Alex Horne - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

[@jessesutton7985]

Alex Horne has a style that just works for me. No More Jockeys may be my most watched show ever.

[@gladtobeangry]

All three of them are great, especially together. So many running jokes and in-jokes that I can't recommend it to anyone, except those willing to start at set 1 game 1 and watch it all chronologically.

[@hilarylannan9657]

@@gladtobeangry I find their friendship fascinating. I want to study them like Jane Goodall based off the amount of mirroring and participation in songs and stuff like that.

[@gladtobeangry]

@@hilarylannan9657 I think that's what draws all of us nuisance penguins in. Clumsily holding a clipboard in our flippers and looking over our spectacles.

[@barnaclefelching4079]

Tim Key ruins it for me, because his intelligence is so tiny and so big at the same time, also I forget to follow the game because of his excellent PP merchandise distracting my tiny mind. Watto is one of the best singers in the gang

[@juliedunagan7340]

same

[@ciknay547]

Alex: 22:00 "You'd be great on it [Taskmaster] Rich: *Proceeds to win Taskmaster 2020* Playing the long game.

[@miao7002]

Spoilers 🥲

[@annika_panicka]

I have to re-watch! I binged several (at least nine?) seasons in a row on KZbin last year, which is not the best way to experience "Taskmaster." I thoroughly enjoyed it and remember Richard's having been on but none of the details. 🤔Through no fault of his, I might add - I was on sensory overload and/or multi-task[mastering] so due attention wasn't paid. A vaguely recall Greg's having been hard on him as his his wont with certain personalities when he's in Taskmaster mode.

[@ursulageorgeson7086]

Horne is one of the most quick-witted people ...in the world, maybe? He is able to rewind the immediate past and correct (usually others') mistakes, without his persona seeming embittered or even that pedantic. Always with a chuckle, and humility. Niightmare for the ego.

[@Stannyhand]

I love how intelligent and in control Alex always is.

[@Dinckelburg]

Would you like to see him in a vest?

[@stevemoisan]

The "haircuts" segment at 1:03:40 really shows off what these two guys can do with nothing. Richard just *knows* that Alex loves this sort of talk and he's definitely intentionally setting up a loaded pause ( at 1:04:40 ) for Alex to slam home. Fucking brilliant from both of them.

[@Jimmy_Sandwiches]

He thinks he's over 6 foot but he's fiiive foot fooour Little Alex Hooorne!

[@fouxsiefouxs]

Alex is 6 ft 2 in.

[@kevinw712]

Respectfully, you significantly misspelled "lllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttllle" btw, when I first found Taskmaster and didn't really know who Alex was and hadn't seen his name written out yet, I thought his name was Alex Hall lol I kept missing out that last "rn" bit when Greg really laid into his pronunciation.

[@pia91]

@@fouxsiefouxs it's a running Gag on Taskmaster. We know he's not 5"4 mate

[@Jimmy_Sandwiches]

Quirky and awkward, the best type of interview - 10 on 10

[@carveylover]

"The custjeremystrong is silent" I laughed harder at that than I needed to.

[@petgoose32]

57:07

[@kisbie]

I only watch the KZbin versions when a Retro episode is put out on Spotify, but that bit is a good advert for the vids. I was creased up laughing just seeing RH's reaction.

[@SirRealShow]

I will watch anything wicustjeremystrongth Alex Horne

[@Dinckelburg]

Very good

[@p.sandratangkulung6451]

by every minute that goes by this interview gets better and better, and i’m genuinely sad it’s over :(

[@KeiranmcewenLP]

44:30 *lifts pasta to mouth* "It was mucky for a week..." *pause*

[@frogbirds]

Your chemistry in this was cracking, funniest one yet

[@hareecionelson5875]

A weird experience watching this after series 10 of TM has begun.

[@Doc_Filth]

Even weirder now :).

[@SlothBird]

very weird now.

[@hareecionelson5875]

@@Doc_Filth I think Herring wanted to win more than any of the other contestants, maybe even more than any contestant in the entire run of taskmaster. Well done Richard, his dream is complete

[@henrietta9206]

​​@@hareecionelson5875_aaaaand_ ..then CoC

[@TarunoNafs]

Should be 千里神駒 on Alex's shirt--an example of the common confusion of 里 and 裏, as the two characters have different meanings but are combined into one in simplified Chinese. When you switch that back into traditional Chinese (which is the case of Alex's shirt), you end up with the wrong word when no one proofread that.

[@stephenfrost6801]

Fabric printed and shirt sewn in Chinese factories.

[@csw2342]

1:04:00 Is a great time saving tip 👍

[@vee8080]

Thanks mate that was a great help!

[@fwed1]

Love you

[@PortsTM]

Unsung hero!

[@uwuchildofdoom4208]

Thank you!!!

[@LocoMH]

Thanks so much! Am I the only one who had the feeling Alex was planning this even back then, looking at how much he wanted to get this number out of Richard?

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Richard Herring is on Taskmaster Series Ten now!

[@liannehaymer9333]

Love Alex Horne, effortlessly funny 😂

[@88Switches]

wicustjeremystrongth is one of the funniest things that has ever happened!

[@SirRealShow]

I was literally crying!

[@petgoose32]

57:07

[@rem299]

The section on hair cutting was very eye opening into these guys lives, Good to really dive into these guys' minds and how they work.

[@berniebasset9465]

I thought it showed their true comedy credentials. That ability to instantly bounce off each other and make the mundane funny. Very impressive.

[@rem299]

@@berniebasset9465 I was joking of course, I know it was meta comedy and it was just an hilarious little bit of time wasting.

[@stevemoisan]

@@berniebasset9465 Absolutely. To me, it's obvious Richard could just *sense* that Alex would continue kicking the horse if he set him up with a comic pause, and he nailed it. When Alex resurrected the haircut talk after the pause ( at 1:04:40 ), watch Richard's satisfied smile - he alleyed, Alex ooped, and he was rightfully proud of being part of it.

[@UpTheAnte1987]

"No need for the point zero"

[@readventurekids]

Did something just appear on my screen saying you'll be in the next Taskmaster series?!??! If so, congrats at last. That's huge!

[@rem299]

'''The 'comfjeremystrumf' is silent''. hahaha.

[@NeoDragoN7676]

This was joyous! Really enjoyed that Rich and super looking forward to Greg coming back now!

[@kevinw712]

I gotta say, "Name all of the previous Taskmaster contestants... in 60 seconds. Your time starts now." actually WOULD be a decent task. You could mine plenty of humor between the main reactions of "I simply haven't watched them all so wouldn't necessarily know" or "I have watched, but now don't wanna look like a knob dissing someone that I couldn't remember their particular name", etc

[@csurname]

6:20 This is like when Phil Wang wrote his 10-word story.

[@madderhat5852]

Meanwhile an English farmer is wondering who keeps destroying his Zen stone garden.

[@tatlockandfriends]

This is amazing. I LOVE ALEX HORNE more than life.

[@Dbdilly]

Alex is great at making people feel like a kid at school

[@emjohns.1]

Watching this knowing who is on the New Years special 2022 is beautiful!

[@louisahusteden8903]

Just started watching and love it already! Alex Horne is so funny as are you Richard!

[@westyorkshirebiker8270]

Alex on TaskMaster to Rich: 'You'd be great on it'.. fast forward to 2020 and he is...

[@not_on]

I looked it up. It was Henry II of France who died from a jousting accident.

[@jodysunter9041]

That was amazing, Alex was so fit for Richards cheeky nonsense 🤣. They're so similar.

[@RealSalica]

So happy that I found your podcast !

[@Herring1967]

Welcome aboard!

[@family_jules]

Bootleggers used to hide illegal booze in their boot legs.

[@MySupersuit]

ah I was wondering why tim key hasn't been on - he would be excellent

[@trevorrandom]

Really enjoying this one Rich nice work on the stones in field by the way ☺

[@chumptown259]

Bob Mortimer was easily the best contestant

[@delthorpe223]

I think he might be the best human.

[@speedrob]

He's got a special talent of makng you believe some of the most outlandish things, no matter how silly. And I miss Shooting Stars.

[@speedrob]

Had a think about it and I'd like to see Lee Mack on TM... I imagine he'd be funny trying to think outside the box. Or some battle of the nations.. like Henning Wehn, Frankie Boyle, Al Murrey, Reginald D Hunter and can't think of his name but the canadian one liner dude... loads of good comedy reps.

[@maba7772]

Stewart Francis' mother's first lovers' son wouldn't be as good.

[@speedrob]

Okay... get Bobby Lee to represent Korea instead and because Al Murrey has been on, maybe have David Mitchell/Lee Mack different contrast in comedy so hard choice, bang and done.

[@MrExEssex]

27:30 Bootleg Etymology boot +‎ leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen. Verb bootleg (third-person singular simple present bootlegs, present participle bootlegging, simple past and past participle bootlegged) (chiefly US, transitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor. (transitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product. (intransitive) To engage in bootlegging.

[@herbivarsawus4359]

OK I cannot hear 'Don't Blink' and not think of Doctor Who...

[@alexevansuk]

"So, is it a play on B52?" Didn't quite manage to cut that out 😂😂👍

[@peterdavies4306]

What a shame Rik Mayall is no longer with us - he would have made an incredible guest! That man was a force of nature. The punk Brian Blessed, if you will. Rest in peace Rik; very sadly missed.

[@trashj8778]

Why isn't he allowed to sell the earlier version of Emergency Questions anymore?

[@symmetrie_bruch]

1:04:22 even on watching this probalby for the third time i still have no reasonable explanation why i find this so fucking funny

[@MM-dq2pi]

This is the first time I have seen the work the person is best known for.

[@PaladinusSP]

He is not that little in person. Greg Davies is absolutely huge, though.

[@berniebasset9465]

He's 6'8.

[@Renzsu]

A monolith of a man

[@owencampbell8799]

Fake news. He’s little Alex Horne

[@MM-dq2pi]

Your hair looks really nice in this episode, Richard.

[@danshaggy292]

I nearly burst at the birdwatching typo

[@sierrahunterlewis7677]

I TRULY adore ALEX 💌

[@goldenpony822]

52:10 that's incredibly awkward even by the usual standards

[@DanGolag]

The pointless question is so good. I think maybe doc brown or Dave Gorman, even though I'm a fan of both.

[@simplekaty]

Great rhlstp, loved you both, very funny and sweet

[@Baud2Bits]

I danced the okie cokie with Guy Siner just last year.

[@speedrob]

Ooohh look it's, LITTLE ALEX HORNE! Sad to see how many fake accounts Gregg will make just to give Alex a thumbs down in anything he appears in, that isn't TM... smh.

[@joby19881]

Bit late to the party here but hey. Nice one for the Rick and Morty t-shirt, Richard. It’d be great if you could get them on the show.

[@Thisandthat8908]

i wonder if he since learned that you can change the account the kindle connects to. And use it without one for non DRM books.

[@hotlunch4415]

33:32 “Kill the kids, divorce the wife”

[@trevorfeelgood]

Watching this in 2020 Richard is on it now

[@dommorris]

"Tripitaka I've got a headache!"

[@stumpy4770]

I have personal experience of this. A leg without a foot, is still a leg. A foot without a leg, is fuel for a hospital incinerator. At least it kept the other patients warm.

[@sarahl3721]

Ouch! How did you lose your leg but not lose the foot?

[@stumpy4770]

lol, I did lose my foot, the leg is still attached. My foot was crushed by a forklift truck lol

[@DodderingOldMan]

'My foot was crushed by a forklift truck lol' That seems like quite an inappropriate lol... although coupled with your user name it's clear you have a sense of humour about it :P Hope it wasn't all too traumatic!

[@stumpy4770]

DodderingOldMan, Oh it's the only way to be, have a sense of humour about it. As I was lay on the casualty bed, foot crushed and hanging off, my two friends that were with me were allowed to come in and see me for a couple of minutes. The nurse said I would be going to theatre soon, and my two friends replied "why, what play is he going to watch ?". Me and my two friends were pissing ourselves laughing, the nurse threw my two friends out of the casualty room lol. It happened when I was 18, and it wasn't traumatic at all. Actually I would say the 2 months I spent in hospital were some of the funnest times of my life :)

[@starrya5647]

stumpy4770 You sound like you're living life the right way. I had a benign brain tumour removed this year, and the amount of "inappropriate" jokes I made about people "picking my brain" etc just helped me get through it and let my friends and family to know that it was ok to talk about it!

[@9313James]

RICHARD MUST BE ON TASKMASTER

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Guess what.

[@PaintballMagazine]

Yes¡ been waiting for Little Alex Horne. Gonna be good¡

[@ebonyonce]

Oh KINDLE! I thought he was saying KEN DOLL I was so confused 😅

[@DMEB]

It was nearly impossible to drink tea while watching this. My epiglottis has rebelled. I HAD TO GOOGLE THE WORD EPIGLOTTIS!!! fuck sake,

[@pauloliver1842]

we are back excellent

[@vickimoore3174]

Vicki Brasher Moore........Congrats Rich Herring into The Hall of Fame.....WWE.....The Warrior Award.

[@flangekiwi]

Love these podcasts; they turn me into the 'crazy lady laughing to herself' in traffic 😁 BTW ... am I the only one who thought of Mr Herring's "which would you rather be" game when Stormy Daniel's book came out, describing #CadetBoneSpurs willy as looking like the little mushroom man? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@heidimoulton2319]

Richard's wearing a Rick and Morty T-shirt I wish I had!

[@mookuk1]

55 quid haircut!, whats wrong with a bowl and the big kitchen scissors.

[@92RedRevolver]

LONDON

[@TheJoeBloggsPodcast]

Best one yet

[@jaredrogersword]

Such a great episode of RHLSTP 😃🙌

[@floydhayes]

Monkey was fantastic :)

[@RiyaSDesai]

45:42 fingers into

[@bushiebodge]

great thanks mate

[@5Heth]

Wicustjeremystrumth 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👍🏼

[@hanumaniam]

Champagne Bottle?

[@spnhm34]

Why did he say Andie MacDowell was in Man Down?

[@alfredalfred8631]

I think he mixed it up with Cuckoo. Also starring Greg Davies. I could be mistaken.

[@abegarfield7031]

The guy from Planet of the Apes?

[@RIXRADvidz]

sans Horne Section. this'll do. RHLSTP is always worth watching, even if the guests aren't as familiar. Alex though will guarantee the occasional chortle and tee-hee.

[@reggiepollock4669]

He called it Derry instead of "London"Derry Alex Horne says United Ireland

[@occono3543]

Alex's wife is of Irish Catholic heritage from Fermanagh actually so for her sake he probably does.

[@kevinwebster1793]

brilliant

[@MakeLAUGHnotWAR]

Hello Clue #71

[@Elz-xoxo]

Feel like thanking the person in the comment that mentioned it, saves me time by not having to watch the whole thing 😂😂 #TaskmasterTreasureHunt 🥳

[@foozballguy]

@@Elz-xoxo Can I get a minute marker?

[@Elz-xoxo]

I literally just got an email notification about your comment 😅 I assume you got it ages ago, but for any future people 1:04:00

[@92RedRevolver]

Most hairdressers give you a bit of a massage when washing hair, don't they? It's kind of incidental to having your hair washed.

[@alpine_newt]

Go to Vince in St. Albans, only 6 quid per haircut and it's next to the pub.

[@cr-ew8od]

How's he coping with lock down?

[@abegarfield7031]

Do people still pay for haircuts? What the frig for? It never turns out how you want it. Better doing it yourself

[@Valto4life]

I can't get over how good you look for your age Mr. Herring.

[@ukrpgfan4029]

Really?

[@aprilapril2]

Thick hair is easier to style Richard. 60 quid . 💇‍♀️

[@foxybox123]

wicustjeremmystrongth😂

[@brookewestonctc]

wicustjeremystrongth

[@rem299]

Best part of the interview, so stupid lol.

[@emilywilliams356]

I actually cried laughing at that part. I hope I'm not the only one.

[@RolexTharsus]

@@missbehaving4710 about 57:07 the story starts

[@nettysgirl00]

why did alex kiss richard's hand at the end lmao

[@Tamashi88]

Alex kisses a lot of men. He kissed Josh Widdicombe at least twice in one episode of the Last Leg

[@abegarfield7031]

A show of affection.

[@RacheleStrata]

wow this was awkward

[@SerendipityChild]

to not lament when we're 50 years too late to avert widespread ecological and humanitarian damage, and maaaybe too late to avert catastrophic outcomes .. that is an enviable and rare calm.

[@epsleon]

Joe Thomas would be a pointless answer.

[@je74r0]

wicustJeremyStrongth

[@sticklebrix1756]

Toilet books.

[@meu02136]

Was it an art director that cut your hair?

[@MyHouseOnTheMoon]

I love everything there is about taskmaster, just not the US version. Dogshit! The women were hateful and rude! Also Reggie sucked.... also, Comedy Central hid it behind a paywall. I didn't even know it existed until 2024! But what if you did a Netflix version with someone who was charismatic as a host? What if you had someone like Kevin Hart as a host? Or fuck, what about The Rock? Lol just not Reggie Watts, the cream cardstock of the "comedy" world

[@alpine_newt]

Richard, shorter hair suits you better. Trust me please.

[@simplekaty]

nooo, shoulder length is perfection

[@alpine_newt]

@@simplekaty Wrong.

[@sarahl3721]

Not sure about this one...

[@DanielFyfe]

Don't watch then

[@berniebasset9465]

It's one of the best I've listened to.

[@FirstLast-bi8xi]

Lolz

[@mitchmitchell928]

Really surprised by all the raving comments. I'm not sure if it's the format or the pairing with Richard, but I found Alex really difficult to sit through. Moments of clever buried in tedium

[@monkeechicken]

just watched an episode of taskmaster which had it's moments but at least one of the tasks was fixed. Spoiled it for me a little, it's just the same as mock the week et al.

[@nommyyt]

Which one?