Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast with Lee Mack #84

[@aquablushgirl]

I fucking love Lee Mack. The man is so sharp and on it. He never ever fails to make me laugh.

[@GlennWillsee]

I think Craig Ferguson would make a great guest on this podcast.

[@ravimusicuk]

Oh hell yes. But... from what I know/remember, he's not a big fan of the UK comedy 'clique'. Which is a shame - he's proved himself to be a sharp, witty, topical humourist, and I sorely miss his US late night TV show!

[@PickeringSamuel]

@@ravimusicuk UK comedy is the best and the comedians know it

[@ravimusicuk]

@@PickeringSamuel Handy that Craig's Scottish then, eh!

[@jimboslice4468]

@@ravimusicuk Nah, we're not taking him back. He's American now.

[@skann9048]

@@jimboslice4468 Speak for yourself

[@craigjohnson8202]

get sean lock.

[@petertalbot646]

+Oliver Scott Yes!

[@0wls2k]

Lee seems to split opinion which is strange but the guy is razor sharp, bit of a rarity these days.

[@rigsby1454]

I kind of hate him but find him hillarious

[@normandoyle1009]

0wls2k He's very quick, but it's within very limited parameters, mostly callbacks and puns.

[@readventurekids]

I just used 'razor sharp' in a comment about Lee Mack on another RHLSTP. Haha!

[@x8_ace_x]

He's actually a really intelligent guy. He prefers to act the fool though. I think he's one of the funniest comics around these days.

[@gazriley624]

very funny maybe the funniest british comic ever

[@11tw48]

Get Queen Elizabeth II for the next series.

[@CAMZAB]

+11 tw Fair play. Best comment for this particular channel. Get Putin on.

[@LSD_93]

He's like a cheeky boy, that Lee Mack, isn't he?

[@x8_ace_x]

Cheeky, never blue. lol

[@Stratahoovius]

Lee Mack used to pick apricots in my hometown? What a time to be alive!

[@billybillyson4351]

I like Lee Mack and I like Stewart Lee and I like Richard Herring.

[@MontyCantsin5]

What's it like living with cognitive dissonance?

[@markm6151]

And I like Stewart Lee and I like peter kay

[@2Tricky]

I like beans and I like sauce and I like sexual intercourse.

[@WillyoDee]

... but which is better? There's only one way to find out: FIIIIIIIIIIGGGHHHT

[@kisbie]

@@WillyoDee A shame Harry Hill had to cancel his RHLSTP appearance. I bet it would be nothing but Richard going through all the TV Burp fights, asking Harry who he thinks would really win them if they actually happened, and sketching them out in far too much detail.

[@kneazle3603]

Simon Amstell, please, dirtybritcomconfessions was made for him.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

25:45 I love Lee Mack being on Pointless with Bobby Ball

[@WelshBathBoy]

So which material stealing comedian was Lee's footnote alluding to?

[@mftmss7086]

richard herring

[@rokeeffe91]

Oh my God those pig roast party scenarios were so damn funny... Sorting out what exactly is and is not fucked up about the scenario was hilarious!

[@dannyclub09]

I've been waiting for this for a while. I fucking love Lee Mack. This was great.

[@dannyclub09]

@@xlbubblehead2505 7 years ago!? I remembered this episode being recent. Damn.

[@harrysgame8633]

@@dannyclub09 BC polo player 😊😊

[@robbie7638]

Who was the celebrity chef's house that RH was touring?

[@BatteryExhausted]

Dear Richard. I enjoy your podcasts. (I did write 'really' but on second thoughts I took it out. 'I enjoy your podcasts, really...'' did not sound as complimentary as I had intended.) I wish to raise an issue with your titles. When you look at the list of videos on your KZbin channel it displays the titles and a small thumbnail. It is quite frustrating that the first part of the title, whilst necessary is actually so long that I can not see who is in each video. It simply abbreviates your title to read 'Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast with... .' Thus, my only way of knowing which video to select from the catalogue is the thumbnail. Sadly, I do not recognise some of the people and often it is your good self depicted. (I take it as read that you will be appearing in every episode.) If you could take the time to go over each and every video you have uploaded and change the title to 'RHLSTP with [insert guest here] #[insert relevant episode number here] then it would enhance the time I spend browsing your uploads. I understand #100 is to be your last. I hope not. Maybe you could get Stewart Lee on again. I am not sure if he has any recent projects to discuss but it is always nice to see how far he has let himself go. Fist of Fun really was the most quoted TV show in my 3rd year at secondary school. Kudos. Yours. Scott. ;)

[@dominic9983]

Was literally about to post that, we can best friends in pedantry.

[@BatteryExhausted]

Maestro Gee It turns out that you can click 'list' view somewhere and reveal the full titles. :) Pedantry club was disbanded when disagreements about the rules led to deaths.

[@BatteryExhausted]

Argh. 'list view' not 'list' view. Damn.

[@x8_ace_x]

He would always abbreviate This Morning With Richard Not Judy as "TWMRNJ" putting the W and M the wrong way round. So why not call it "Richard Herring's SLTP with..." for short?

[@danielcropp8553]

I like how Mr. Herring always introduces himself at the beginning!

[@dbag3345]

Irony of all ironies, someone (probably Richardo) audibly farts at 5:39 while talking about "Gas".

[@Superfantastictop10]

Haha. You're right

[@driftwood1906]

Lee Mack looks like Peter sellers with those glasses.

[@lnfreeman]

That pig morality debate was side splitting

[@emdiar6588]

Rich, can't you get Catherine an invitation to appear on WILTY? If she refused then you could rebuff any further criticism of the show's gender imbalance, pointing out that it's a self fulfilling prophecy on her part, and watch the show in future with impunity, and if she accepted she wouldn't have a leg to stand on when disapproving of it. Win, win!

[@hamishchisholm3396]

If you can source Lee Mack, surely you can get Sean Lock. Failing that, Jon Richardson.

Sean Lock suffers from terrible bouts of agoraphobia, and doesn't leave his house.

[@kurisensei]

No chance getting Sean Lock mate

[@ulture]

@@kurisensei RIP

[@miapurplefrog8309]

will you come to Bournemouth? love these , just found posts... you are a very good interviewees Thanks for sharing ;)

[@MrLien2U]

Gino D'Acampo?

[@MrLien2U]

+Nick Moranis Who? Richard was right then ;) I just googled famous chefs in Borehamwood & Gino's name came up 1st. God dam Wiki! lol

[@sveinnygard8745]

There is only one person who has cookbooks of their own at home... No need to google it.

[@docherty53]

proper funny, laughed lots at this.

[@maggieadams8600]

I love all of these interviews. Richard Herring asks all the right questions to keep us all interested and marry! :)

[@robochrish]

I thought the literal part of the peer pressure joke was the "Wurst" part of it haha

[@robbie7638]

yes, me too

[@RFC3514]

57:14 - They were all peers and you'd be putting your "peer" (i.e., the thing you use to pee) in the pig. Probably the most multi-layered joke ever done on RHLSTP.

[@hmlone]

Lee Mack is brilliant but I think it's really awkward when the guests turn their comedy on so to speak, instead of just having what appears to be a natural conversation

[@0wls2k]

+FINbball Lee is being genuine here, there's a reason he has a reputation as a very funny guy amongst comedians. Check out Adam Buxton's podcast interview with Rob Brydon, can't speak highly enough of him.

[@normandoyle1009]

Rich Chigga tha GOD I get that vibe too. If this is just him rather than him being 'on', meh.

[@everso2151]

He is the way he is! Super talent. He’s never “off”. True professional.

[@drunkcountry]

Glorious stuff, Herring.

[@wolfie498]

Richard's wife sounds like fun.

[@patchworkpants]

Isn't Ravi Shankar the famous musician who taught George Harrison to play sitar?

[@AzimovTube]

+Noodlecake Monroe Yes that's the joke.

[@wakarimasendozu]

+Azimov Valinor Aye Limmy, thats the joke

[@patchworkpants]

Ohhhh. I didn't finish watching the podcast so maybe I missed it.

[@pixelfrenzy]

+Noodlecake Monroe It's also a very common name in India. There are many Ravi Shankars.

[@Giordifer]

Apparently, Lee Mack knows who he is...

[@jafwilding]

There's an Appleson Optometrists in Wetherby, North Yorkshire. Maybe Bobby had just had an eye test.

[@symmetrie_bruch]

fyi: both apple and apricot seeds contain cyanide

[@spacemonkey4811]

though apple pips/seeds are so much easier to eat then apricot stones.

[@peterdavies5358]

What does an executive producer do as there's about 16 of them?

[@Herring1967]

in this case, contributed to the kickstarter to pay for the filming, so you could watch this for nothing

[@peterdavies5358]

That was my only thought. You should mention Twitch again, I do try. You and the Ellen/ Hepworth Word podcasts are my binges just now.

[@tamfuwing1]

It's completely forgotten now that ouija boards were just games originally. I think from Mattel?

[@frunkfrankly]

Great show but that is one wobbly table.

[@FuckFeminists]

Ouija ever stop? :p I love this comment. Lets go back through film history and see what other tables near epic comedians we can assess the wobbliness of. I'll do a show with you - Cinematic Furniture Wobbliness Reloaded. Email?

[@meu02136]

Lee Mack couldn't cut the mustard on a RHLSTP.

[@x8_ace_x]

Yeah you can't cut mustard, you spread it. Idiot. ;) lol

[@mattthompson1105]

You don’t cut mustard, you spread it

[@jontattum1476]

... so did Stewart Lee just make up that quote or what?

[@rigsby1454]

Stew's entire character is to appear bitter. He embellishes a lot, and assumes that comedians are talking about him when they're not. It's part of the act

[@bobsacamano8361]

Who was the chef? Can’t work it out.

[@danshaggy292]

Gino D’Campo

[@budle89]

Who's that guy at 1:08 I only know him from memes

[@marcgorter8651]

That would be Limmy.

[@budle89]

@@marcgorter8651 Thanks. I just watched his sketch show. Dude really is bonker. Lol

[@Superfantastictop10]

Get Doug Stanhope on.

[@Superfantastictop10]

@@clivewells7090 Stanhope is pretty famous. I'm sure he knows him.

[@Iroxinping]

as someone that has worn glasses my entire life and seeing where Lee wears his glasses.....he needs smaller frame with softer edges, not oval, but at least 3/4 the size and less square.

[@kisbie]

Bit late now, but I still feel Lee should have renamed his sitcom Not Staying In when it flashed forward several years and he's suddenly living in a big house with all these kids. It is two different shows really.

[@joewakeford]

First comment on this wonderful edition, great work gang!

[@rikhumphreys]

Is Rich wearing 9" heels?

[@Szaam]

"Richard the Lionheart." "Do you know how he got that name?" "Yeah, his mum and dad called him Richard."

[@lokisfriend]

Looks like they would use lapel microphones so that everyone isn't saddled with holding that thing to their mouths the entire conversation.

[@Herring1967]

Have tried, but they don't work well enough to both record and project without feedback. It's really not that much of a proble having to hold a microphone. For most of the guests this is how they usually work anyway.

[@lokisfriend]

@@Herring1967 I see, thanks for responding.

[@weavehole]

According to borehamwoodtimes.co.uk a certain famous telly chef was burgled on October 2nd... coincidence??

[@england444]

Back to his best....

[@emmacassidy8482]

Only Fools and Horses was set it Peckham

[@kisbie]

Shepherd's Bush gets mentioned in the closing theme. "To a mush in Shepherd's Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush Bush..."

[@idio-syncrasy]

I like Richard Herring. Made Lee seem funny.

[@karatefella]

£250 for chatting for an hour ! WOW ! :-D

[@Herring1967]

Wait til you find out how much people get paid for being on TV

[@karatefella]

@@Herring1967 I can well believe it !

[@xtraspecialmango]

Please do Nick Hancock next - I could do with a laugh.

[@harryturner8701]

15:43 Get a fucking grip 😂😂😂😂

[@rollacoasta9676]

niiiiiiiiice

[@Evitaschannel]

52:19

[@rjowen]

Phil Cool has let himself go...

[@Govanmauler]

Jesus , that was like Bobby Ball , cant win em all I guess.Roll on next week

[@x8_ace_x]

Stew was always the funnier one but Rich was still funny, I thought. I love Fist of Fun and TMWRNJ.

[@davidjb-750]

Lee Mack was born to play Peter Sellers in a filem

[@joiedeceivre]

Richard Hawley's lost weight

[@RCassinello]

Oooops. I really love Richard Herring and Lee Mack, but this was almost as uncomfortable as the John Lloyd and Stephen Merchant episodes!

[@normandoyle1009]

I watched this one purely to see Lee 'off'. But no. He was either on or he's just like that. I don't hate him but then again, I don't really rate him. And I thought that seeing the man in a setting where he could just have a long form chat with someone I rate highly might help me to see what underpins and informs his comedy. Ah well...

[@leesawford]

FFS Richard, This seeming obsession of yours regarding your fame and that of your peers is ( for want of a better word ) tiresome. You mention it every opportunity you get and sometimes it is very awkward to watch. Sometimes it actually puts a downer on things, causing an awkwardness that's difficult to watch and ultimately takes away from what your doing. I'm sure you don't care what I think and I resisted writing this until it came up on this, the 4th of these I've (sad I know) sat in and watched ( and really enjoyed) tonight. And it came up again. And again. You obviously feel some what robbed by the fact that others in your circle have remained in the more mainstream arena and you , for one reason or another, have not. My point is that I really enjoy your stuff but sometimes the bitterness comes over, sometimes to the point of it being distracting. I just hope that it doesn't consume you're output entirely.

[@weareastrangemonkey]

The bitterness and awkwardness is a central part of the routine, the fact it's real makes it funnier, and he knows that. Don't know if the fact it is intentional makes it any better for you, but I find it hilarious.

[@jambammz9908]

@@weareastrangemonkey you get it. 👍

[@jaimemurphy2208]

"I just wanna be on the telly"

[@philipsutcliffe1610]

Gino D'Acampo ?

[@RFC3514]

+Philip Sutcliffe - Unless the density of TV chefs in Borehamwood is particularly high, that would be my guess as well.