Richard Herring

Richard Herring

Richard Herring began writing and performing comedy when he was 14. His career since Oxford has included a successful partnership with Stewart Lee and his hit one-man show Talking Cock

Articles by Richard Herring

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Flying with porn

  • 07 April 2008
  • 9 comments

How many people take condoms and pornography in their hand luggage? Please get in touch...

Jordan, Lorraine and me

  • 25 March 2008
  • 19 comments

An encounter with the silicone-enhanced phenomenon on the GMTV sofa

Service station lover

  • 10 March 2008
  • 5 comments

I don’t know if you read the New Statesman web pages, oh beautiful Ritazza woman, but if you do then please get in touch

No-one to blame but myself

  • 22 February 2008
  • 15 comments

In the throes of a two month alcohol detox and a tour Richard pauses to reflect on some of the finer moments in his childhood

How to get a head in advertising

  • 07 February 2008
  • 24 comments

Herring's rather radical proposals for dealing with people who work in advertising...

Off the sauce

  • 25 January 2008
  • 4 comments

Richard Herring isn't drinking, and it's keeping him awake at night

Send me your beauty products

  • 08 January 2008
  • 4 comments

Herring ponders the possibilities of a hairless new year

Heather McCartney and me

  • 19 December 2007
  • 13 comments

Herring reveals the inspiration he found in a children's Christmas show plus thoughts on the joy of racing strangers

Smoker stole Nigella

  • 11 December 2007
  • 18 comments

Kicking the smokers outside may have made pubs nicer but beware when you take a Nigella lookalike on a date...

Hecklers and holes

  • 27 November 2007
  • 5 comments

Herring contemplates monetarism, heckling at comedy gigs and a scabby-kneed lady.

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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