RHLSTP!
I just realised I never made a blog about LOVELY RICHARD HERRING. Or as the cool kids are calling him, rh. Or the REEEALLY cool kids, rkh. I went on his podcast RHLSTP a few weeks ago, where we discussed iguanodons, pirates, and if Dr Who ever had sex with him or herself.
It was weird being interviewed about me, which doesn’t happen very often. Fortunately I make so much stuff that I manage to avoid too many questions about my inadequacies or my sex life. Same thing really. I’ve been listening to Richard’s podcasts since I was a tiny wee twenty something. As It Occurs To Me (AIOTM!) is the best comedy podcast there had ever been. So despite having worked with Richard before I was a bit nervous going in. You don’t want to ruin something you enjoy. However it was a fun interview and zipped by comfortably.
This may have been in error as one of the most awkward and beautiful interviews he has conducted more recently was with Jeremy Paxman, or rather Jeremy Paxman’s left ear and inexplicably bruised nose, whichever the great man wiggled in front of his awkwardly positioned webcam.
So, the gossip. Chris Evans (not that one or that one) sends you an email, you confirm it all, then twenty minutes before the show starts, you get online. Chris is lovely, and you chat while Richard sets up then you do a ‘backstage’ interview, then, you go for a wee, then he starts the show live on twitch and your brain empties a bit. He tells lots of jokes and you aren’t 100% sure if your mic is on or not, so you don’t want to laugh but you do, and you hope that’s cool. Then you are live and your brain empties a bit more. You know like when you are told to be careful not to spill something as a kid, and you immediately over focus on it and spill it instantly. Then you relax a bit. Then he tells you it is over, and you say goodbye and then you eat a big bowl of pudding.
You can get RHLSTP on your podcast App (Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast) or you can watch it on YOUTUUUBES here: