Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)
Episodes
RHLSTP 552 - Poppy Hillstead
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#552 The Mouse With Cumin In Its Eyes - Richard is very impressed with the thoroughness of Hitchin bins and as used to being the rudest person in any ...
Retro RHLSTP 91 - Katherine Ryan
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#352 For Sport - Richard has been teaching his kid wrong information, for a payoff that will take years to come and he finally has his hands on a copy...
RHLSTP Book Club 131 - Mark Steel
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #131 - The Leopard In My House - Rich talks to comedian and fellow cancer survivor Mark Steel about his absolutely brilliant book The&n...
RHLSTP 551 - Andy Zaltzman
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#551 Human Dodecapede - Richard has a new notebook and is making jokes that were topical in November 2024 (and probably still are) and has met one of ...
Retro RHLSTP 90 - Adam and Joe
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#351 T n T - Richard’s daughter has written a story to rival the Men of Phise and Rich has come up with a new sitcom idea. His guests are his 1990s ...
RHLSTP Book Club 130 - Lissa Evans
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #130 - Picnic on Craggy Island - Richard talks to ex radio and TV producer and now successful novelist Lissa Evans abou...
RHLSTP 550 - Nish Kumar
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#550 Julian Clary’s Glittery Balls - Rich pays tribute to a former guest who we have very sadly lost, but is trying to look on the bright side ...
Retro RHLSTP 89 - Louise Wener
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#350 Docking - Richard had written an actual joke and been dreaming of tiny animal attacks, plus performing music in quite an unusual way. His guest i...
RHLSTP Book Club 129 - Craig Brown
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #129 - A Voyage Around The Queen - Richard talks to journalist Craig Brown about his fantastic biography of Queen Elizabeth II, A Voyag...
RHLSTP 549 - Dave Gorman
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#549 Noleros - Richard has taken on a huge personal challenge for charity that might affect his ability to do his job (so what was the excuse bef...
RHLSTP Book Club 128 - Julia Raeside
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #128 - Don’t Make Me Laugh - Richard talks to journalist Julia Raeside about her debut novel Don’t Make Me Laugh about the dar...
RHLSTP 548 - Milton Jones
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#547 The Higher the Hair - Rich has had a bit of trouble getting to the theatre tonight as if he didn’t have enough to put up with being roaste...
RHLSTP Book Club 127 - Nico Tatarowicz
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #127 - The Centrist Dad Handbook - Rich chats to Nico Tatarowicz about the book he cowrote with Jason Hazeley, The Centrist Dad’...
Special episode with Matt Forde and Mark Steel, in partnership with Cancer Research UK
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This very special episode is brought to you in paid partnership with Cancer Research UK. At the end of last year, myself, Matt Forde and Mar...
RHLSTP 547 - Ivo Graham
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#547 Armadillo - Richard is lonely enough to consider taking up cycling, but is he prepared to cycle 47 miles to end up where he started? His gue...
RHLSTP Book Club 126 - David Peace
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #126 - Munichs - Richard dials up Japan to talk to one of his favourite writers David Peace about his book about the Munich Air Disaster,&nb...
RHLSTP 546 - Chelsea Birkby
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#546 Smash or Pass? Richard is considering becoming a sex worker, but there’s a line he will not cross. His guest is hilarious newcomer Chelsea...
RHLSTP Book Club 125 - Yvonne Innes
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #125 - The Peepshow - Dip My Brain In Joy - Richard chats to Yvonne Innes about her fabulous and moving book about her fabulous hu...
RHLSTP 545 - Josh Pugh
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#545 Who Chooses The Sperm? Richard is back in Birmingham, after having iodine squirted through his veins (for some reason). His guest is Twitter...
Retro RHLSTP 88 - Tony Slattery
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Retro 88 - Carry On Cocaining - Richard is worried that his comments about a royal might lead to his ultimate demise... buy he's more worried about ex...
RHLSTP Book Club 124 - Kate Summerscale
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #124 - The Peepshow - Richard talks to former obituary writer, Kate Summerscale about her fantastic book about murder and post-war...
RHLSTP 544 - Ruth Husko
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#544 Is This About Up the Arse? - Richard returns to Birmingham Town Hall for another couple of weeks of Brum based podcasts. His guest this week...
RHLSTP Book Club 123 - Dr Benji Waterhouse
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #123 - You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here - In the first of a new series of Book Club Richard talks to psychiatrist and former stand up...
RHLSTP 543 - Count Binface
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#543 House of Losers - Richard has had a worrying dream, but what can it all mean? His guest is an alien from outer space and not a man in an imp...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 6
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 6 - And there we have it, the final Best of 2024 compilation episode. This time, guests include Tommy Cannon talking about his par...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 5
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 5 - IIIT'S NEEEW YEEAAAR'S! Don't celebrate too hard - surely now more than ever we should be looking back on the ups and downs of...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 4
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 4 - It's not Christmas any more. But here's another RHLSTP compilation! This time, guests include Jon Ronson on the time he stayed...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 3
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 3 - IIIT was just CHRIIIISTMAAAS! Why not take some time to relax, play with your new Scalextric, and listen to your eighth favour...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 2
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 2 - IIIT'S CHRIIIISTMAAAS! And we are continuing our fortnight-long trawl through every episode that was released this year (2024)...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 1
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 1 - IIIT'S nearly CHRIIIISTMAAAS! And we are choosing to look back on the year as any self-respecting podcast should - by putting ...
RHLSTP Book Club 122 - Marc Morris
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #122 - The Anglo Saxons - It’s the last Book Club of the year and we’re heading back to pre-conquest Britain for the history of the Angl...
RHLSTP 542 - Fern Brady
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#542 Twirling Scary Spice - Richard has been to the Taskmaster experience and is furious to have broken his perfect record of victory. His guest ...
RHLSTP Book Club 121 - Dan Schreiber
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #121 - Impossible Things - Rich talks to Dan Schreiber from off of No Such Thing As A Fish etc about his kids’ book attempting t...
RHLSTP 541 - Doon Mackichan
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#541 Hairy-legged Cinderella - Richard is fitting in in his new town and is surprisingly not the weirdest person there. His guest this week is On The ...
RHLSTP Book Club 120 - Kevin Toms
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #120 - The Origin of Football Manager Part 1 - Richard meets one of his childhood heroes Kevin Toms, a pioneer of videogame development...
RHLSTP 540 - Michael Sheen
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#540 You Must Think I’m a Terrible Flirt - Richard is trying out material for his Oh Shit I’m 60! Show and surprise surprise, it’s all about his...
RHLSTP Book Club 119 - Louie Stowell
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #119 - Loki - A Bad God’s Guide To Making Enemies - Richard talks to author Louie Stowell about her fabulous Loki series an...
RHLSTP 539 - James Acaster
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#539 Did You See Me in Ghostbusters? - Richard has been haunted by his smoke alarm. His guest is movie star James Acaster. They talk about his new Sky...
RHLSTP Book Club 118 - Chris Hoy
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #118 - All That Matters - Richard talks to the winner of 6 Olympic gold medals (and one silver) Chris Hoy about his fabulous, movi...
RHLSTP 538 - Ade Edmondson
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#538 Pocklington - Richard has just moved house and is mourning the items that didn’t make the grade. His guest is another comedy hero, Adrian&...
RHLSTP Book Club 117 - Jenny Eclair
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #117 - Jokes Jokes Jokes - Richard talks to old Edinburgh flatmate Jenny Eclair about her cut-above-the-rest autobiography, J...
RHLSTP 537 - Peter Serafinowicz - Part 2
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#537 New York Ticks and Cockroaches - He loved it so much last week that he came back a week later to do it again. A second interview with the very re...
RHLSTP Book Club 116 - Danny Wallace
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #116 - Somebody Told Me - Richard talks to journalist and humourist Danny Wallace about his latest book about the dangers of ...
RHLSTP 536 - Peter Serafinowicz - Part 1
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#536 Elephant Man Love Token - RHLSTP is back for its 30th series! Can this thing go on forever? Or does it just feel like it. Rich has had a sitcom e...
Retro RHLSTP 87 - Janey Godley
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #87 - I’ve Never Stabbed Anyone…Oh No, I Have. - A tired and possibly ill Richard Herring tries to get through another podcast w...
RHLSTP Book Club 115 - Robert Popper
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #115 - The Elsie Drake Letters - Richard talks to the creator of Friday Night Dinner and Look Around You, Robert Popper, about his...
RHLSTP 535 - Tommy Cannon
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#535 Rock On! - Richard is at Hull City Hall with the biggest RHLSTP audience we’ve had and he’s angry about the city claiming to have the sm...
RHLSTP - Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Richard was a guest on a whole other podcast - ‘Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams’, the podcast where guests talk through all the absurd wa...
RHLSTP Book Club 114 - Emily Herring
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #114 - Herald of a Restless World - Richard is not the only Herring to be a published author and his niece Emily comes on the podcast to tal...
RHLSTP 534 - Fred MacAulay
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#534 Keenan Wayans - Richard is in Glasgow and by the time you hear this he should have an exciting announcement about a new acting role, as long...
RHLSTP Book Club 113 - Eleanor Morton
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #113 - Life Lessons From Historical Women - Richard talks to comedian and writer Eleanor Morton about her book about some notable ...
RHLSTP 533 - Al Murray
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#533 Eternal Wee - Richard is back in Bedford, reminiscing about his second appearance on Top of the Pops. His guest is ex-Bedford public schoolb...
RHLSTP Book Club 112 - Paul Sinha
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #112 - One Sinha Lifetime - Richard chats to doctor turned comedian and quizzer, Paul Sinha about his fantastic and heart-felt boo...
RHLSTP 532 - Exploding Heads
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#532 Seat for a Sex Doll - Richard is back in Coventry where he was once scared by a picture in the Cathedral like some kind of Maurice Mitchener...
RHLSTP Emergency Questions 10
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EQ: Which Celebrity Would You Like To Stroke Your Hair While You’re Dying? - It’s another EQC as the cool kids call it and this time we’...
RHLSTP Book Club 111 - Richard Ayoade
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #111 - The Unfinished Harauld Hughes - Richard talks to the extraordinary Richard Ayoade about his incredible multi-book releases about writ...
RHLSTP 531 - Adam Buxton
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#531 Hello Pervert - It’s the final London RHLSTP for a while and a time for goodbyes to the film crew and a very special member of the L...
RHLSTP Book Club 110 - Pierre Novellie
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #110 - Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? - Richard talks to comedian Pierre Novellie about his fabulous book (and guide book) about autism, W...
RHLSTP 530 - Paul Heaton
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#530 Tudor Spring Onion - Richard is back in Sheffield, questioning the Curse of the Crucible. His guest is pop star and song-writing geniu...
RHLSTP Book Club 109 - Moon Zappa
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #109 - Earth To Moon - Richard chats to the fantastic Moon Zappa about her honest, funny and heart-breaking book Earth To Moon, about growin...
RHLSTP 529 - Tom Wrigglesworth
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#529 Fulcrum - Richard is in Sheffield where people still remember the rainbow of 1994 whilst he confuses Electric Dreams with Electric Blue...
RHLSTP Book Club 108 - Iszi Lawrence
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #108 - The Time Machine Next Door - It’s series 7 of Book Club book-loving biatches and Rich's first guest of the new series is comedian, ...
RHLSTP 528 - Benjamin Partridge
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#528 Chemistry - Richard is back in Cardiff, informing his audience of their history of weak punishment. His guest is award winning podcaster Ben...
RHLSTP 527 - Charlotte Church
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#527 Happy Grammy Birthday - Richard has travelled to the home of gofasterstripe, Cardiff in Welsh Wales and his guest is singer and activist Cha...
RHLSTP 526 - Tommy Tiernan
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#526 Joyfully Reckless - Richard is back in Dublin and is intrigued by the Book of Kells. His guest is the superb and philosophical comedian and ...
RHLSTP 525 - Lindsey Santoro
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#525 The Biggest Award in Comedy - Richard has been sent to Coventry and remembers a previous visit to the Warwick Arts Centre where he had to tu...
RHLSTP 524 - Stuart Laws
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#524 Burning Vas Deferens - More fun from a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe - this time the wonderful Stuart Laws. They discuss the g...
RHLSTP 523 - Dan Tiernan
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#523 Dyspraxic Dinner Lady - It’s another Edinburgh Fringe podcast, recorded hundreds of miles away from the the Festival to keep Richard sane....
RHLSTP 522 - Stevie Martin
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#522 Arse Twins - Richard talks to the brilliant Stevie Martin about her show Clout, the weirdness of secretly watching your family on ...
RHLSTP 521 - Nerine Skinner
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#521 Pork Markets - Richard chats to Liz Truss impersonator extraordinaire (and so much more) Nerine Skinner about the creation o...
RHLSTP 520 - Susie McCabe
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#520 Double Berocca - Richard is in Glasgow at the Oran More, remembering the time he was picketed at this venue and almost wrecked someone...
RHLSTP 519 - Olaf Falafel
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#519 Everything’s a Piñata - Richard is at the Bedford Corn Exchange where he’s fascinated by the animal sanctuary that bears his name...
RHLSTP 518 - Simon Munnery
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#518 Elbowing Banksy - Rich is back in Leicester, trying to work out the sexiest ever UK Prime Minister. His guest is comedy legend and fel...
RHLSTP 517 - Phil Ellis
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#517 Phil Spins - Rich is back with the kingstealers of Leicester (but he’s not going to mention that) and is pleased to be in the home o...
RHLSTP 516 - Abi Clarke
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#516 Tooth in a Bag - Richard is back in Bristol and details some of the things that have made this city so famous. His guest is TikTok sensation...
RHLSTP 515 - Phil Hammond
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#515 Sex, Sleep or Scrabble? - Richard has travelled to Bristol, a place where they take a dim view of statues (after a while) but name everythin...
RHLSTP 514 - Marjolein Robertson
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#514 Bag For Life Full of Bones - Richard returns to his kingdom of Edinburgh and it’s Chriiiiissstttmas (in a few weeks or a few months ago, w...
RHLSTP Book Club 107 - Michael Redmond
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #107 - Eamon, Older Brother of Jesus - Richard chats to stand up legend and surprisingly underused Father Ted star Michael Redmond ...
RHLSTP 513 - Neil Hannon
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#513 Bashful Secrets - Richard has come to Dublin and with 900 people in the 3 Olympia it’s an incredible atmosphere! He discusses his Irish heritag...
RHLSTP Book Club 106 - Stefan Stern
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #106 - Fair or Foul - The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition - Richard chats to journalist and friend Stefan Stern about his terrific book about...
RHLSTP 512 - Nick Wilty
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#512 Veteran - Rich is back in Canterbury and has some great stuff about medieval archbishops that should play well on Live at the Apollo. His gu...
RHLSTP Book Club 105 - Rob and Neil Gibbons
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #105 - Alan Partridge Big Beacon - The time has come for the creator of Alan Partridge to meet the current writers of Alan Partridge, the&nb...
RHLSTP 511 - Tony Gardner
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#511 What You On? - Richard is back in Colchester with possibly the greatest example of a local news story that there has ever been. His guest is...
RHLSTP Book Club 104 - Marcus Chown
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #104 - A Crack In Everything - Richard talks to physicist and journalist Marcus Chown about this fascinating book about Black Holes and the ...
RHLSTP 510 - Rob Brydon
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#510 McCartney Set List - Richard is still being played on by Scant Regard, but as this long tour progresses his stand up sections get mercifully shor...
RHLSTP Book Club 103 - Sofie Hagen
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #103 - Will I Ever Have Sex Again? - Richard chats with comedian and author Sofie Hagen about her thought-provoking and often hear...
RHLSTP 509 - Armando Iannucci
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#509 Pot Noodle is Bad For You - Richard is doing some stand up that was super topical on 5th February when this was recorded, but for you will be a n...
RHLSTP Emergency Questions 9
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EQ: Cheese It's time - at long last - for the Cheese episode. See Rich on tour http://richardherring.com/ballback/tourSUPPORT THE SHOW!Come and s...
RHLSTP Book Club 102 - James Wright
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #102 - Richard talks to archaeologist and trained stonemason James Wright about his terrific book busting some of the myths about ancient bu...
RHLSTP 508 - Maisie Adam
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#508 Matterface - Richard is back in Brighton and is aghast at the local news of rude waiters and big cats. His guest is football mad stand up Ma...
RHLSTP Book Club 101 - Janey Godley
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #101 - JANEY: The Woman That Won't Shut Up - Richard talks to brilliant comedian, author, actor and agitator Janey Godley about her fab auto...
RHLSTP 507 - Rufus Jones
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#507 Jackie Chan and the 700 Mops - Richard has come to the Brighton Komedia with plans to Mount Everest and a surprising testicular fact. His guest i...
RHLSTP Book Club 100 - Joel Morris
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #100 - Be Funny or Die - In our 100th Book Club podcast Richard talks to comedy writer Joel Morris about his frog dissecting ...
RHLSTP 506 - Urooj Ashfaq
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#506 Review Rainbow - Richard has some dispiriting revelations about what people google when they are looking for him, but is quickly revived by the r...
Retro RHLSTP 86 - Harry Shearer
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #86 - Creative Differences - Richard has some news of an amazing time travelling finger and is clearly super excited to be meeting one of...
RHLSTP Book Club 99 - Catherine Nixey
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #99 - Heresy - Richard talks to journalist and author and daughter of a nun and a monk, Catherine Nixey about her witty and inform...
RHLSTP 505 - Bob Mortimer
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#505 Cheeky Underground Presence - Richard is back to work after the Christmas break (we’re coming to you from the past) and is worried about the do...
Retro RHLSTP 85 - David Mitchell
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #85 - The Shreks of Westminster Bridge - Slightly worse for wear after having lunch with Alice Cooper at the Q awards, Richard is delight...
RHLSTP Book Club 98 - Kevin Jon Davies
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #98 - 42 The Wildly Improbably Ideas of Douglas Adams - Richard talks to Kevin Jon Davies, the editor of this fascinating col...
RHLSTP 504 - Justin Moorhouse
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#504 Respect Hook - Richard is back at the Lowry Theatre Salford and is annoyed about an Amazon review for his book. His guest is comedian, actor and ...