Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - with Joe Lycett #81

A Fan Who’s Won a Competition
It’s the last show in series 7 and there’s an end of term atmosphere and a lot of good natured heckling from a slightly inebriated crowd. Richard’s final guest is Peter Dickson impersonator and product of 1988, Joe Lycett. The podcast largely turns into the vehicle for a RHLSTP clips show as Joe quizzes Richard about his favourite and least favourite guests and what the future might hold for the valuable RHLSTP franchise.
But there’s also time to talk about identifying fish as they are slapped into your face, how much money Richard turned down to appear on TV with Katy Hopkins and the varying depravity of ex Blue Peter presenters. It’s a fittingly low key and relaxed end to the series. Series eight starts next week.
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[@readventurekids]

This is great (as usual). Joe Lycett comes across really well! Great stuff!

[@meu02136]

Slagging Limmy off already, and his blood isn't even cold. We'll miss ye big man, gone but not forgotten.

[@Herring1967]

Series 8 starts next week!

[@Govanmauler]

+Richard Herring Woo Hoo ! !

[@chimpwithagun]

+Anne-Marie Frankie Just wing it?

[@billallen2126]

+Richard Herring let me catch my breath, at least. is there a way to donate and yet, remain anonymous?

[@emdiar6588]

+Richard Herring Hey Rich, do you think John Cooper Clarke would do one? He's witty and you wouldn't have to keep your references to the last 10 years to keep your lines of inquiry from stalling every 30 seconds. (Bloody youngsters. I'm 48 and these kids you keep interviewing are making me feel ancient.)

[@Spankabuttux]

+bill allen Is there a way to make people think I'm really generous yet humble in a question I've posted using my real name?

[@KittyPetote]

Joe!!

[@curtismeaning8891]

Adrian Edmonson please. One of the true great forgotten heroes of alternative comedy. So very underrated but hopefully not so very unattainable.

[@ReadyWhenYouAre]

Two years later, no podcast. Like this comment to remind Richard to get around to it!

[@prunehead]

2 more years, just a gentle nudge to ya Ricardo Heringa

[@B3ntheboy]

5 years later. Yes please!!!

[@kisbie]

Or Planer, or Richardson. There's loads of big, surviving, potentially fascinating names he's still not had on; Elton, Curtis, Saunders, Whitehouse, Skinner, Brand (Jo), Laurie. And if anyone could tempt Morris or Kitson out of hiding...

[@B3ntheboy]

@@kisbie Planer has been on RHLSTP 👍

[@RIXRADvidz]

sad words, ''last in the series''.....at least we got a Real Good One! Joe Lycett, let's see how he does under the 15 second clock...strung together into an hour and some... Thank You Phoebe's Father for putting something Good on the wwweb.

[@billallen2126]

am i the only joe lycett admirer? guess not, phew. goddam spell-check changes lycett to lychee.

[@woofled4637]

There's a bit cut out when you talk about the second Stewart Lee interview... I want to know what it was!! Your right - he was not on great form on that one, and didn't do the back stage interview, and stopped TMWRNJ after all the effort you and GFS had gone to. I remember there was a great 90s bootleg audio of Lee and Herring that was found but still hasn't been released - do you know what's happening with that?

[@clairemaryharding2067]

He was good!

[@MrMargaretScratcher]

Plot twist - the startling noise at 1:05:34 causes a road traffic accident..

[@kittyschmeeer]

Why does it appear the Lou Sanders RHLSTP has been taken down off of youtube but is available on Vimeo instead?

[@NickSheridanVids]

Absolutely no idea who he is, but really enjoyed this one :)

[@MsFifi11c]

The strangest urban legend that I heard , was of a regional news presenter on STV in the 80's. My Uncle's friend was an A&E nurse in Glasgow who'd assisted in the evacuation of a coat hanger and a packet of fruit pastels from the aforementioned's colon

[@LoneKharnivore]

MsFifi11c That sort of thing happens. People put something up there, the colon sucks it in and then they use a coathanger to try to get it out. S'why buttplugs have a 'stop.'

[@christonamtb4089]

My uncles friend

[@circleofrage]

do you reckon you'll ever get steve hughes on rich...?

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

Lycett sounds exactly like a slightly less camp version of Julian Cleary. Close your eyes and you can't tell the difference.

[@abegarfield7031]

Wow. That is bizarre. I can definitely hear a bit of cleary in there.

[@MontyCantsin5]

37:20. Yes, that would definitely be an interesting encounter. You should insist on talking exclusively about puppeteering for an hour.

[@duncan-rmi]

"the f*ck is wrong with you?"

[@sratus]

The audience seem a bit pissed

[@TheGava4]

TrainInVain probably helps if your watching Richard Herring....sorry

[@joebrokenstrang3711]

TrainInVain They were a bit more mouthy than normal.

[@emdiar6588]

I wish one more audience member had left after Limmy's bit. "John Noakes"? Wasn't even funny the first time. Seems it's not as easy as Rich makes it look.

[@herbivarsawus4359]

I can't find the Charlie Brooker one. Was it taken down?

[@iSmidgeons]

+Daniel Waxerely It's not on KZbin but it's on iTunes for sure.

[@herbivarsawus4359]

OK. Thanks.

[@cdname47]

It wasn't filmed back then just audio

[@billallen2126]

+Daniel Waxerely ha ha. just like me, the second i heard. 'f@ckin' hell! charlie brooker? where do i gets my hands on it?'

[@emdiar6588]

+Daniel Waxerely You can listen to it here: www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/episode_5_charlie_brooker/

[@JoeeyTheeKangaroo]

Jesus Christ the audience really likes to shout out.

[@nonindividual]

The Phoenix Zappa account is obviously owned by a troll. I blocked it/her/him. I recommend that others do it too.

[@exert2020]

Richard rambles a lot in this one. Would have been nice to hear more from Joe

[@bertrach]

Lou Sanders is the only person on the RHLSTP Wikipedia page who is coloured red... Can somebody ask Andy McH to tweet Joe Lycett and ask him to write her a wiki page, please? She is really funny... and a bit gorgeous.

[@greendogg83]

who's Limmy?

[@B3ntheboy]

Limmy was the guest before Joe

[@herbivarsawus4359]

Don't know who this bloke is but he makes me think of Young Conservatives.

[@23Stork]

+Daniel Waxerely If you don't know this guy you must have not watched any panel shows in the past year or so, he makes me think more of Quentin Crisp.

[@TwinGeeks]

What a waste, hardly learned anything about Joe. Please have him back on and talk about his career/opinions more. He wasn't supposed to be there to listen to the interviewer talking about himself and having to ask questions/fill in pauses.