Comedy podcasts
Podcast
- Pest – Try Again (series 1–20)
- Scant Regard — Untitled (series 21–)
| Audio format | MP3 |
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| Original release | 26 June 2012 |
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| Provider | Go Faster Stripe |
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| Website | www.rhlstp.co.uk
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Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (or RHLSTP (UK: /rəhɛləstʌpə/)) and Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast are two related comedy podcasts, created and hosted by British comedian Richard Herring. Hosted on The British Comedy Guide, the podcasts are interviews with notable guests, usually fellow comedians. The original Edinburgh Fringe podcast ran from 2011 to 2013,[1] and took place most days[2] for the duration of the Fringe, focusing on interviews with performers at the festival. They also contain short stand-up segments from Fringe performers. The Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, recorded at Leicester Square in London, began in 2012 and follows a similar format, with higher profile guests. It runs for a shorter series than the Edinburgh Fringe version, with weekly recordings.
Both podcasts are performed in front of a paying audience, but released for free download and streaming. Series One and Two of the Leicester Square Theatre Podcast were released solely in audio format, with the exception of Stewart Lee's episode, which was initially released as a DVD Extra for Fist of Fun, Series Two. From Series Three onwards all episodes of the show were released in both audio and video format – initially as a paid download, then free on YouTube. Series Seven was the first to be financed by a Kickstarter campaign in order to cover the costs of production. Since Series Seventeen, Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast has been recorded on tour at different venues and, as such, has been referred to only by the acronym title of RHLSTP. After only one episode of Series Nineteen was recorded, the remainder of the series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Herring has continued to conduct interviews and provide new content via Twitch during the lockdown. In March 2022 he started releasing the RHLSTP Book Club podcast on Fridays, recorded remotely, where he chatted with authors about one of their books.
Episode guide
Edinburgh Fringe Podcast
Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
| | Series Seventeen
Recorded 3 April – 26 July 2019 | | # | Guest(s) | | 222 | Angela Barnes – The Old Market, Brighton | | 223 | Stephen Grant – The Old Market, Brighton | | N/A | Ricky Wilson – Leeds City Varieties (unbroadcast) | | 224 | Mark Charnock and Dominic Brunt – Leeds City Varieties | | 225 | Jimmy Cricket – The Lowry, Salford | | 226 | Sarah Millican – The Lowry, Salford | | 227 | Russell Howard – Kings Place, London | | 228 | Sara Barron – Kings Place, London | | 229 | Michael Sheen – Kings Place, London | | Special | Guilty Feminist Mashup with Siobhan McSweeney – Kings Place, London | | 230 | Ed Gamble – Kings Place, London | | 231 | Bobby Mair – Warwick Arts Centre | | 232 | Caroline Quentin – Warwick Arts Centre | | 233 | Shaun Williamson – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury | | 234 | Vic Reeves – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury |
| Series Eighteen
Recorded 15 September – 6 December 2019 | | # | Guest(s) | | 235 | Max and Ivan – Cambridge Corn Exchange | | 236 | Grayson Perry – Leicester Square Theatre | | 237 | Annabel Giles – Theatre Royal, Brighton | | 238 | Ian McMillan – Sheffield City Hall | | 239 | Simon Evans – Theatre Royal, Brighton | | 240 | Seann Walsh – Sheffield City Hall | | 241 | Jenny Eclair – The Haymarket, Leicester | | 242 | Graham Fellows – Hull City Hall | | 243 | Grace Petrie – The Haymarket, Leicester | | 244 | Lucy Beaumont – Hull City Hall | | 245 | Mark Olver – Bristol Old Vic | | 246 | Jayde Adams – Bristol Old Vic | | 247 | Tape Face – Richmond Theatre | | 248 | Nick Frost – Richmond Theatre | | 249 | Ahir Shah – Theatre Royal, Winchester | | 250 | John Kearns – Theatre Royal, Winchester | | 251 | Francesca Stavrakopoulou – Exeter Corn Exchange | | 252 | Mike Wozniak – Exeter Corn Exchange | | 253 | Dave Johns – The Stand, Newcastle | | 254 | Seymour Mace – The Stand, Newcastle | | 255 | Robin Ince – Leicester Square Theatre | | 256 | Athena Kugblenu – Leicester Square Theatre | | 257 | David Reed – Grand Opera House, York | | 258 | Jon Parkin – Grand Opera House, York | | 259 | Kate Robbins – Liverpool Playhouse | | 260 | Frank Cottrell-Boyce – Liverpool Playhouse | | 261 | George Monbiot – Oxford Playhouse | | 262 | Paul Sinha – Oxford Playhouse | | 263 | Tim Minchin – Leicester Square Theatre | | 264 | Sara Pascoe – Leicester Square Theatre | | 265 | Janice Connolly – Manchester Podcast Festival | | 266 | Bethany Black – Manchester Podcast Festival | | 267 | Rachel Parris – Leicester Square Theatre | | 268 | Charlie Brooker – Leicester Square Theatre | | 269 | Olga Koch – Cambridge Corn Exchange | | 270 | Konnie Huq – Leicester Square Theatre | | 271 | Reverend Richard Coles – Northampton Deco | | 272 | Steve McNeil – Northampton Deco | | 273 | Fern Brady – Theatre Royal, Glasgow | | 274 | Limmy – Theatre Royal, Glasgow | |
Series Twenty-Two
Recorded 29 August 2021 – 19 February 2022 | | # | Guest(s) | | 344 | Stevie Martin and Tessa Coates – Leicester Square Theatre | | 345 | Barry Cryer – Leicester Square Theatre | | 346 | Bob Mortimer – Leicester Square Theatre | | 347 | The Parapod – Leicester Square Theatre | | 348 | David Mitchell – Leicester Square Theatre | | 349 | Tim Key – Leicester Square Theatre | | 350 | Louise Wener – Leicester Square Theatre | | 351 | Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish – Leicester Square Theatre | | 352 | Katherine Ryan – Leicester Square Theatre | | 353 | Shaparak Khorsandi – Leicester Square Theatre | | 354 | Dave Gorman – Leicester Square Theatre | | 355 | Phil Wang – Leicester Square Theatre | | 356 | Ben Shephard – Leicester Square Theatre | | 357 | Deborah Meaden – Leicester Square Theatre | | 358 | Emma Dabiri – Leicester Square Theatre | | 359 | Miriam Margolyes – Leicester Square Theatre | | 360 | Margaret Cabourn-Smith – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 361 | Chris Lynam – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 362 | Peter Baynham – Remote record | | 363 | Laura Lexx – Remote record | | 364: | Laura Jean Marsh – Remote record | | 365 | Gráinne Maguire – Remote record | | 366 | David Cross – Remote record | | 367 | Ahir Shah – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 368 | Mark Watson – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 369 | Jon Culshaw – St George's, Bristol | | Special | Robin Ince and Richard Herring Desert Island Flicks – Watershed, Bristol | | 370 | Joz Norris – Leicester Comedy Festival | | 371 | Rebecca Wheatley – Leicester Comedy Festival | | Special | Robin Ince and Richard Herring Morecambe and Wise – Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden | | Series Twenty-Three
Recorded 28 February 2022 – 29 July 2022 | | # | Guest(s) | | 372 | Paul Chuckle – Leicester Square Theatre | | 373 | Janina Ramirez – Leicester Square Theatre | | 374 | Charley Boorman – Leicester Square Theatre | | 375 | Terry Christian – Leicester Square Theatre | | 376 | Maria Bamford – Remote record | | 377 | Jamie Demetriou – Leicester Square Theatre | | 378 | Samira Ahmed Leicester Square Theatre | | 379 | Armando Iannucci – Leicester Square Theatre | | 380 | Rosie Holt – Leicester Square Theatre | | 381 | Deborah Frances White – Leicester Square Theatre | | 382 | Ardal O'Hanlon – Leicester Square Theatre | | 383 | Freya Parker and Celeste Dring aka Lazy Susan – Leicester Square Theatre | | 384 | Amy Gledhill – Leicester Square Theatre | | 385 | Dara Ó Briain – Leicester Square Theatre | | 386 | Alan Davies – Leicester Square Theatre | | 387 | Dick and Dom – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 388 | Bilal Zafar – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 389 | Seann Walsh – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 390 | Kunt and the Gang – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 391 | Meryl O'Rourke – The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London | | 392 | Daliso Chaponda – Deer Shed Festival, Thirsk | | |
| | | Series Twenty-Seven
Recorded 27 May 2023 – 17 July 2023 | | # | Guest(s) | | 445 | Thanyia Moore – Leicester Square Theatre | | 446 | Jenny Eclair – Leicester Square Theatre | | 447 | Ola Labib – Forest Arts, New Milton | | 448 | Colin Hoult – Hangar Farm Arts Centre, Southampton | | 449 | Mike Bubbins – Leicester Square Theatre | | 450 | Catherine Tate – Leicester Square Theatre | | 451 | Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson – Leicester Square Theatre | | 452 | John Robins – Cedars Hall, Wells | | 453 | Bridget Christie – Leicester Square Theatre | | 454 | Adam Rowe – Leicester Square Theatre | | 455 | Elf Lyons – Angel Comedy Club at The Bill Murray Pub, Islington, London | | 456 | Paul Sinha – Angel Comedy Club at The Bill Murray Pub, Islington, London | | 457 | Markus Birdman – Forest Arts, New Milton | | Audible Comedy Club | Lou Sanders – Remote record | | 458 | Alison Spittle – Angel Comedy Club at The Bill Murray Pub, Islington, London | | 459 | Paul Foot – Hanger Farms Arts Centre, Southampton | | 460 | Ed Byrne – Leicester Square Theatre | | 461 | Jazz Emu – Leicester Square Theatre | | 462 | Micky Overman – Angel Comedy Club at The Bill Murray Pub, Islington, London | | 463 | Mike Birbiglia – Remote record | | 464 | Ben Willbond and Larry Rickard – Leicester Square Theatre | | 465 | Alistair Green – Leicester Square Theatre | | 466 | Peter Baynham – Leicester Square Theatre | | 467 | Nigel Planer – Leicester Square Theatre | | 468 | Sarah Millican – Leicester Square Theatre | |
RHLSTP Book Club
Series One
Released 11 March 2022 – 29 July 2022 | | # | Guest(s) | Book | | 01 | Catie Wilkins | You're Not The Boss of Me | | 02 | Robin Ince | The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity | | 03 | Ed Patrick | Catch Your Breath: The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist | | 04 | Al Murray | The Last 100 Years (More or Less) And All That | | 05 | Greg Jenner | Ask A Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know | | 06 | Francesca Stavrakopoulou | God: An Anatomy | | 07 | Rachel Parris | Advice From Strangers: Everything I Know from People I Don't Know | | 08 | Matt Winning | Hot Mess: What on Earth Can We Do About Climate Change? | | 09 | Katherine Rundell | Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne | | 10 | Sukh Ojla | Sunny | | 11 | Georgia Pritchett | My Mess is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety | | 12 | Emma Kennedy | Letters From Brenda | | 13 | Sam Knight | The Premonitions Bureau | | 14 | Andrew Hunter Murray | The Sanctuary | | 15 | Alice Roberts | Buried: An Alternative History of The First Millennium in Britain | | 16 | Stephanie Merritt | Storm | | 17 | Laura Lexx | Pivot | | 18 | Guy Leschziner | The Man Who Tasted Words: Inside the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses | | 19 | Marianne Levy | Don't Forget to Scream: Unspoken Truths About Motherhood | | 20 | Malcolm Gaskill | The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World | | | Series Three
Released 6 January 2023 – 8 April 2023 | | # | Guest(s) | Book | | 37 | Rob Manuel | The Best of Fesshole | | 38 | Greg Jenner | You Are History: From The Alarm Clock To The Toilet, The Amazing History of The Things You Use Every Day | | 39 | Rebecca Wragg Sykes | Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art | | 40 | Dan Schreiber | The Theory of Everything Else | | 41 | John Higgs | Love and Let Die | | 42 | Tom Crewe | The New Life | | 43 | Cariad Lloyd | You Are Not Alone | | 44 | Anthony Irvine (the Iceman) | Melt It! The Book of the Iceman | | 45 | Evie King | Ashes to Admin | | 46 | Matthew Holness | Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome | | 47 | Abigail Burdess | Mother's Day | | 48 | Pope Lonergan | I'll Die After Bingo | | 49 | Ashley Hickson-Lovence | Your Show | | 50 | Kate Devlin | Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots | | |
Series Five
Released – 1 September 2023 – 22 December 2023 | | # | Guest(s) | Book | | 61 | Lucy Worsley | Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman | | 62 | Harriet Gibsone | Is This OK? | | 63 | Caitlin Moran | What About Men? | | 64 | Jena Friedman | Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Etcetera | | 65 | David Mitchell | Unruly: A History Of England’s Kings and Queens | | 66 | Jo Caulfield | The Funny Thing about Death | | 67 | Danny Robins | Into the Uncanny | | 68 | Simon Farnaby | Ghosts – The Button House Archives | | 69 | Richard Armitage | Geneva | | 70 | Tim Key | Chapters | | 71 | Joe Wilkinson | My (Illustrated) Autobiography | | 72 | Geoff Norcott | The British Bloke Decoded | | 73 | Lou Sanders | What's That Lady Doing?: False Starts and Happy Endings | | 74 | Bec Hill | Horror Heights | | 75 | Dave Cohen | Stand Up, Barry Goldman | | 76 | Ashley Blaker | Normal Schmormal: My Occasionally Helpful Guide to Parenting Kids with Special Needs | | 77 | Alasdair Beckett-King | Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum | | | |
Reception
The Leicester Square Theatre Podcast has won the Internet Award at the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018 Chortle Awards,[7] and was the only non-BBC programme to be nominated for the comedy award at the 2013 Sony Radio Awards.[8] The show won a bronze award in the category, becoming the first internet-only award winner in this section.[9] Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood has also heralded the Leicester Square Theatre Podcast citing it as one of his cultural highlights in The Guardian.[10]
In Herring's interview with Stephen Fry, Fry revealed that he had attempted to commit suicide. The story was reported across various newspapers and international news networks including the BBC and Sky News.[11][12] His interview with Russell Brand also came to some press attention several months after its release, the press focusing on Brand discussing pleasuring a man in a public toilet for his 2002 TV show RE:Brand.[13]
Theme
"Try Again" by Pest was used as the theme from the first episode until the end of series 20. From series 21 onwards this was replaced by a theme performed and specifically composed for the show by Scant Regard, the solo project of musician Will Crewdson.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast 2012". Chortle. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Episode 22 was lost due to a recording malfunction
- ^ "Gigs | RichardHerring.com". richardherring.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "RHLSTP Tour". richardherring.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "RHLSTP! (RHLSTP!)". rhlstprhlstp.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Lee, Herring and Law scoop Chortle Awards". Such Small Portions. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Sony Radio Academy Awards 2013 nominations". Radio Today. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Isy Suttie wins Sony Radio Awards Gold". British Comedy Guide. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Bromwich, Kathryn (16 August 2015). "On my radar: Jonny Greenwood's cultural highlights". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Fry reveals he attempted suicide in 2012". BBC News. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Fry Reveals 2012 Suicide Attempt". Sky News. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Russell Brand Reveals He Had A Sexual Encounter With A Man In A Pub Toilet". The Huffington Post. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ @ScantRegard (5 May 2021). "I just did the new theme music for Richard Herring's great podcast #RHLSTP" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @ScantRegard (5 May 2021). "No title for this one. I did it specifically for this podcast" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
- Official website
- RHLSTP! (RHLSTP!) reference resource
- Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast at IMDb
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