Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)

RHLSTP 370 - Joz Norris

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#370 Melting Caterpillars - Richard has headed to Leicester, the home of his enemies, but is here with the offer of an exchange, plus he has a scheme ...

RHLSTP Slapstick Special with Robin Ince

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Slapstick Special with Robin Ince - Pioneer of comedy Podcasting, legendary stand up and writer Richard Herring joins Infinite Monkey Cage co-host Rob...

RHLSTP 369 - Jon Culshaw

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#369 Les Dawson Gladiator - Richard is in Bristol at the Slapstick Festival and starts by paying tribute to a fallen comedy hero (and the third guest ...

Retro RHLSTP 43 - Adam Buxton

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#43 You Don't Bring Me Flowers AnymoreRich is back for an unprecedented 5th series of this stupid podcast, worried that he might have the same effect ...

RHLSTP 368 - Mark Watson

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#368 Cottage Pie Hair - Richard is back at the Phoenix and wondering how future robots will judge him for the way he thinks about the robots of today....

Retro RHLSTP 42 - Sofie Hagen

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#42 Bog BuddiesUnbeknownst to Richard and his guest, a drunken audience member collapsed during last week's podcast, and Rich wastes no time in callin...

RHLSTP 367 - Ahir Shah

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#367 Piss Drip Trays - Richard is back live at the Phoenix and has become a bit obsessed with the comedy writers who created the Tory party’s worst ...

Retro RHLSTP 41 - Aleks Krotoski

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#41 The Shape of Things To ComeIn the final episode of these retro podcasts, Rich talks to tech expert and geek Aleks about how we can expect things t...

RHLSTP 366 - David Cross

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#366 I Have a Dream - Richard has some bad news about Scooby Doo, but some good news about Emergency Questions getting mixed up with Scottish seamen. ...

Retro RHLSTP 40 - Lance Workman

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#40 Good and EvilIn another blast from the past, here’s the full length interview with evolutionary psychologist Lance Workman about good and evil. ...

RHLSTP 365 - Grainne Maguire

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#365 Apology to Kris Marshall - In another Covid hit remote show, Richard is wondering if Boris Johnson will still be PM by the time this podcast is r...

Retro RHLSTP 39 - Nick Lane

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#39 Death - This one is about death and features Nick Lane and if I am honest with you I remember nothing at all about it. Not Nick’s fault. I was v...

RHLSTP 364 - Laura Jean Marsh

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#364 Naked in Brixton - Richard is still isolating, and has had to reluctantly welcome a new son-in-law into his life. His guest is actor, director an...

Retro RHLSTP 38 - Virginia Ironside

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#38 Love - Richard discusses love with the Agony Aunt who turns out to be his nearby neighbour. They shared a cab home afterwards. Discretion means I ...

RHLSTP 363 - Laura Lexx

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#363 What Women Want! - Richard has got Covid 19 - always late to the party - but nothing can stop him podcasting and so this remote recording carries...

Retro RHLSTP 37 - Richard Wiseman

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#37 The Paranormal -  In another old interview from the Meaning Of Life series, Richard chats to Richard Wiseman about ghosts, talking ferrets an...

RHLSTP 362 - Peter Baynham

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#362 You Start Monday! - Wow, what’s this, a remote RHLSTP whilst we’re still allowed (at the time of recording) to go outside. We’re filling a ...

Retro RHLSTP 36 - Marcus Chown

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#36 Creation - In an interview from Richard Herring's Meaning of Life, Rich talks to Marcus Chown about the creation of the universe and whether scien...

RHLSTP 361 - Chris Lynam

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#361 Hair Length Apartheid - It’s a New Year (for you, though Richard is just pretending) and Rich looks back on his weird and unsettling 2021, but ...

Retro RHLSTP 35 - Lee Mack

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#35 The Centurion - Richard makes more predictions of atrocities that will have occurred in the news on the week of release for this podcast and is im...

RHLSTP 360 - Margaret Cabourn-Smith

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#360 Monkey Paw - Richard has been having car trouble and is worried that his son might have been damaged on his watch. His guest is the actor and pod...

Retro RHLSTP 34 - Sarah Millican

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#34 Why Won't You Tell Us Your Exact Address? - Rich has some surprising and life-changing news to share, but that doesn't mean that gloves (and pants...

RHLSTP 359 - Miriam Margolyes

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#359 A Face For All Occasions - Richard is in giddy mood as he meets a member of the audience. His guest is living legend and national treasure Miriam...

Retro RHLSTP 33 - Diane Morgan

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#33 A Bad Dream - Richard discusses some zombie based movie ideas he has had, before introducing the dry-witted and incredulous Diane Morgan who isn't...

RHLSTP 358 - Emma Dabiri

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#358 Irish Unicorn - Richard has an idea that will revolutionise football and is having to explain to his daughter why history killed all the famous w...

Retro RHLSTP 32 - Jon Ronson

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#32 Gaybomb - An almost imperceptibly slimmer than the beginning of the series Richard Herring takes the stage to find a slightly sinister pair of men...

RHLSTP 357 - Deborah Meaden

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#357 Shamgel - Richard wonders if the man who wrote the Grange Hill theme might have been hoodwinking us all along. His guest is the formidable Dragon...

Retro RHLSTP 31 - Mary Beard

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#31 Fattening Dormice - After last week's headline-grabbing show, Richard feels under pressure to coax revelations from his guest, classicist Mary Bea...

RHLSTP 356 - Ben Shephard

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#356 Gravity - Rich has had what he thought might be the most middle class accident, but he is wrong. His guest is a listener who has won a compe...

Retro RHLSTP 30 - Peter Serafinowicz

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#30 Peter Serafinowic(h)z - Jeddy. Rich and his wife have made the ultimate commitment: they've been through their DVD collections and are getting rid...

RHLSTP 355 - Phil Wang

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#355 Mind Your Language - Richard is excited by the upcoming film Wonka and has some other ideas for origin story films. His guest is the Sidesplittin...

Retro RHLSTP 29 - Sean Hughes

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#29 Mango Mist - This week's guest has had a drink with Morrissey, seen a member of Madness drying his bum hair and has failed to discuss time travel ...

RHLSTP 354- Dave Gorman

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#354 Rufus Arenque - Richard can’t stop thinking about a man he walked past 30 years ago but is somehow walking taller. His guest can answer the que...

Retro RHLSTP 28 - Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#28 Death is Nice - Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. With the world in shock about the accusations about an ex-BBC employee with long hair and an...

RHLSTP 353 - Shaparak Khorsandi

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#353 It Was The 90s! - Richard has been tossing logs and that’s literally it for this week, so he talks to his audience for the first time in ages. ...

Retro RHLSTP 27 - Mark Gatiss

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#27 T R Assmagik - Richard is still reeling from the lurgy he had in last week's show and his guest is also not very well, it's Mark Gatiss&...

RHLSTP 352 - Katherine Ryan

03 Nov 2021

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...

Retro RHLSTP 26 - Paul Merton

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#26 Waiting For Crawford - It’s back for an eleventh series - who keeps commissioning this - and Richard’s new emergency questions are coming true...

RHLSTP 351 - Adam and Joe

27 Oct 2021

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 ...

Retro RHLSTP 25 - Brett Goldstein

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#25 Routines About Buttons - Richard is still hungover from his birthday - what a day that was! He is joined by Brett Goldstein, a man who o...

RHLSTP 350 - Louise Wener

20 Oct 2021

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 gu...

Retro RHLSTP 24 - Mark Addy

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#24 Sean Bean's Pound Shop Subterfuge - Richard proves he is down with the cool kids by chatting to his teenage fans about skateboards and exams befor...

RHLSTP 349 - Tim Key

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#349 timkey - Richard’s son is a chip off the old block, though Richard is upset that Lego has introduced things that are chips instead of bloc...

Retro RHLSTP 23 - John Robins and Ahir Shah

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#23 Suck Each Other Off A Bit - Richard reveals the hypocrisy of his parenting techniques and reminisces about the death of Lady Di. His first guest i...

RHLSTP 348 - David Mitchell

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#348 Vice Versa - Richard has seen a middle aged man score a major triumph over two trainee baristas over the absence of a plate. His guest this week ...

Retro RHLSTP 22 - Iain Stirling and Jason Manford

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#22 The Main Thing Is Ricky Gervais Didn't Win - Rich is mortified about having accidentally crashed someone else's show and is thinking of ...

RHLSTP 347 - The Parapod

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#347 A Bag of Sausage Rolls - Richard is concerned about a doppelgänger who is out there somewhere claiming to be him (and whether it might be him) a...

Retro RHLSTP 21 - James Acaster

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#21 Three Nights in Peterborough - Richard is so close to becoming the Radio Times Comedy Champion that he can almost taste it, which will just make h...

RHLSTP 346 - Bob Mortimer

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#346 RETRACTO! - After four years Richard has noticed a hubristic plaque at his local cricket pitch and is gunning for North Herts District Council - ...

Retro RHLSTP 20 - The Doug Anthony All Stars

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#20 The Boy Who Cried Batman - The King has returned and he's at the spooky New Theatre Grand Hall where the Masons get up to all sorts of mysterious ...

RHLSTP 345 - Barry Cryer

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#345 Bruce Forsyth’s Tobacconist - Richard is shedding body parts in his dreams, but making the most of the first class medical treatment that comes...

Retro RHLSTP 19 - Victoria Coren Mitchell

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#19 What's It Like Being the Unattractive One from Lee and Herring? - Richard is gifted a front row audience member who is not only wearing red glasse...

RHLSTP 344 - Stevie Martin and Tessa Coates

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#344 Send in the Clones - It’s season 22 melon-farmers and we’re back at the Leicester Square Theatre where we belong and Rich has had no sleep an...

Retro RHLSTP 18 - James Acaster

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#18 Two Men in a Field with Walkie Talkies and it's All Clear - Psychic Richard manages to divine the life of someone in his front row merely by look...

RHLSTP 343 - Matthew Holness

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#343 Sit Down Wees - Richard is back in Norwich and has an idea for a new Olympic discipline and gets paid big bucks to finally slag off someone’...

Retro RHLSTP 17 - Jess Thom

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#17 Biscuit - Rich meets some people who have never tried sushi before introducing Tourettes Superhero (though that's a secret) Jess Thom. It's a...

RHLSTP 342 - Jay Rayner

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#342 Hand Carved Penis - Richard is finally in a Norwich for a gig rescheduled several times due to Covid and he has a story about his son’s at...

Retro RHLSTP 16 - Richard Osman

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#16 Desert Island Dicks - Richard has been considering his own mortality after a visit to Highgate Cemetery, realising that one day he himself might d...

RHLSTP 341 - James Acaster and Ed Gamble

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#341 Bobby Davro’s Notebook - Richard has been playing I Spy with a 3 year old, and also reveals the cover of his new book, Would You Rather? H...

Retro RHLSTP 15 - Michael Sheen

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#15 Rich has come back from his holiday for this and why wouldn’t he? But will his guest turn up this time? The bad news, if he doesn’t, is t...

RHLSTP 340 - Robin Askwith

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#340 Oxo Mum Meets Han Solo - Richard is wondering about the photo that will accompany his obituary, but not in a morbid way - he’s a lot fitter tha...

Retro RHLSTP 14 - Simon Pegg

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#14 In A Round Hole - Richard has just returned from Vienna, burdened with ice-cream disappointments and further worries about his wife's insensi...

RHLSTP 339 - No Such Thing As A Fish

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#339 I Don’t Want To Go Back To Clown School - Richard’s daughter has proven that she is definitely funnier than him, but he’s cool with that. H...

Retro RHLSTP 13 - Louis Theroux

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#13 Pathetic - Richard is very excited to meet the man who made him give up viewing porn (temporarily), Groove is in the Heart dancer and park ra...

RHLSTP 338 - Isy Suttie

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#338 Papier Mache Penguin - Richard’s phone is trying to make his life a lot more interesting and Richard is concerned about his stinky sweat, ...

Retro RHLSTP 12 - Armando Iannucci

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#12 Jeffrey Archer's Carp - Rich has been laid down low with an admittedly indirectly sexually transmitted disease, but nothing can stop him from...

RHLSTP 337 - David Baddiel

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#337 Thirty Years of Thirty Years of Hurt - Richard has somehow managed to not damage his son during a week of solo parenting, but only just, but he’...

Retro RHLSTP 11 - Sara Pascoe

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#11 Kamikaze Sperm - Even though eight days have passed since the Half-Marathon, Richard still aches like it was all just yesterday. But he will ...

RHLSTP 336 - John Robins

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#336 Watching Brian May Have Sex - Richard has had his audience analysed and you won’t believe how many of them come from the Vatican City. No matte...

Retro RHLSTP 10 - Steve Coogan

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#10 Celebrity Ghost Train - Rich is still alive and kicking (and dancing) only a day after completing a Half Marathon in record breaking time (th...

RHLSTP 335 - Johnny Vegas

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#335 Hermione Hands - Richard is the proud owner of an exercise machine and also tries out crowd work for the first time in over a year. What can poss...

Retro RHLSTP 09 - Stephen Merchant

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#9 Suckling Milk From A Cow's Udder - Richard gives his surprise mystery (to the audience at least) guest possibly the worst introduction known t...

RHLSTP 334 - Jessie Cave

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#334 Hermione Hands - Richard has had his manhood challenged at funfair and is planning to rewrite history. His guest is actor, author and artist...

Retro RHLSTP 08 - Adam Buxton

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#8 Adam and Eve - Adam Buxton. It's the longest RHLSTP yet with Rich upstaged by his new butler, Siri and worrying about all the libel he has com...

RHLSTP 333 - Sarah Kendall

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#333 Only Available Together - Back at the Clapham Grand for a second week and Rich has had another worrying lump - why is his body conspiring against...

Retro RHLSTP 07 - Dawn French

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#7 Mmmmm Yes, Do It That Way - Rich is giddy with fanboy excitement at having one of his childhood (and adulthood) comedy heroes in the off-white...

RHLSTP 332 - Geoff Norcott

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#332 The Problem with Avocados - Rich is overwhelmed to be back on stage in front of an actual audience at the wonderful Clapham Grand. His guest is c...

Retro RHLSTP 06 - David Mitchell

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#6 Bumming C3PO - Richard talks briefly to a semi-retired postman and considers bumping his guest to chat with him more, but instead introduces p...

RHLSTP 331 - Nigel Planer

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#331 Taking the Full Weight of an Eclair - Richard is back in Cheddar trying to harvest material for the new series of Relativity. So it’s a double ...

Retro RHLSTP 05 - Brian Blessed

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#5 What Was The Question? - It’s finally come to pass. The podcasts can end now, because the whole point of starting them up has been achieved....

RHLSTP 330 - Jackie Weaver

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#330 Battle of Hastings Nasal Regrets - Richard is lamenting the moments from childhood where you move on from something and can never go back. His gu...

Retro RHLSTP 04 - Greg Davies

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#4 Ian Gunpowder- Richard chats with his audience and manages to secure himself a TV writing job, as well as marvel at his once IT heavy, bearded...

RHLSTP 329 - Felicity Ward

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#329 Ominous Shadows - Richard is delighted that his daughter has drawn him not falling into lava and impressed with listening and viewing figures for...

Retro RHLSTP 03 - Kathy Burke

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#3 I Don’t Do Blow Jobs - Richard’s living in a house of horrors and has heard a ghost, so he’s glad to be back in the safety of lovely, undange...

RHLSTP 328 - Mae Martin

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#328 Playdough Tumour - Richard is surprised to discover the scale of what he had (until recently) been carting around in his scrotal sac. Due to his ...

Retro RHLSTP 02 - Bob Mortimer

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#2 Do you believe in Calgon? Richard is back and exhausted from fatherhood and trying to remember how these work and he’s smarting from Alan Sugar r...

RHLSTP 327 - Catie Wilkins

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#327 Double Robert Boris - Richard has some serious questions about Gio Compario from the Go Compare adverts and is also surprised to see online that ...

Retro RHLSTP 01 - Stephen Fry

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#1 Hit It Bitch! - In the first of a series of Retro RHLSTPs, we present Stephen Fry's interview from 2013. In a frankly extraordinary, must-listen, f...

RHLSTP 326 - Anneka Rice

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#326 Depp Fry Rice Ball - Great news! RHLSTP has been recommissioned for a record breaking 21st series and Rich has had a makeover to make him look li...

RHLSTP 325 - Pippa Evans

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#325 Paul Mckenna’s Talking Thumb - Richard is paying tribute to a recently departed Duke, though how long will people remember his name? His guest ...

RHLSTP 324 - Andi Osho

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#324 Double Mastermind - Rich is still going on about his ball. This is going to be the case for the best part of the next year or two, so buckle in (...

RHLSTP 323 - Dominik Diamond

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#323 Mothersacker - Like the bravest person who has ever lived Richard is still churning out podcasts, even though he’s just 5 days out of chemother...

RHLSTP 322 - John Oliver

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#322 Goblin Sweets - Richard is either banging on about his ball(s) or a missed joke in a film from over half a century ago. Bet you wish he was still...

RHLSTP 321 - Brian Regan

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#321 Tip of the Hat - Richard has just been vaccinated and his balls have been in the Daily Mail, so it’s been quite a week. His guest is veteran US...

RHLSTP 320 - Jeremy Paxman

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#320 Packalackadackdack - Richard is one week into convalescence after surgery, but was his interviewing skill housed in his lost part? He’s worried...

RHLSTP 319 - Mary Lynn Rajskub

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#319 Cornered by Coyotes - Richard is on the eve of surgery and hoped a podcast might take his mind off it all, but his guest, actor and comedian Mary...

Dear Joan and Jericha RHLSTP Comic Relief Mashup 2021

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Richard With Joan And Jericha: A CBS Primetime SpecialAs part of Acast's Red Nose Day Podcast Mashup Joan Damry and Jericha Domain...

RHLSTP 318 - Alice Fraser

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#318 Secret Eyebrow Language - Richard has been flying a kite with his daughter and is hoping she will remember it when he is gone, if he ever dies, w...

RHLSTP 317 - Iszi Lawrence

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#317 Sex Whisk - Richard has been in a Total Recall machine (or something like that) but is worried about the manufacturer. His guest has cut her own ...

RHLSTP 316 - Lou Sanders

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#316 Skating With Eight Year Olds - Richard is back at the Clapham Grand in front of a virtual audience of humans and potentially racist puppets. His ...