Jesus Christ. Is he in there or not? Our reporter will tell you, but which reporter will it be today?Thursday 16th April 2026 - Beautiful Butterfly - Rich auditions for Saturday Night Live, but Ally is more interested in the revenge of Jesus in a very heavy Trump/Jesus week. Not too many songs if you don't like that bit. Why would you only not like that bit, you idiot?Friday 17th April 2026 - Keir - back with all the genital based news from Apple News and definitely recorded today, rich and Ally discuss the nick name the Iranians have for our PM for an unheralded 5th Newsround of the week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#434 - Big Nick - Richard is back at the Leicester Comedy Festival for the second week in a row, concerned about the historical figures that they venerate here. His guest is Michael Sheen stand-in, Nish Kumar. They discuss the physical and mental health scares they've had since last they met and the secret that Richard was harbouring back then, plus whether therapy helps of hinders comedy, cowardly potholers, horny followers of the alien Jesus, getting to sit in Richard Osman's chair, how little control we have over our lives and an hilariously angry and potentially lethal encounter with Boris Johnson.Thanks to the Leicester Comedy Festival for having us.Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

Bonus 3 - In this resurfaced subscriber-exclusive podcast from 2022, Richard is asked a series of emergency questions by his ventriloquist dummy Ally Sloper, including his most mundane encounter with a famous person, and whether he would prefer a talcum powder tit or a finger that could travel through time. There's even a podcast world first, in which the host fully vacates the studio for a number of minutes to answer his front door.If you like this sort of thing - why not consider becoming a badger? You'll get access to loads more of these, a monthly AMA podcast, as well as video versions of all RHLSTP episodes for which video exists... https://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/w.cgi?showfull=28439SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 #176 - Slags - Rich talks to author and screenwriter Emma Jane Unsworth about her newest novel, Slags, a tale of teenagers, sisters and secrets. They chat about writing about the 1990s and the changes in sexual mores and social media judgement that made our lives both harder and easier, writing about serious subjects in a very funny book, using teenage diaries and poetry for inspiration, using real-life details in fiction, why Emma went for this bold title and how doing an MA in Creative Writing helped her at the start of her career. Also her dad's resolution not to use the portaloos at the Also Festival and Emma's forthcoming appearance there and what age constitutes middle-age (I don't think Rich can pretend any longer - or might be beyond it).Buy the book here https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/slags-emma-jane-unsworth/0b2e7f200de66d89See details of the Also festival here https://www.also-festival.com/SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

Tuesday April 7th 2026 - King of the Farts - Rich and Ally are back on Rich's 14th Wedding Anniversary to finally determine whether men or women have the worst smelling flatus. Yes, it's as bad as it sounds. If you need to get up to speed on Baggy Pants and the Nitwits head here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmZj7m_u74g&t=3sWednesday 8th April 2026 - Knicky-Knacky-Knocks - A clearly tired and emotional Richard Herring celebrates the end of the war and the great man who has brought about peace, whilst Ally tries to start an all-out superpower confrontation partly to put viewers of this show out of their misery. All this and an AI Jesus. What's not to love?Thursday 9th April 2026 - Angels - Rich is back from the brink and ready to do a documentary on his breakdown. Today he and Ally discuss why people shouldn't be allowed to look old and also shouldn't be allowed to try not to look old. Minimal singing to appease the kind of people who think anything is worth saying on YouTube. And also to annoy the people who think anything is worth saying on Youtube if they like the singing.Friday 10th April 2026 - Melania - Rich and Ally discuss Melania's recent Epstein based statement and try to work out if it's possible to predict anything coming out of the White House. With a guest spot from someone who was also not a friend of Epstein and has no connection with him and doesn't know who he is. Weird we got him on really. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP #606 - Why Nicholas Lyndhurst Is Like John Travolta - It's another Podcast Rooms episode - I like them, do you? This week's guest is someone Rich has known since drunken nights in the 90s in Edinburgh, actor, comedian and writer Wendy Wason. They chat about why Johnny Depp and John Malkovich touched Wendy's tummy together, writing a play about witch hunts both historic and modern day, the possible power of crystals and why it's OK for people to believe any rubbish they want (apart from flat earthers) and deciding to start doing stand up when your baby is 6 weeks old because it's possible to do anything once you've created an actual human.SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 30th March 2026 - Male G-Spot and Demons. In what promises to be the last Newsround ever, Rich and Ally take a deep dive into genital licking and what combination of tongue and genital are acceptable to discuss with children, plus we look at JD Vance's claims that aliens are demons and why he knows for sure that the devil doesn't exist. Thanks for your support. Don't bother coming back tomorrow. We won't be here.Tuesday March 31st 2026 - Icarus - Rich and Ally are back temporarily as Rich waits for the call from the TV people. Today they look at the main celebrity news story, a not very famous man cutting himself with an apple peeler. Witness how the lame stream media makes more of this story, whilst only we tell you the truthThursday 2nd April 2026 - C**t up the *** - After an hilarious April Fool's joke Rich and Ally are back to discover if the moon landing was real and how astronauts get the trajectory to get out into space. With the first extra terrestrial report. But who will be the reporter today? Can you guess?Friday 3rd April 2026 - Randy - It's a party atmosphere as Easter approaches, but the team are all working, making sure the big stories and real music hall songs get to you before the lamestream media cab do anything about it. Today we look at Trump sacking his top officials and poignantly remember the death of our Christ and Messiah. Happy Easter to any Christians still here after this episode. Turn the other cheek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #175 - GoFasterStripe.com - A bit of a different Book Club as for the first time we're not talking to an author, but an independent publisher - Chris Evans (not that one). Hear the remarkable story of how his business empire began, his unusual business ethos, why he branched out into books, how Andrew Collins almost destroyed everything, why he wants to produce books that look good as well as read good, how he chooses what to publish and why doing something you love is (luckily) more important than making money. What a nice man he is. Should have been our easiest show to record, but had more technical screw ups than I can remember having in one of these. But our incompetence is our charmCheck out the amazing catalogue of downloads and books here http://gofasterstripe.comSupport the gofasterstripe.com club here - http://gofasterstripe.com/clubSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 #605 - Baileys Solero - Rich is back at the Podcast Room for some intimate studio chats so no rubbish stand up, just an hour or more of CHAT with the lovely (in real life) and amusingly bitchy (on stage) Stephen Bailey. They talk about writing letters to channel heads asking to be on telly, becoming a stand up, even though you're not a fan of stand-up, the unexpected shy and academic childhood and how Stephen transformed into the confident broadcaster he is today, working on Corrie and the genius of Russell T Davis and Sally Lindsay, wearing a wedding dress on the Zoe Ball TV show, being friends with Tony Robinson and why it's weird not to have any friends from before you were on TV and the cock and Ferrero Rocher crossover between Stephen and Richard's acts.See Stephen at the Soho Theatre - https://sohotheatre.com/events/stephen-bailey-tart/SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

#433 - Piggy in the Middle - Richard is at the Leicester Comedy Festival and has still not forgiven the city for the king theft or the cheese rivalry, but he gives out his phone number for anyone who wants to call him in 1973. His guest is making his fourth appearance on the podcast, though still not had a whiff of the Leicester Square Theatre, it's the multi award winning John Kearns. There's a Top Coppers update and some amazing new news of how he got the part, plus they discuss the changes wrought by Covid, creating new quiz formats, the magic of Taskmaster, an exciting new twist on emergency questions and wild speculation about the earnings of other comedians.Thanks to the Leicester Comedy Festival for having us.Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 23rd March 2026 - Finger Hair - Rich and Ally are back to discuss Donald Trump RTing a SNLUK sketch and get an exclusive interview with the real PM to find out if SNLUK is as funny as it used to be.Tuesday 24th March 2026 - Deuteronomy 22:23-24 Rich and Ally are back in Da House and today they are reporting on the most controversial thing that has ever happened regarding the BBC show “The Repair Shop” in which they almost repaired an old joke book with some old jokes in it, that they didn't need to read out, but which still mustn't be on TV even in closed book form. Newsround is the most unsexist show on TV or the internet, as long as that is what people still are against, and so only we can report on this without prejudice. Take note Lamestream media and celestial bodies that are trying to blind and silence us.Thursday 26th March 2026 - Very Old Dog - Rich and Ally are back to tell you all the main news to ever come out of Cheddar in Somerset. So it's quite a short bulletin.Friday 27th March 2026- Roboteacher - Rich and Ally are back for the last newsround of the week and judging by this one it's probably good they're taking a bit of time to take stock and get their heads together and sort out Richard's health issues. Two news stories covered today which you won't see in the lame stream media - zip lining benefit cheats and Melania's army of info-robots. Watch Bake Off at 7.40pm on Channel 4 on Sunday just to see how good Rich can be on lame stream TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP #604 - Elephant Trunk - It's another studio RHLSTP with Richard's occasional collaborator Bilal Zafar. They talk about the amazing viral Instagram clip of one of their sketches, why Bilal wanted Ally Sloper to play his dad, whether we should be surprised by life, but not death, meeting Labour politicians on the tube, how can Bilal get on the telly, his return to Edinburgh and Rich's plan to never leave his venue, some new emergency questions and a nice chill vibe as the boys use up their full hour as best they can.Listen to Bilal's podcast Got A Problem Mate? here (or wherever you get your podcasts) - https://open.spotify.com/show/1jjEaZiF1lcGJtVUjSwRcGWatch Meeting Dad here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVmcddcVnvsSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

#435 Glisten With Mother - Richard has had to deal with a persistent heckler (aka his son) and surprised himself with the cliche that he responded with. His guest is banker turned comedian Eshaan Akbar. They discuss not knowing how to wear trousers or shake hands, his inappropriately named dance group, challenging your childhood religion through comedy and why that was potentially more perilous for Eshaan, than Richard, whether it was right that Eshaan ended up doing the brown voices on Spitting Image, not wanting to be the spokesperson for any community or being forced to challenge inequality, when you believe yourself to be everyone's equal. The show included an erudite and interesting alternate point of view from an Asian member of the audience, which sadly was not picked up by the microphones, but which we hopefully discussed fairly nonetheless. Plus the story of a twisted testicle with a happy endingPS Eshaan and Richard successfully shook hands as they left the stage.Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 March 2026 Dead as a Dodo - Rich and Ally are back for another week in the newsround studio, despite really having too much to do. They are discussing plans to resurrect the dodo. I don't have time to write the blurb as I have to take my daughter to the train station.Tuesday 17th March 2026 - Banksy Uncovered - Rich and Ally are here with all the big news stories and today reveal the true identity of controversial artist Banksy (can you guess what Cocky Carrot calls him?). Journalism at its finest.Wednesday 18th March 2026 Receding Bums - Rich and Ally are back to talk about how many times a day you should be brushing your teeth and what might happen to you if you fail to hit that number. It's more of an intervention than a news programme. Still ignored by the lamestream media.Thursday 19th March 2026 - Bigfeet - Rich and Ally are back to give you all the news the lame stream media doesn't want you to see. Today they're looking at whether the very convincing 1967 footage of a Big Foot walking through a forest is a real Big Foot or just a man dressed up as a Big Foot. With special report from a forest somewhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #174 - Finding Albion - Richard is back at the Podcast Room talking to DJ and probably the coolest person who has ever been on Book Club (not much contest) Zakia Sewell. They chat about her quest to discover the roots of Britishness in our folk traditions, whether Morris Men are good or evil and why some of them refuse to give up the dodgier aspects of the craft, Cheddar Man and how little his family travelled in 10,000 years, what the idea of indigenous Britain might even mean, confronting the less admirable aspects of British history and present, dressing up as a wolf in Cornwall,why the rest of the world should be grateful to England and what are Zakia's hopes for the future?Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/finding-albion-myth-folklore-and-the-quest-for-a-hidden-britain-longlisted-for-the-women-s-prize-for-non-fiction-2026-zakia-sewell/ac1b8680af0c4bbaSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

RHLSTYP #603 - Paddy McGuinness' Richard Osman Dart Board - Rich is back in Chelmsford revealing what Charles Dickens has to say about the place and Greater Anglia's possibly foolish plan to keep down the pigeon population at Chelmsford Station. His guest hates the English and so Rich has deliberately brought him to the most English place on earth to see what fireworks ensue - it's the brilliant Vittorio Angelone. They chat about whether it's a dick move to win every day of House of Games, how Vittorio might have been a professional percussionist, the huge success of his podcast Mike and Vittorio's Guide To Parenting, how the title of his new show “you can't Say Nothing any more” is so good, it doesn't actually matter if the content is funny (it is), playing the Hammersmith Apollo and a new take on why Love Actually is a terrible film and why you should let Richard Curtis know on social media.Rich is old and flagging and his brain isn't working too well, so there's lots of waiting around for him to remember things. It's going to get worse as time goes on. Please bear in mind his age before criticising. He is 58.See RHLSTP live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSee Vittorio on tour https://vittorioangelone.com/tourWatch Translations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZJL2CzZnQSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

#431 Sleeping Bag Vulva - Richard's Valentine's promises have turned to chocolatey crumbs, but never mind, his guest is a woman who built a bathroom from the laughter generated by animals- it's Zoe Lyons. Zoe takes us through the downs and ups of her last few years including a full on midlife crisis, the loss of her hair, how lockdown led her to delivering vegetables when she was meant to be on TV, writing material to impress her therapist and how badly she coped when she split from her wife and the possibly foolhardy decision to run 100km (in one go). But it's a very positive story, which you can see told in full in her brilliant new stand up tour Bald Ambition. Plus one of the best ghost stories yet and how getting older and giving less of a toss is a positive thing (though also explains Brexit)Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 March 2026 - Ayatollah Khamanei Closer - Newsround is back with nipples on and we're looking at the very serious topic of Presidential assassination and whether it's the right way to go for a democratically elected President. It taking on the leadership of Iran a good idea at this juncture and will such a young leader be able to cope with the pressure?Tuesday March 10th - Braintree FC Water Tank Tribute - It's a late night newsround, cos Rich has been too busy all day to do it, but he didn't want you to miss the big news about Keith Flint's Satanic Churchyard Bench. Also some theological discussions about Satan and a nice song about starting fires.Wednesday 11th March - Crossing the Rubicon - Rich and Ally are back for the shoddiest Newsround yet, as they look at the worst person in the world, a man who cloned his beloved pet. Was it a waste of money when animals reproduce for free? Should you put all your eggs in one basket? What about a ventriloquist dummy/human hybrid? It's all utter nonsense today. They can't all be gold.Friday 13th March 2026 Faeces and Thyme (Time) - Rich and Ally are back after a brief break to bring you all the Roman poop news that you could want. Plus to take the piss out of some foreign academics for their dubious career choices. It's what the public want. Also a new reporter joins the team. It's the yeast we can do for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #173 - Cafe Chaos 2: The Way The Cookie Crumbles - Richard welcomes back his absolute favourite author, Catie Wilkins to talk about the new Cafe Chaos book. They chat about making the sequel accessible to those who haven't read the first book, writing as an 11 year old, when you have an 11 year old, debauched PTA quizzes, the inspiration for the too-many-beans storyline, the possibility of a TV series and hopefully a theme world, why Rich will give up comedy if the book is a success and creating characters, including realistic bullies/nemeses. Plus the next possible family member to guest on the podcast plus some emergency questions and general nonsense from the similar topped couple.Buy Catie's book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/cafe-chaos-the-way-the-cookie-crumbles-catherine-wilkins/4149fee0ba100f44SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 #602 - Ladybird - Richard has come to Chelmsford for the Essex Podcast Festival and is very excited by the big changes coming to the shopping centre. His guest is the charming and Taskmaster hysterical Stevie Martin. They chat about doing adverts, working with Mitchell and Webb, eating cake out of a bin, the Taskmaster bounce and why she is loving touring, rating feet, how Lou Sanders made her throw up through the medium of chocolate, spitting raisins into a glass and the bizarre occurrence of Andrew Collins interviewing Stevie Martin and why Brighton thinks someone else is coming to gig for them soon. Plus Rich rolls out some new emergency questions!See RHLSTP live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSee Stevie's Clout https://steviemartin.com/SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

#428 Half a Melted KitKat - Richard reveals that he is (according to the press) boycotting the Edinburgh Fringe, but that doesn't mean the end of podcasts from the Festival necessarily. His guest is Taskmaster songstress and sausage painter, Fern Brady. They mainly talk about her remarkable new book Strong Female Character, detailing her life, career and discovery that she is autistic, how the media is weighted against the working class, how TV fails to depict the truth about strip clubs, how comedy was a world where she suddenly fitted in, why Taskmaster was a TV show where she also fitted in, why would anyone get married, unsettling Alex Horn and are your relatives coming back in bird form?Buy Fern's book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Strong-Female-Character/dp/B0BJ2SXTQF/Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

Wednesday March 2nd 2026 - Dental Caries - In another tightly scripted Newsround we cover the big news that has broken over the weekend whilst we've been away, whether Jim Carrey is the real Jim Carrey or someone pretending to be Jim Carrey and why are they pretending and what is wrong with dim internet idiots that think anything like this could be true? I think that's all that's been happening. You'll all be doing it in the playground tomorrow.Tuesday March 3rd 2026 - House of Boobs - Rich and Ally are back with all the big news. Today a regime has been toppled and a vacuum remains, but who will fill it and will it be Rich and Ally. Surely after doing so many of these, so brilliantly , it can't be long before TV comes knocking. Unless it's all part of a bigger show already. I know you know what I mean.Thursday March 3rd 2026 - Bad Influence - Rich and Ally are back after a brief hiatus with breaking news of a war in Iran and the one good consequence of it all. Will the show be heading to Dubai soon to make the most of the tax free status of podcasters and other shills? Only if the money is right.Friday 6th March 2026 - Worse Than Hitler - Richard uses Newsround as a forum for his petty grievances and then uses today's newsround to chat about am historical figures that younger viewers may not have heard of. Did Hitler have one ball? Did he escape his bunker to go to Argentina? Is he the oldest man in the world but unable to show off about it? All these questions will be answered by someone who clearly has the intelligence and disposition to be on prime time TV.Titles by Andy BobbinMusic by Mike CosgraveDirected by Chris Evans.Any similarity to John Craven's Newsround is entirely coincidental Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #172 - Poo, What, Where? - Rich talks to author Mike Rampton about his latest kids' book, Poo, What, Where? They chat about why kids (and Richard) are so fascinated by faeces, how Mike assembled his plop based facts, the scourge of celebrities thinking they can cash in with their own kids' book (if they even write it themselves), the importance of a great illustrator and whether Mike and Rich have come up with the same book idea (and does Rich count as a celebrity author?)Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/poo-what-where-the-number-one-book-about-all-things-number-two-mike-rampton/76e1681ddfac69fdSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 #601 - A Bit on the Nose - Richard is back in Leicester and discussing the fear of a public toilet with the lid closed. His guest is poetic comedian and confused philosopher Rob Auton. Rob reveals a terrible thing that just happened to him back stage. The pair discuss not knowing when something is a joke or not, looking to birthdays in the future, whether all maths is wrong, how lucky we are to be alive, acting with Danny Dyer, how so many comedians are doing beautiful amazing work and the feckless public are unaware of the genius, how Rich should be better at this job by now, a Dragon in the audience, when audience interaction goes beautifully and the power of motivation.See Rob on tour (and all his past gigs) here https://www.robauton.co.uk/past-productionsWatch the Time Show here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAnxeFXO2gSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

#426 Sarah Alabaster - It's the last show of the series, but never fear, the RHLSTP juggernaut will continue until you have to wrestle the microphone from Herring's cold, dead hands. His guest is singer, podcaster, 24 hour dancer and lock down internet sensation Sophie Ellis-Bextor. They discuss Richard's feelings for Sophie's mum, being carried to bed by Joey from Bread, why Sophie was embarrassed when Jarvis Cocker used her toilet, the weird and sometimes horrifying culture of the 1990s, how Sophie has combined being a pop superstar with family life, falling down Esther Rantzen's staircase and making up with Robbie Williams and how Sophie has made a life long career in a fickle business. Plus how she ended up in Neighbours and Game of Thrones. And how to stop your husband playing golf. Sophie is a truly inspirational person and her book is open and honest. Buy it here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/spinning-plates-music-men-motherhood-and-me-tales-from-our-favourite-24-hour-kitchen-disco-queen-sophie-ellis-bextor/6190400Come and see us live http://richardherring.com/rhlstpBuy Richard's new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ballSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

Tuesday 24th February 2026 - Worse Than Bin Laden - Having missed the scoop of the millennium, Newsround is back in a 30 degree studio to look at the story of the arrests of Mandleson and some other guy whose name keeps changing. With special correspondent reporting from Sandringham, waiting for a massage. Usual rubbish. Spread the word.Wednesday. 25th February 2026 - State of the Galactic Union - President Trump has done the longest State of the Union ever and Rich and Ally are here to fact check his claims. A special report suggests the whole world is in the best shape ever, which will be a great relief to us all, as long as we don't look out the window.Thursday February 26th 2026 - Quality Sperm - Rich and Ally are back talking about what month of the year sperm is at its friskiest. The lame stream media don't dare touch stuff like this. Unlike the scientists who put together these reportsFriday February 27th 2026 - Galton and Simpson - Rich and Ally are back for the last Newsround of February and it's a story the lame stream media won't touch, last night's by-election. Is this a vindication of Keir Starmer's right wing policies. With an exclusive interview with the current Prime Minister (at time of recording) plus in depth political analysis from Ally Sloper. This is the only independent news source you can choose. We are delighted that the Greens won. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP Book Club #171 - John & Paul - A Love Story in Songs - Rich chats to author Ian Leslie about his hit book about Lennon and McCartney. Amongst other things they discuss why no other Beatles book has effectively asked why as well as what and when, whether Lee and Herring were more successful than the Beatles, how this book sends you back to the songs to remind you how truly inspirational and inventive they are, how death seemed to stalk John Lennon and whether Paul died in 1966 and Jane Asher just went along with the replacement (and the more likely hypothesis that there were always loads of Pauls, why Paul said “It's a drag” when Lennon died, how Lennon and McCartney are similar to Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and much more.Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/john-and-paul-a-love-story-in-songs-ian-leslie/7751121SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 #600 - Paul Hollywood Hand Shandy - Richard returns to the Leicester Comedy Festival and news has broken of his upcoming appearance on Bake Off and his starring role in a (slightly) off-West End play. His guest is the feisty, slightly scary, but soft-hearted Fatiha El-Ghorri. They talk about whether she got close to marrying Greg on Taskmaster, her fantasic comedy pilot Donkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3RJwtzKk2A, how and why Rich and Fatiha struck up a very close friendship on a recent secret TV appearance which won't do either of their reputations any good, Fatiha's new tour and why she sometimes does clean versions of the show, ghosts, learning lines, celebrities in the audience and going public with personal news.See Fatiha on tour https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/fatiha-el-ghorriSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.

#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/rhlstpBuy Richard's new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ballSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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/7762041SUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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 CHANNELBecome 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/rhlstpBuy Richard's new book here http://gofasterstripe.com/ballSUPPORT THE SHOW!See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome 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.