Dawn French - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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 seat, it’s the loveliest person in the United Kingdom Dawn French.
They discuss what it is like to be in a double act where you actually like your partner, on stage vertigo, the Queen Mother’s teeth, whether it’s worse to lose a pet or be an orphan and a choice between getting students through their exams and international comedy fame.
Richard risks derailing everything by asking the Vicar of Dibley some very inappropriate questions, but she is more than equal to them. Witches and ghosts and west country and intergenerational rivalry feature but can Richard make Dawn cry or reveal her evil side? Only one way to find out.
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[@sratus]

Never heard a cheer like that before for a guest entrance on RHLSTP

[@Uygkuyfkutfkytfkutfv]

What a solid gold icon. We deserve more Dawn in our lives.

[@AntBangBang]

One of my favourite RHLSTP's so far. Dawn French seems such a genuinely nice and funny person.

[@neilbiggin]

This was one of my fave episodes. I love how natural Dawn is... and how nervous Richard is.

[@NeoDragoN7676]

Dawns such a perfect guest and she's still my crush! Rich you were super on form, i do love the ones where you are fanboying all over them, it gets the best out of you and your guest!

[@kassistwisted]

It is so amazing to me that two such phenomenal talents as Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders got their start at the Comic Strip simply because they were female. If there had been thousands of women auditioning, they still would have been the best of them. We are so lucky the Comic Strip got them because so did we.

[@RIXRADvidz]

just everything wonderful you'd come to expect when you see or hear the name, 'Dawn French' Thank You Mr. Herring for a Heaping Helping of Holiday Happiness !! Bigg Huggs!!

[@danshaggy292]

George The Incompetent Sound Guy strikes again

[@rubymilescleo]

I could listen to this interview for 5 hours, brilliant, and very funny!!!

[@NickSheridanVids]

They are both so fucking good at this. I mean it's a given that Richard can be good, but he needs the right kind of guest to be his absolute best, and here is one RHLSTP where he totally found them.

[@nhenham3]

Oooo! Yes, do it that way. The comic strip presents, Susie. Thought I was the only person to have ever quoted it!

[@Govanmauler]

this was a belter ! can't get my head round Dawn being 59 though

[@joefarang]

absolute quality. what a star dawn is

[@lilpixines]

Yes!!! Dawn French. Amazing woman. Love Love Love. xxx

[@Doooooooooooood]

One of the very best!

[@fnutboy]

Many Thanks Richard and Happy Christmas to you and your family. You have brought us hundreds of hours of entertainment and we appreciate it. Cheers Mate, keep up the good work.xx

[@nickytanner]

bloody love Dawn French

[@sandamianoyeah]

Excellent podcast, amazing guest. It's been f*cking brilliant this year Richard, pardon my French. x

[@Jimmy_Sandwiches]

Still so pretty - Dawn though is another level xx

[@jimmycampbell78]

Brilliant! Dawn is great. Very enjoyable, thanks.

[@Superfantastictop10]

Once again nearly garrotted myself on the bench-press while trying to contain a fit of RHLSTP-induced laughter and lift 50 kilos simultaneously. Lesson: don't listen to RHLSTP while lifting heavy things, operating heavy machinery or doing anything with which an attack of the giggles could potentially kill you. If I do strangle myself to death with heavy gym equipment, I shall be writing a fairly stern letter of complaint. So, instead of exercising right now, I'm watching this and getting fat. I hope you're pleased with yourself.

[@166PolarBear]

Love Dawn's hair, so glossy and silky

[@mwintersteinsmith]

Awesome! Well done Richard for a superbly funny and entertaining blog. Dawn looked & sounded "Absolutely Fabulous"

[@alistairpage-mcgill2723]

Martin Winterstein-Smith it's the other one

[@danshaggy292]

@@alistairpage-mcgill2723 You do know how Ab Fab started, right?

[@danield1000]

Great episode, you were both on form! In the top 5 episodes I think.

[@Twistedhippy]

looking great!

[@Daniel-lj7bo]

This was a particularly good episode, just worked as it should. I look forward to your Bake Off episodes.

[@zetetick395]

1:01:35 All of a sudden I'm hearing this show from down the end of a long corridor.... 1:05:10 Aaaaannnd we're back in the room ....Someone's returned all the soft furnishings :)

[@idio-syncrasy]

I love the sound guy. Genius.

[@calumsanderson6741]

The BBC or some company should invest in a talk show hosted by Richard and Dawn. Such a great rapport.

[@mrskyfarmer]

Pure joy!!!

[@nkenchington6575]

That was really good.

[@Retrobeemer]

Happy Christmas Richard. Hopefully you'll make it down to Cornwall some day soon?

[@ChubbyChecker182]

French Dawn sounds like an extremist (French) political party.

[@normandoyle1009]

Fist of Cake. Oh, Bake Off would be a wonder. I hope centipede emergency doesn't get too much traction.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

please do a Halloween special podcast next year where you contact dead comedians via a seance. I would ask 'Is there Anybody there' to Tommy Cooper, Benny Hill for a start. Richard Herrings Leicester Square Theatre Comedy Seance Podcast has a good ring to it.

[@deanwright7611]

That cake thing though. Shrewd refusal.

[@cmitchell6927]

200 quid for an endorsement with Dawn French in it is pretty solid marketing

[@suphyori]

The sound goes all weird from 1:01:26 on Dawn's mic.

[@cats-uk]

Sup Hyori It gets fixed about 5 mins later

[@gazriley624]

Has anyone got a link for the Pathe news clip

[@pluribus_unum]

28:35 - Hallucinating primordial music and LSD or mushrooms is not uncommon. It's wonderful.

[@cats-uk]

Sound goes weird with sound at around 1 hour mark, fixed about 5 mins later

[@janjanssen1852]

Candy Davis was the woman on the beach in Five go Mad

[@billiesrus]

Sound goes weird at 1:01:26

[@jimmyjarrett939]

I love Dawn, she's a bit young to be my mum but a bit too old to be my wife, I'm not sure how I'm gonna go about this, proposal or adoption. Saying that my Mum was born in 1959 and I'm sure Dawn must have been born around that time, I'm pretty sure Rick was born the same year as my mum and they've got to be similar in age (well if he was still with us that is), adoption it is then, don't worry Dawn, I'll give you a Grandchild.

[@MatgoStyles]

Dawn was born in 1957

[@sarahl3721]

I'm sure she'll want to be your mum now you've just said she's too old to consider for marriage!

[@WinnerWinnerEmmaDinner]

'Mmmmm Yes. Do It That Way' Was it from The Beat Generation?

[@Herring1967]

I think it was.

[@Herring1967]

Or Susie according to other poster, which I think might be correct

[@WinnerWinnerEmmaDinner]

Richard Herring we'll stick with Susie then :)

[@davidgalbraith1639]

Went to see 'The Best' in Chorley last night. The start of the second half was a shameful 20 minute DVD sales pitch. Absolute pisstake to do that to a room of paying audience members. Was going to buy FOF 2 (I ordered series 1 online) post show but decided against it as I was feeling aggrieved. By the time you got to your material I'd lost interest (not the only one to have felt this) and watched the Davis Cup tennis on my phone. I was the one who prompted your knats chuff routine, which you couldn't remember. Shameful and lazy I'm afraid Mr Herring (cold or no cold, I did Macbeth at the Lowry with Glandular fever).

[@csurname]

Queen Mother, black teeth, no crown on them.

[@Solaar_Punk]

What is that Cheggon you ama twaat thing? Lol

[@misterdaz1018]

So then, Rich... Are you a more a fan of Sativa or Indica?

[@pauloliver1842]

will lenny henry come on here now

[@pauloliver1842]

what was that womans name that gave us the dream ticket that is dawn

[@josslambert14]

I wonder when rich worked out that putting the guests name first was probably a good idea, the answer too late

[@HucksGamingchannel]

Is this another Stephen Merchant moment we're seeing?

[@HucksGamingchannel]

Markxist I dunno. The centipede part didn't go down too well, and towards the end it seemed a bit "do you want violence". She just walked off aswell, which i guess was my reason for the question.

[@HucksGamingchannel]

Markxist Yeah, i could be wrong of course. I kinda got the same vibe from the Tony Robinson one too, so maybe i'm just reading things wrong. I am a badge holder, so i'm on board with Rich. It might be how the older comedians react i'm picking up wrong.

[@Herring1967]

Both Tony and Dawn had a great time and hung around afterwards for drinks. I am 100% certain neither of them were offended by anything. As always will let you know if things turn sour for reals!

[@HucksGamingchannel]

Richard Herring Hehe. hopefully seeing you in vicar street next year. merry christmad

[@HucksGamingchannel]

mas. Freudian slip

[@cats-uk]

Dogs trump cats ? Pfft

[@sroycze9284]

yeah, that seemed like a cruel thing to say,as Richard had opened up about the death of (basically ) a family member.

[@MrRjhyt]

I love 'The Vicar of Dibley', and 'Ab Fab', but I found their sketches together hugely painful and self-indulgent.

[@weavehole]

Don't worry, the annoying bit is only about four minutes long.

[@prnfl]

45:00 what's wrong with you???

[@lilacmaninapurpleworld538]

We need to talk about Richard’s eyebrows....🤔

[@3506Dodge]

A lot of English people say they live in various parts of the UK but they really live in London and have second houses they visit periodically. That's seems odd to an American.

[@Woolstenholme]

I PHONE 4 ... BLACK BERRY ... DOWN FRENCH ... LENNY HENRY

[@derekelliott3971]

I don't know why you wasted all your time with all that human centipede stuff either

[@djkarpo]

1st comment

[@EleanorPeterson]

24:50 - Teeth? Oh, Dawn, noooo! People who don't 'get' the British lack of interest in teeth need to appreciate that appearances are simply not that important to many of us. My teeth are neither straight nor blindingly white, but they're sound and clean and my breath smells of minty mouthwash. The old amalgam fillings at the back of my gob are ancient but still solid, so I don't care that they're gunmetal grey. I'll see a dentist if I have a problem. That's enough. Move on. The American expectation that you have a proud DUTY to 'be the best you can be' (like Barbie and Ken) is all about vanity and neuroses. Most Brits are happy just to have their health. Teeth need to be sound and serviceable, nothing more. Brushing after meals, occasional flossing, and frequent mouthwash swilling mean that, for most of us, nothing more is deemed necessary. In the States the expectation seems to be that expensive dentistry and a childhood spent in braces is essential because every parent hopes that their kid will become (at best) a billionaire film star or (at least) the President. Remarking on someone's teeth in the UK is considered the height of bad manners and oafish rudeness - they've got nothing to do with anyone else, just like a limp, a squint, a birthmark, a broken nose, or the childhood surgery scars from a cleft lip. Teeth only affect your life in Britain if you're hoping to get a job as a model. Interestingly, modelling agencies are now required to employ a vast range of people in the name of diversity; people who are short, fat, disfigured with tattoos and piercings, or who are living with any number of physical disabilities - from amputations to skin grafts to congenital birth conditions - but they're still allowed to discriminate against people with 'unreconstructed' teeth. They still expect that big false Hollywood (pantomime horse!) grin. 😁 I think that most ordinary Brits care more about the content than the packaging. Unless you're a plastic-bodied cheerleader or a social media 'influencer' (bimbo...) you smile with your face, your eyes and your lips; teeth have very little to do with it. Some people though - indeed, some whole countries - have... issues. Cosmetic dentistry and surgery [and I don't mean life-saving reconstructive surgery after severe physical trauma, I mean purely cosmetic surgery] produces fake people with fake bodies and fake smiles. Dawn French has a long history of being conscious of her body image (and still subscribes to the cliché that 'plus-size' women must compensate for their larger bodies by having nice hair and pretty smiles and by being unfailingly jolly). She's not had an easy life so far, and has reinvented herself several times; it's unsurprising that she's become enamoured of the US approach to cosmetic 'perfection'. It's all about image and cash. How sad. To many regular Brits, teeth just aren't that important. People with suspiciously even 'TV evangelist' smiles look as pathetic as men wearing really bad wigs. As far as my body image goes: I'm 5'6", 9½ stone, but ludicrously top-heavy. A NN-cup bosom means that nobody has looked at my face since I was about 13, so it wouldn't matter how much I spent on a mouthful of fake teeth anyway. 😞

[@OfflineSetup]

the sound goes dodgy for more than a minute. UNSUBSCRIBED!!!!

[@TheDementation]

Watching this now at the exact point Space Karen has taken over twitter.